Where do I install FC32-48 Port Blades in the Brocade X6-8 Director switch?

Applies to

Brocade X6 Switch

Answer

When a customer purchases a Brocade X6-8 Director switch, it ships with blanks installed in the X6-8 chassis. Any additional FC32-48 port blades will have shipped separately, and will need to be installed into the chassis prior to power-on and boot-up

The chassis supports up to 8 FC32-48 port blades, however the switch may be purchased with less than a full compliment of blades to populate the chassis

• FC32-48 port blades are always installed in pairs. The diagram shows the port side view of the chassis, and descriptions in Table 1
• From the diagram, number 5 points to the 2 half-height slot Control processor blades. Facing the port side of the device, the half-height slots are on the left, numbered 1 (top slot) and 2 (bottom slot)
• From the diagram, number 2 points to the core routing blades in slots 7 and 8
• Slots 3-6 are the left bank of open slots for the port blades. Slots 9-12 are the right bank of port blade slots. For each pair of blades install one blade in the left bank and the other in the right bank. Refer to table 2 for blade positioning and slot pairings
• Make sure to slot the blades correctly into the chassis and use the levers to lock the blades into place
• Be sure to also tighten the blade screw to the chassis after installation, or the switch may not recognize the blade upon boot-up

Table 1: Diagram Description 1 Air vent  2 Core routing blades (CR32-8 ) 3 Port blades (FC32-48)  4 Cable management comb 5 Control processor blades (CPX6 or CPX) – slot 1 (upper) , slot 2 (lower)

Additional Information

Brocade X6-8 Director Hardware Installation Guide