Dell PowerConnect B-DCX4S Hardware Reference Guide - Page 20

1 High availability TABLE 1 Blades available for the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S (Continued) Description Name Function 32-port 8-Gbps port blade FC8-32 48-port 8-Gbps port blade FC8-48 6-port 10-Gbps port blade FC10-6 Fibre Channel application blade FA4-18 Fibre Channel router blade FR4-18i Storage encryption blade FS8-18 FCIP extension blade FX8-24 Fibre Channel over Enthernet blade FCOE10-24 A 32-port Brocade port blade supporting 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds. This port blade is compatible with the PowerConnect B-48000 Director, the PowerConnect B-DCX, and the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S. A 48-port Brocade port blade supporting 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds. This port blade is compatible with the PowerConnect B-48000 Director, the PowerConnect B-DCX, and the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S. A 6-port Brocade port blade supporting 10 Gbps port speed. Blade provides 10-Gbps ISLs. This port blade is compatible with the PowerConnect B-48000 Director, the PowerConnect B-DCX, and the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S. The FR4-18 blade has 16 (1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps) physical ports supporting Fibre Channel Application Services and 2 10/100/1000 BaseT Ethernet copper interfaces supporting blade management. This application blade is compatible with the PowerConnect B-48000 Director, the PowerConnect B-DCX, and the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S. 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 two physical GbE ports can support up to 16 virtual E_Ports. This application blade is compatible with the PowerConnect B-48000 Director, the PowerConnect B-DCX, and the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S. The FS8-18 blade enables data cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and data-compression capabilities. It has 16 Fibre Channel optical SFP ports. This blade requires the use of a 220 VAC power supply in the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S. This application blade is compatible only with the PowerConnect B-DCX and DCX-4S. The FX8-24 blade enables FCIP functionality over existing IP infrastructure. It has 12 FC ports, 10 1 GbE ports, and 2 10 GbE ports available. This application blade is compatible with the PowerConnect B-DCX and PowerConnect B-DCX-4S. The FCOE10-24 blade enables FCoE functionality over existing Ethernet infrastructure utilizing CEE protocols. It has 24 10 GbE ports available. This application blade is compatible with the PowerConnect B-DCX and PowerConnect B-DCX-4S. High availability The following features contribute to the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S high-availability design: • Redundant, hot-swappable blades and FRUs. • Enhanced data integrity on all data paths. • Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) rerouting around failed links. • Integration with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) managers. • Automatic control processor failover. • Nondisruptive "hot" software code loads and activation. • Easy configuration, save, and restore. 6 PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001808-01