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switchescanbestackedthroughtheir
optional10GbEports.
The10GbEportscanalsobetrunkedfrom
differentmembersofthestacktooptimize
performanceandavailability.Foradded
exibility,IronStackalsosupportstheuse
of10GbEportswithber-opticcablingfor
stackingacrossracks,oors,andbuildings.
Optional 10 GbE Module
BrocadeFCX-Sswitchmodelsaccept
anoptional10GbEmodulecontaining
twoXFPports,enablinghigh-bandwidth
connectivitytotheaggregationorcore
layers,orextendedswitchstackingacross
longdistances.Uptoeight10GbElinkscan
beaggregatedinastack,providing80Gbps
ofbandwidthbetweenthewiringclosetand
theaggregationlayer.
Brocade FCX Series Models with Four
Optional 10 GbE Uplinks
BrocadeFCX624andBrocadeFCX648
switchmodelsacceptanoptional10GbE
modulecontainingfourSmallForm-Factor
Pluggable(SFP+)ports,enablinghigh-
bandwidthconnectivitytotheaggregation
orcorelayers,orcreatingaswitchstack
horizontallyacrossarowofservers.Utilizing
theSFP+portformfactorenableshigher
density,moreexiblecablingoptions,and
betterenergyefciency.Theabilitytouse
short-rangeandlong-rangeoptics,along
withcopperTwinaxcables,supportsexible
andcost-effectivenetworkarchitectures.
Industry-leading4-port10GbEdensityina
1Uswitchprovidesupto40Gbpsofuplink
bandwidthtotheaggregationorcorelayers
ofthenetwork.Evenwiththehigh-density
48-portmodel,thisbandwidthenablesa
near1:1subscriptionratiothroughoutthe
network.Asaresult,organizationscan
deployhighlyutilizednetworkstoavoid
congestionduringpeakhours.
Flexible Cooling Options
TheBrocadeFCX624andBrocadeFCX
648aretherstBrocadeEthernetswitches
withreversiblefront-to-backairowoptions.
Thisdesignimprovesmountingexibilityin
serverracks,whileadheringtothecooling
guidelinesofthedatacenter.Organizations
canspecifyairowdirectionatthetimeof
orderandcanreversethedirectionafter
deploymentbyswappingthepowersupplies
andthefanassembly.
REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION
Intoday’srapidlygrowingbusiness
environments,organizationsneedto
minimizepowerconsumptionthroughout
theentireITinfrastructure.TheBrocadeFCX
Seriesisdesignedtointelligentlymanage
powerusage,extending“green”initiatives
tothewiringcloset.
Powertoconnecteddevicesisautomatically
negotiatedusingtheLLDP-MEDprotocol,
providingthepowereddeviceswithexactly
theamountofpowertheyneed.Ifdevices
gointosleepmode,theycanrequestless
powerfromthenetwork,minimizingpower
usageinthecampusenvironment.Ataslow
as1.22watts/Gbpsfornon-PoEmodelsand
1.41watts/GbpsforPoEmodels,Brocade
FCXSeriesswitchesconsumeminimal
powerfortheperformanceandfunctionality
theyprovide.
HIGH RELIABILITY IN A
COMPACT FORM FACTOR
Inadditiontostack-levelhigh-availability
capabilitiessuchashitlessfailoverand
hotinsertionandremovalofstackedunits,
BrocadeFCXSeriesswitchesinclude
system-levelhigh-availabilityfeaturessuch
asoptionaldualhot-swappable,load-
sharing,redundantpowersupplies(see
Figures2and3).Themodulardesignalso
hasaremovablefanassembly.These
featuresprovideanotherlevelofavailability
forthecampuswiringclosetandthedata
centerinacompactformfactor.
Additionaldesignfeaturesincludeintake
andexhausttemperaturesensorsandfan
spindetectiontoaidinfastidenticationof
abnormalorfailedoperatingconditionsto
helpminimizemeantimetorepair.
COMPREHENSIVE ENTERPRISE-
CLASS SECURITY
TheBrocadeFCXSeriesutilizesthe
BrocadeIronWareoperatingsystem,
providingarichsecuritysuiteforLayer
2andLayer3services,NetworkAccess
Control(NAC),andDenialofService(DoS)
protection.IronWaresecurityfeatures
includeprotectionagainstTCPSYNand
ICMPDoSattacks;SpanningTreeRoot
GuardandBPDUGuardtoprotectnetwork
Figure 2.
BrocadeFCX624andBrocadeFCX648switchmodelsfeaturereversiblefront-to-backairow,
internalredundanthot-swappablepowersupplies,andaswappablefanassembly.
Figure 3.
BrocadeFCX-Sswitchmodelsfeatureinternalredundanthot-swappablepowersupplies
andaswappablefanassembly,inadditiontodedicatedstackingportsandarear-facing
out-of-bandmanagementport.