Brocade / EMC DCX Backbone Switches & Modules

Brocade / EMC DCX Backbone Switches & Modules

The Brocade DCX Backbone Switch (EMC: ED-DCX-B) includes highly robust 8 Gbps network switching platforms that deliver performance, scalability, and energy efficiency. Supporting open system and System z environments, Brocade DCX Backbones are designed to address the data growth and application demands of evolving enterprise data centers; enable server, SAN, and data center consolidation.

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is your global source for used and refurbished Brocade switches!

Available Line card for the Brocade DCX:

Name	Description	Function
CP8	Brocade DCX control processor blade	The CP8 blade contains the control plane for the chassis. There are two CP8 blades for redundancy. This control processor blade is compatible with the Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX-4S.
CR8	Brocade DCX core switch blade	The CR8 blade contains the ASICs for switching between port blades. Every port blade connects to each core switch blade. There can be up to 512 total ports for port blades. Each core switch blade connects to 128 backplane ports. Core switch blades have additional front port connectivity to connect multiple chassis and backplane connections for the storage server blade. This core switch blade is compatible only with the Brocade DCX.
FC8-16	16-port 8-Gbps port blade	A 16-port Brocade port blade supporting 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds. This port blade is compatible with the Brocade 48000 Director, Brocade DCX, and Brocade DCX-4S.
FC8-32	32-port 8-Gbps port blade	A 32-port Brocade port blade supporting 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds. This port blade is compatible with the Brocade 48000 Director, Brocade DCX, and Brocade DCX-4S.
FC8-48	48-port 8-Gbps port blade	A 48-port Brocade port blade supporting 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds. This port blade is compatible with the Brocade 48000 Director, Brocade DCX, and Brocade DCX-4S.
FC8-64	64-port 8-Gbps port blade	A 64-port Brocade port blade supporting 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds. This port blade is compatible with the Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX-4S. This blade cannot be used in the same chassis with an FCOE10-24 blade.
FC10-6	6-port 10-Gbps port blade	A 6-port Brocade port blade supporting 10 Gbps port speed. Blade provides 10-Gbps ISLs. This port blade is compatible with the Brocade 48000 Director, Brocade DCX, and Brocade DCX-4S.
FA4-18	Fibre Channel application blade	The FA4-18 blade has 16 (1, 2, and 4 Gbps) physical ports supporting Fibre Channel Application Services and two 10/100/1000 BaseT Ethernet copper interfaces supporting blade management. This application blade is compatible with the Brocade 48000 Director, Brocade DCX, and Brocade DCX-4S.
FR4-18i	Fibre Channel router blade	The FR4-18i blade has 16 physical Fibre Channel SFP ports supporting Fibre Channel Routing Services and 2 physical Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) SFP ports supporting Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP). The 2 physical GbE ports can support up to 16 virtual E_Ports. This application blade is compatible with the Brocade 48000 Director, Brocade DCX, and Brocade DCX-4S.
FS8-18	Storage encryption blade	The FS8-18 blade enables data cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and data-compression capabilities. It has 16 Fibre Channel optical SFP ports. This application blade is compatible with the Brocade 48000 Director, Brocade DCX, and Brocade DCX-4S.
FX8-24	FCIP extension blade	The FX8-24 blade enables FCIP functionality over existing IP infrastructure. It has 12 FC ports, 10 GbE ports, and 2 10GbE ports available. This application blade is compatible with the Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX-4S.
FCOE10-24	Fibre Channel over Ethernet blade	The FCOE10-24 blade enables FCoE functionality over existing Ethernet infrastructure utilizing CEE protocols. It has 24 10GbE ports available. This application blade is compatible with the Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX-4S.This blade cannot be used in the same chassis with an FC8-64 high density port blade or any of the other application blades (FA4-18, FR4-18i, FX8-24, or FS8-18).

Guarantee

All Spectra
provided Brocade Switches are put through a rigorous refurbishment, reconditioning and testing process.
We guarantee our products to be:

• Original equipment manufactured and serial numbered numbered by Brocade
• Configured to exact user specifications
• Fully refurbished to manufacturers standards of new [ETN]
• All hard drives are 72 hour burn in/Load Tested
• Complete with manufacturers ship group
• Provided with 90 day warranty
• Shipped in a timely manner

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