High Availability - Dell PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual

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High availability

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Description
32-port 8-Gbps port
blade
48-port 8-Gbps port
blade
6-port 10-Gbps port
blade
Fibre Channel
application blade
Fibre Channel router
blade
Storage encryption
blade
FCIP extension blade
Fibre Channel over
Enthernet blade

High availability

The following features contribute to the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S high-availability design:
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Blades available for the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S (Continued)
Name
FC8-32
FC8-48
FC10-6
FA4-18
FR4-18i
FS8-18
FX8-24
FCOE10-24
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.
Function
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.
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