Product specifications

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches
15
External (EXS) Switches for Linking Two ISIS | 7500 Management Domains
Avid has qualified the following external switches (EXS) for linking two individual ISIS | 7500 Management
Domains using 10 Gb Ethernet connections. For more information, see
“ISIS | 7500 External Switches” on
page 20
.
• Cisco Catalyst 4900M switch can be configured to meet a wide variety of combinations of 1 Gb Ethernet and
10 Gb Ethernet connections. The base unit can accommodate one or two modules offering a variety of ports.
(Avid supports both LR and SR X2s)
• Cisco Catalyst 4500-X switch is available in 32- and 16-port versions configured with optional network and
uplink modules. The Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) interface supports both 10 Gigabit Ethernet
and 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports.
• Dell Networking S4810 switch (qualified in the ISIS | 7500, 5500, and 2500 environments) containing 48
dual-speed 1/10 Gb (SFP+) ports (as well as four 40 Gb QSFP+ uplinks not supported in an Avid
environment).
Minimum Supported Switch Firmware Versions
Minimum Supported Switch Firmware and IOS Versions
Manufacturer Model Firmware/IOS
a
Description and
Approved Blades
Arista Networks 7048T Software image 4.8.6 (and later
a
) 48 1 Gb (RJ-45),
four 10 Gb (SFP+)
Brocade/Foundry FESX624 Firmware v07.2.02aT3e3 (and
later
a
)
24 1 Gb (RJ-45),
4 1 Gb (SFP),
2 10 Gb (XFP/LC)
Brocade/Foundry SuperX
2
This switch requires Queue Depth changes.
fi-sx4-12-combo-port-management-module
fi-sx4-24-port-gig-copper-module
fi-sx4-24-port-gig-fiber-module
fi-sx4-2-port-10g-module
Brocade/Foundry RX RX-BI-MR Management Module
RX-BI-SFM3 Fabric Module
RX-BI-24C
RX-BI24F
RX-BI-4XG
Brocade/Foundry
(Obsolete)
FESX424 Firmware v02.3.01T3e3
Boot ROM v02.3.01Te6 (and later
a
)
24 1 Gb (RJ-45),
4 1 Gb (SFP),
2 10 Gb (XFP/LC)
Brocade/Foundry MLXe Boot: Version 5.1.0T175
Monitor: Version 5.1.0T175
IronWare: Version 5.1.0bT177
Chassis: MLXe
NI-MLX-MR Management Module
NI-MLX-10Gx8-D 8-port 10GbE (D) Module
NI-MLX-1Gx20-GC 20-port 10/100/1000
Copper Module
BR-MLX-1GFx24-X 24-port 1GbE SPF
Module