Stacking ports on Brocade FCX Series devicesTABLE 17
Stacking ports Data ports
Panel/slot Ports Default
stacking
Can be data
ports
Default data Can be
stacking
ports
4-port 10
Gbps SFP+
module
Front/2 1-4 Yes: 1, 2 Yes Yes: 3, 4 Yes
FIGURE 29 16/10 Gbps CX4 stacking module on the rear panel of FCX S/S-F devices
1. 16/10 Gbps CX4 stacking ports
FIGURE 30 Two-port 10 Gbps XFP module on the front panel of FCX S/S-F devices
FIGURE 31 Four-port 10 Gbps SFP+ module on the front panel of FCX E/I devices
To connect FCX E/I devices and FCX S/S-F devices in a stack, you connect a 10 Gbps module on one
device to a 10 Gbps module on anther device. You cannot connect the 4-port 10 Gbps SFP+ module
(FCX E/I) to the 16/10 Gbps CX4 stacking module (FCX S/S-F).
Installing the FCX Switch
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