Combination ports, Slot locations – Brocade FCX Series Hardware Installation Guide User Manual
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10/100/1000 ports with RJ45 copper connectors
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100/1000 ports with mini-GBIC slots for MSA-compliant SFP transceivers
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Optional 4-port 1Gbps Ethernet SFP module
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Optional 4-port 10Gbps Ethernet SFP+ module
NOTE
Brocade recommends that you refer to
on page 65 before connecting a cable to
any of the ports.
FastIron CX 10/100/1000 BASE-T ports
All FastIron CX devices except for the fiber models contain 24 or 48 RJ45 ports that operate at 10
Mbps or 100 Mbps, half or full duplex, or at 1000 Mbps, full duplex. FCX fiber models contain 24 SFP
ports. Because all ports support automatic MDI or MDI-X operation, you can use straight-through
cables for all network connections to PCs or servers, or to other switches or hubs. In addition, it is
ideal and preferred to use straight-through cable for switch-to-switch connections.
Each of these ports supports auto-negotiation, so the optimum transmission mode (half or full duplex),
and the data rate (10, 100, or 1000 Mbps) can be selected automatically. If a device connected to one
of these ports does not support auto-negotiation, the communication mode of the port can be
configured manually.
Combination ports
FCX devices contain four combination ports, which are four Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP)
network interfaces (1F~4F) that are shared with four of the RJ45 ports (ports 1~4). In the default
configuration, if an SFP transceiver is installed in a slot and has a valid link on its port, the associated
RJ45 port is disabled and cannot be used. The switch can also be configured to force the use of a
combination RJ45 port or SFP slot, as required.
NOTE
Brocade FCX 624-E, FCX 624-I, FCX 648-E, and FCX 648-I devices do not ship with SFP ports. You
must install the optional SFP module for SFP support.
Slot locations
There are three slot locations on Brocade FCX Series devices: slots 3 and 1 on the front panel and
slot 2 on the rear panel.
FIGURE 12 Slot locations on the front panel of Brocade FCX Series devices
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