Installation guide

20 Brocade FastIron SX Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide

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Hardware features

NOTE

The copper mini-GBICs are not supported on the combination Gigabit Ethernet copper and fiber

ports of the FSX management module.

The ports on the 24-port Gigabit Ethernet fiber modules operate at a fixed speed of 1000 Mbps

(they do not support 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connections). In addition, these ports operate in

full-duplex mode only, and use auto-negotiation to automatically configure the highest performance

mode of inter-operation with the connected device.

The SX-FI-24H module supporting both IPv4 and IPv6 requires Ironware 7.3 or later for FastIron

series.

The mini-GBIC slots support the types of 1000 Base fiber and copper cabling listed in “Network

interfaces” on page 25.

NOTE

Some older SFP modules (mini-GBICs for Gigabit Ethernet ports) have latching mechanisms which

are larger than the newer parts. These latches could interfere with one another when inserted

side-by-side into a module. Avoid using these mini-GBICs side-by-side in the same module. These

older modules are identified by the number PL-XPL-00-S13-22 or PL-XPL-00-L13-23 above the Serial

Number. All newer mini-GBICs do not have this limitation.

Figure 12 shows the front panel of the IPv4 24-port Gigabit Ethernet fiber module.

FIGURE 12 IPv4 24-port Gigabit Ethernet fiber module front panel

The front panel includes the following control features:

• 24 Gigabit Ethernet fiber ports

• 24 LEDs

Figure 13 shows the front panel of the IPv4 and IPv6 24-port Gigabit Ethernet fiber module.

1 Port 1 13 Port 13

2 Port 2 24 Port 24

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