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Brocade Stackable Devices
Table 39 lists the individual Brocade FastIron switches and the IronStack features they support.
These features are supported only on FastIron stackable devices, and are supported in the Layer 2,
base Layer 3, edge Layer 3, and full Layer 3 software images, except where explicitly noted.
TABLE 39 Supported IronStack features
Feature FESX
FSX 800
FSX 1600
FWS FCX
1
1. All FCX models can be ordered from the factory as -ADV models. ADV models include support for Layer 3 BGP.
FCX-E and FCX-I models require an optional 10 Gbps SFP+ module to support stacking.
ICX 6610
2
2. All ICX 6610 models can be ordered from the factory as -ADV models. ADV models include support for Layer 3
BGP.
ICX 6430
ICX 6450
Building an IronStack
• Secure-setup
• Automatic configuration
• Manual configuration
No No Yes Yes Yes
IronStack management No No Yes Yes Yes
IronStack management MAC address No No Yes Yes Yes
IronStack partitioning No No Yes Yes Yes
Persistent MAC address No No Yes Yes Yes
IronStack software upgrade No No Yes Yes Yes
IronStack and stack mismatch
troubleshooting
No No Yes Yes Yes
Hitless stacking:
• Hitless failover
• Hitless switchover
No No Yes Yes Yes
Trunking of stacked ports NoNoNoYesYes
Auto Image Copy for stack units No No Yes Yes Yes