Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 14)

2 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Hardware features
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Hardware features
The BigIron RX Series switches are composed of the following major hardware components:
• Chassis
• Management modules
• Interface modules
• Switch fabric module
• Power supplies
• Cooling system, which is composed of temperature sensors, fans, and fan control modules
• Rack mount kit
The following sections provide more information about these components.
Chassis
The BigIron RX Series chassis consists of the following four chassis:
• BigIron RX-4: Provides 4 interface slots
• BigIron RX-8: Provides 8 interface slots
• BigIron RX-16: Provides 16 interface slots
The following figures illustrate the BigIron RX Series chassis:
FIGURE 1 BigIron RX-4 chassis
1 Interface slot 2 6 Switch fabric slot 1
2 Switch fabric slot 2 7 Interface slot 3
3 Switch fabric slot 3 8 Management slot 1
4 ESD connector 9 Management slot 2
5 Interface slot 1 10 Interface slot 4
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6
5
1 3 2 4
8 9 10