Brocade Communications Systems FastIron SuperX User Manual

16 Brocade FastIron X Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide
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Hardware features
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Figure 9 shows the management module’s front panel.
FIGURE 9 FSX management module front panel
The front panel includes the following control features:
• A Console port
• 12 combination GbE Copper and Fiber ports
• 25 LEDs – One LED for power, 12 LEDs for the copper ports, and 12 LEDs for the fiber ports
• A recessed reset button
Gigabit Ethernet ports on the FSX management module
The FSX management module’s front panel includes 12 combination copper and fiber Gigabit
Ethernet ports.
• RJ-45 copper interfaces for 1000Base-T, Cat5 copper cabling – The copper ports support
automatic MDI or MDIX detection, and use auto-sensing and auto-negotiating to determine the
speed (10, 100, or 1000 Mbps) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the port at the
other end of the link, and adjust the port accordingly. Note that ports operating at 1000 Mbps
operate in the full-duplex mode only and cannot be modified.
• Mini-GBIC slots for the types of fiber cabling listed in Table 32 on page 168.
NOTE
The Management Module does not support copper mini-GBICs.
NOTE
Some older SFP modules (mini-GBICs for Gigabit Ethernet ports) have latching mechanisms which
are larger than the newer parts. These latches could interfere with one another when inserted side
by side into a module. Avoid using these mini-GBICs side by side in the same module. These older
modules are identified by the number PL-XPL-00-S13-22 or PL-XPL-00-L13-23 above the Serial
Number. All newer mini-GBICs do not have this limitation.
The Gigabit Ethernet fiber ports operate at a fixed speed of 1000 Mbps (they do not support 10
Mbps or 100 Mbps connections), and use auto-negotiation to automatically configure the highest
performance mode of inter-operation with the connected device.
One port out of each pair of copper and fiber ports can be active at a time. For example, you can
use either copper port 2 or fiber port 2, but not both at the same time. You can use a combination
of fiber and copper ports or all copper or all fiber ports, as needed.
1 10/100/1000 Ethernet copper
2 Gigabit Ethernet fiber
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Brocade Communications Systems FastIron SuperX Specifications

General

Brand	Brocade Communications Systems
Model	FastIron SuperX
Category	Switch
Language	English