Dell Brocade G620 Brocade 8.0.1 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide - Page 16

Blades supported in Brocade X6 Directors, Unsupported blades

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Firmware installation and maintenance Blades supported in Brocade X6 Directors The following table lists the blades supported in Brocade X6 Directors when running Fabric OS 8.0.1. TABLE 3 Blades supported by Fabric OS 8.0.1 in Brocade X6 Directors Blade type Description Supported blades Extension blades These contain extra processors and both FC and IP ports Brocade SX6 Extension blade for FCIP. CP blades These have a control processor used to control an entire Brocade X6 Director. Brocade CPX6 Control Processor blade This blade type can only be inserted into slot 1 or slot 2. CR blades These core routing blades provides switching functionality among supported blades using backplane and InterChassis Link (ICL) functionality. This enables connections between Brocade X6 Directors, or from a Brocade X6 Director to a Brocade DCX 8510 Director. Brocade CR32-4 and CR32-8 Core Routing blades ∙ A CR32-4 blade goes only into slots 5 or 6 on a Brocade X6-4 ∙ A CR32-8 blade goes only into slots 7 or 8 on a Brocade X6-8 FC port blades These are blades that contain only Fibre Channel ports. Brocade FC32-48 FC blade Blades supported in Brocade DCX 8510 Directors The following table lists the blades supported in Brocade DCX 8510 Directors when running Fabric OS 8.0.1. TABLE 4 Blades supported by Fabric OS 8.0.1 in Brocade DCX 8510 Directors Blade type Description Supported blades Extension blades These contain extra processors and both FC and IP ports Brocade FX8-24 Extension blade for FCIP. CP blades These blades have a control processor used to control an entire Brocade DCX 8510 Director. Brocade CP8 Control Processor blade This blade type goes only into slots 4 or 5 in a Brocade DCX 8510-4, or slots 6 or 7 in a Brocade DCX 8510-8. CR blades These core routing blades provides switching functionality among supported blades using backplane and InterChassis Link (ICL) functionality. This enables connections between Brocade DCX 8510 Directors, or between a Brocade DCX 8510 Director and a Brocade X6 Director. CR16-4 and CR16-8 Core Routing blades ∙ A CR16-4 blade goes only into slots 3 or 6 in a Brocade DCX 8510-4 Director. ∙ A CR16-8 blade goes only into slots 5 or 8 in a Brocade DCX 8510-8 Director. FC port blades These are blades that contain only Fibre Channel ports. ∙ Brocade FC16-32 port blade ∙ Brocade FC16-48 port blade ∙ Brocade FC16-64 port blade Unsupported blades Fabric OS 8.0.1 does not support the following blades: ∙ FC8-32E ∙ FC8-48E ∙ FC8-64 ∙ FS8-18 ∙ FCOE10-24 Brocade Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 16 53-1004124-01

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Blades supported in Brocade X6 Directors
The following table lists the blades supported in Brocade X6 Directors when running Fabric OS 8.0.1.
TABLE 3
Blades supported by Fabric OS 8.0.1 in Brocade X6 Directors
Blade type
Description
Supported blades
Extension
blades
These contain extra processors and both FC and IP ports
for FCIP.
Brocade SX6 Extension blade
CP blades
These have a control processor used to control an entire
Brocade X6 Director.
Brocade CPX6 Control Processor blade
This blade type can only be inserted into slot 1 or slot 2.
CR blades
These core routing blades provides switching functionality
among supported blades using backplane and Inter-
Chassis Link (ICL) functionality. This enables connections
between Brocade X6 Directors, or from a Brocade X6
Director to a Brocade DCX 8510 Director.
Brocade CR32-4 and CR32-8 Core Routing blades
∙
A CR32-4 blade goes only into slots 5 or 6 on a Brocade X6-4
∙
A CR32-8 blade goes only into slots 7 or 8 on a Brocade X6-8
FC port
blades
These are blades that contain only Fibre Channel ports.
Brocade FC32-48 FC blade
Blades supported in Brocade DCX 8510 Directors
The following table lists the blades supported in Brocade DCX 8510 Directors when running Fabric OS 8.0.1.
TABLE 4
Blades supported by Fabric OS 8.0.1 in Brocade DCX 8510 Directors
Blade type
Description
Supported blades
Extension
blades
These contain extra processors and both FC and IP ports
for FCIP.
Brocade FX8-24 Extension blade
CP blades
These blades have a control processor used to control an
entire Brocade DCX 8510 Director.
Brocade CP8 Control Processor blade
This blade type goes only into slots 4 or 5 in a Brocade DCX 8510-4, or
slots 6 or 7 in a Brocade DCX 8510-8.
CR blades
These core routing blades provides switching functionality
among supported blades using backplane and Inter-
Chassis Link (ICL) functionality. This enables connections
between Brocade DCX 8510 Directors, or between a
Brocade DCX 8510 Director and a Brocade X6 Director.
CR16-4 and CR16-8 Core Routing blades
∙
A CR16-4 blade goes only into slots 3 or 6 in a Brocade DCX
8510-4 Director.
∙
A CR16-8 blade goes only into slots 5 or 8 in a Brocade DCX
8510-8 Director.
FC port
blades
These are blades that contain only Fibre Channel ports.
∙
Brocade FC16-32 port blade
∙
Brocade FC16-48 port blade
∙
Brocade FC16-64 port blade
Unsupported blades
Fabric OS 8.0.1 does not support the following blades:
∙
FC8-32E
∙
FC8-48E
∙
FC8-64
∙
FS8-18
∙
FCOE10-24
Firmware installation and maintenance
Brocade Fabric OS Upgrade Guide
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53-1004124-01