Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.0 (53-1001336-02, November 2009)

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Blade terminology and compatibility
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Blade terminology and compatibility
Before configuring a chassis, familiarize yourself with the platform CP blade and port blade
nomenclature, as well as the port blade compatibilities. Often in procedures, only the abbreviated
names for CP and port blades are used (for example, the FC4-16 blade). Table 3 includes CP and
port blade abbreviations and descriptions.
TABLE 3 Brocade enterprise-class platform terminology and abbreviations
Term Abbreviation Blade ID
(slotshow)
Definition
Brocade 48000 control
processor blade
CP256 16 The third generation CP blade provided with the
Brocade 48000. This CP supports 1, 2, 4, 8, and 10
Gbps port speeds, as well as 16, 32, and 48-port
blades.
Brocade DCX and DCX-4S
control processor blade
CP8 50 The CP blade provided with the Brocade DCX. This CP
supports 1, 2, 4, 8, and 10 Gbps port speeds, as well
as 16, 32, and 48-port blades.
Note: These blades are interchangeable between the
Brocade DCX and DCX-4S.
Brocade DCX core blade CORE8 52 A 16-port blade that provides 8 Gbps connectivity
between port blades in the Brocade DCX chassis.
Note: These blades are not interchangeable with the
Brocade DCX-4S.
Brocade DCX-4S core blade CR4S-8 46 A 16-port blade that provides 8 Gbps connectivity
between port blades in the Brocade DCX-4S chassis.
Note: These blades are not interchangeable with the
Brocade DCX.
16-port 2-Gbps port blade FC2-16 4 The second generation Brocade 16-port blade
supporting 1 and 2 Gbps port speeds. This port blade
is compatible only with the Brocade 48000 CP blades.
16-port 4-Gbps port blade FC4-16 17 The third generation Brocade platform 16-port blade
supporting 1, 2, and 4 Gbps port speeds. This port
blade is compatible only with the Brocade 48000 CP
blades.
32-port 4-Gbps port blade FC4-32 18 A 32-port Brocade platform port blade supporting 1,
2, and 4 Gbps port speeds. This port blade is
compatible only with the Brocade 48000 CP blades.
48-port 4-Gbps port blade FC4-48 36 A 48-port Brocade platform port blade supporting 1,
2, and 4 Gbps port speeds in chassis mode 5 with
port and exchange-based routing. This port blade is
compatible only with the Brocade 48000 CP blades.
FC4-48 blades do not support FL_Ports.
16-port 8-Gbps port blade FC8-16 21 A 16-port Brocade platform port blade supporting 1, 2,
4, and 8 Gbps port speeds.
32-port 8-Gbps port blade FC8-32 55 A 32-port Brocade platform port blade supporting 1,
2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds.