4 Brocade FastIron X Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide
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Hardware features
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• You cannot mix IPv4 and IPv6 modules together in the same FastIron chassis.
• If you install dual IPv6 management modules, the modules must be identical. For example, you
cannot install one 2-port management module and one 8-port management module together
in the same chassis. The modules must be of like-kind.
Hardware features
The FastIron X Series chassis devices are composed of the following major hardware components:
• Chassis
• Management module
• The FSX management module has a built-in switch fabric module.
• The FSX 800 and FSX 1600 optionally support dual management modules which provide
100% redundancy.
• Separate switch fabric modules (FSX 800 and FSX 1600 only)
• Interface modules
• Power supplies
• The fan tray in the FSX and FSX 800 is composed of six fans and a fan control module.
• The FSX 1600 has an air filter in the bottom front of the chassis and two fan trays at the rear of
the chassis.
• Built-in mounting brackets
The following sections provide more information about these components.
For details about physical dimensions, power supply specifications, and pinouts, refer to Chapter 7,
“Hardware Specifications”.
FSX chassis
The FSX chassis is 6 rack units (RUs) in height and consists of the following:
• One full slot for the management module
• Eight half slots for the interface modules
• Four slots for power supplies along the bottom of the card shelf. The power supply slots add an
additional RU to the height of the chassis.
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