Installation guide

You can purchase and install Ports on Demand licenses in blocks of eight dual-speed 1/10 GbE SFP+
on the front-panel ports. These ports are grouped sequentially, enabling ports 33 through 40, 41
through 48, and 49 through 56. To enable the additional front-panel ports, you must purchase and
install an ICX6650-8P10G-LIC-POD license.
1 Base (32x10 GbE)
2 8x10 GbE (33-40)
3 8x10 GbE (41-48)
4 8x10 GbE (49-56)
5 Blocks of 8x10 GbE SFP+ ports
FIGURE 3 Brocade ICX 6650 front-panel ports
You can purchase and install up to three ICX6650-2P40G-LIC-POD licenses to enable pairs of 40
GbE ports or 4x10 GbE breakout ports on the rear panel. An ICX6650-2P40G-LIC-POD license can be
applied to any of the following pairs of 40 GbE rear-panel ports or 4x10 GbE breakout ports:
• 2/1 and 2/2 40 GbE rear-panel ports
• 2/3 and 2/4 40 GbE rear-panel ports
• 3/1-4 and 3/5-8 4x10 GbE rear-panel breakout ports
NOTE
You can add an ICX6650-2P40G-LIC-POD license to any configuration.
1 2/1-2: Any pair of QSFP+ ports—2x40
GbE ports (2/1-2, 2/3-4), 2 4x10 GbE
ports (3/1-4,3/5-8)
2 2/4
3 3/1-8: 4x10 GbE breakout ports (3/1-4,
3/5-8)
FIGURE 4 Brocade ICX 6650 rear-panel ports
The breakout ports support one of the following options:
• Direct-attached QSPF+ to 4 SFP+ copper breakout cables (Part number 40G-QSFP-4SFP-C-/
0101/0301/0501)
• Breakout-capable SR4 QSPF+ optical transceiver (Part number 40G-QSFP-SR4-INT)
No trial licenses are available with Ports on Demand licensing.
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