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Blade terminology and compatibility
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Blade terminology and compatibility
Before configuring a chassis, familiarize yourself with the platform CP blade and port blade
nomenclature, as well as the port blade compatibilities. Often in procedures, only the abbreviated
names for CP and port blades are used. Table 6 includes CP and port blade abbreviations and
descriptions.
TABLE 6 Brocade enterprise-class platform blade terminology
Term Abbreviation Blade ID
(slotshow)
Definition
Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, and
DCX 8510 family control
processor blade
CP8 50 The CP blade provided with the Brocade DCX. This CP
supports all blades used in the DCX, DCX-4S, and DCX
8510 family.
Note: These CP blades are interchangeable between the
Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, and the Brocade DCX 8510 family.
Brocade DCX core blade CORE8 52 A 16-port blade that provides 8 Gbps connectivity
between port blades in the Brocade DCX chassis.
Note: These blades are compatible only with the Brocade
DCX.
Brocade DCX-4S core blade CR4S-8 46 A 16-port blade that provides 8 Gbps connectivity
between port blades in the Brocade DCX-4S chassis.
Note: These blades are compatible only with the Brocade
DCX-4S.
Brocade DCX 8510-8 core
blade
CR16-8 98 A core blade that has 16x4 QSFPs per blade. It can be
connected to another CR16-8 or a CR16-4 core blade.
Note: These blades are compatible only with the Brocade
DCX 8510-8.
Brocade DCX 8510-4 core
blade
CR16-4 99 A core blade that has 8x4 QSFPs per blade. It can be
connected to another CR16-4 or a CR16-8 core blade.
Note: These blades are compatible only with the DCX
8510-4.
16-port 8-Gbps port blade FC8-16 21 A 16-port Brocade platform port blade supporting 1, 2, 4,
and 8 Gbps port speeds. The Brocade DCX and DCX-4S
support loop devices on 16-port blades in a Virtual
Fabric-enabled environment.
32-port 8-Gbps port blade FC8-32 55 A 32-port Brocade platform port blade supporting 1, 2, 4,
and 8 Gbps port speeds. The Brocade DCX and DCX-4S
support loop devices on 32-port blades in a Virtual
Fabric-enabled environment.
48-port 8-Gbps port blade FC8-48 51 A 48-port Brocade platform port blade supporting 1, 2, 4,
and 8 Gbps port speeds. The Brocade DCX and DCX-4S
support loop devices on 48-port blades in a Virtual
Fabric-enabled environment.
64-port 8-Gbps port blade FC8-64 77 A 64-port Brocade platform port blade supporting 2, 4,
and 8 Gbps port speeds. The Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, and
the Brocade DCX 8510 family support loop devices on
64-port blades in a Virtual Fabric-enabled environment.
The loop devices can only be attached to ports on a
64-port blade that is not a part of the default logical
switch.