Single chassis: Up to 384 (Brocade DCX) or 192 (Brocade DCX-4S) 8 Gbps universal (E, F, FL, M, EX) Fibre Channel ports using up to eight 16-, 32-, or 48-port Fibre Channel blades
Dual-chassis: Up to 768 (Brocade DCX) or 384 (Brocade DCX-4S) 8 Gbps universal Fibre Channel ports; ICL ports (four per chassis, copper pin) connect two Brocade DCX chassis, two Brocade DCX-4S chassis, or a Brocade DCX-4S chassis to a Brocade DCX chassis
Control Processor
Redundant (active/standby) control processor modules
Scalability
Full-fabric architecture of 239 switches
Certified Maximum
6000 active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in Brocade FOS fabrics; 31 switches, 3 hops in Brocade M-EOS fabrics; larger fabrics certified as required
Special-purpose blades
FC10-6 Blade provides six 10 Gbps Fibre Channel ports (up to eight blades)
FR4-18i SAN Extension Blade provides Fibre Channel routing and SAN extension over IP networks (16 4 Gbps Fibre Channel ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports per blade; up to eight blades and 64 EX_Ports)
FA4-18 Application Blade provides a platform for data migration, storage virtualization, and continuous data protection (16 4 Gbps Fibre Channel ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports per blade; up to four blades)
FS-18 Encryption Blade provides plug-in encryption of data on disk or tape, supporting industry-standard AES-256 and DataFort-compatible encryption mode (16 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports; up to four blades; requires DCFM management)
Performance
1.063 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 2.125 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 4.25 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 8.50 Gbps line speed, full duplex; auto-sensing of 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds; optionally programmable 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps ports; 10.5 Gbps line speed, full duplex
ISL Trunking
Frame-based trunking with up to eight 8 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 64 Gbps per ISL trunk
Exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS included in Fabric OS
Chassis bandwidth
Brocade DCX: 3.072 Tbps per chassis (384 ports × 8 Gbps data rate)
Brocade DCX-4S: 1.536 Tbps per chassis (192 ports x 8 Gbps data rate)
Slot bandwidth
256 Gbps (data rate)
Local switching bandwidth
128 Gbps for FC8-16: 16 ports x 8 Gbps (data rate)
256 Gbps for FC8-32: 32 ports x 8 Gbps (data rate)
384 Gbps for FC8-48: 48 ports x 8 Gbps (data rate)
Both models: ICL bandwidth is load-balanced using eight 8-port frame-based trunks and DPS
Switch latency
Locally switched ports 700 ns; blade-to-blade latency is 2.1 μsec
Maximum frame size
2112-byte payload
Frame buffers
2048 per 16-port group on 16/32-port blades and up to 2048 per 24-port group on 48-port blades, dynamically allocated
Classes of service
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)
Port types
FL_Port (except FC8-48), F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port), E_Port, EX_Port (Fibre Channel Integrated Routing); self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); optional port type control
Data traffic types
Fabric switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast
Media types
4 Gbps: FC8-16, -32, and -48; FR4-18i; and FA4-18 blades require Brocade hot pluggable, Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP), LC connector; 4 Gbps Short Wavelength = (SWL); 4 Gbps Long Wavelength (LWL); 4 Gbps Extended Long Wavelength (ELWL)
Distance subject to fiber-optic cable and port speed
USB
1 USB port per control processor for firmware download, support save, and configuration upload/download
Fabric services
Advanced Performance Monitoring (including Top Talkers); Adaptive Networking (Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, QoS); BB credit recovery; Brocade Advanced Zoning (default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Extended Fabrics; Fabric Watch; FDMI; Frame Redirection; FSPF; Integrated Routing (FR4-18i SAN Extension blade not required for routing); IPoFC; ISL Trunking; Management Server; N_Port Trunking; NPIV; NTP v3; Port Fencing; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit Service (RCS); Simple Name Server (SNS); Virtual Fabrics (Logical Switch, Logical Fabric)
Extension
Supports DWDM, CWDM, and FC-SONET devices; FCIP, data compression, Fast Write, Tape Write Pipelining, QoS, BB credit recovery
FICON
FICON, FICON cascading (FOS and M-EOS), FICON CUP; Brocade Accelerator for FICON (FICON XRC emulation and read/write Tape Pipelining)
High Availability
Architecture
Passive backplane; separate and redundant control processor and core switching blades (two of each); redundant WWN cards
Chassis power
Two 2000 W AC power supply modules (100 to 240 V auto-sensing), 2N redundancy; expandable with two additional power modules
Cooling
Brocade DCX: Three blower assembly modules (two required for operation)
Brocade DCX-4S: Two blower assembly modules (one required for operation)
Solution availability
Designed to provide 99.999 percent uptime capabilities; hot-pluggable redundant power supplies, fans, WWN cards, processors, core switching, port blades, and optics; online diagnostics; non-disruptive firmware download and activation
Management
HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), Telnet; Auditing, Syslog; Brocade Advanced Web Tools, Brocade Fabric Watch; Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) Enterprise (Brocade DCX, DCX-4S) or DCFM Professional (Brocade DCX-4S only), Brocade Fabric Manager (optional for Brocade DCX only, FOS environments only), Brocade EFCM 9.x (optional for Brocade DCX only), command line interface; SMI-S compliant; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities
Security
DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), FIPS 140-2 L2-compliant, HTTPS, IPsec, IP filtering, LDAP, Port Binding, RADIUS, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SSH v2, SSL, Switch Binding, Trusted Switch
Management access
10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45) per control processor, in-band over Fibre Channel; serial port (RJ-45) and one USB per control processor module; call-home integration enabled through Brocade EFCM and Fabric Manager
Diagnostics
POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including RAStrace logging, environmental monitoring, non-disruptive daemon restart, FCping and Pathinfo (FC traceroute), port mirroring (SPAN port)
Mechanical Specifications
Enclosure
Rear panel-to-door airflow; Brocade DCX-4S ships with 1U exhaust shelf
Mounting
Rack-mountable in a standard 19-inch EIA cabinet
Size
Brocade DCX
Width: 43.74 cm (17.22 in)
Height: 61.24 cm (24.11 in, 14U)
Depth (without door): 61.19 cm (24.09 in)
Depth (with door): 73.20 cm (28.82 in)
Brocade DCX-4S
Width: 43.74 cm (17.22 in)
Height: 35.00 cm (13.78 in, 8U) plus 4.37 cm exhaust shelf (1.72 in, 1U)
Depth without door: 61.19 cm (24.09 in)
Depth with door: 73.20 cm (28.82 in)
System weight
Brocade DCX
103.50 kg (228.20 lb) for 384-port configuration fully populated
39.55 kg (82.20 lb) for chassis
Brocade DCX-4S
68.04 kg (150.00 lb) for 192-port configuration fully populated
25.26 kg (56.80 lb) for chassis
Environment Temperature
Operating: 0° C to 40° C (32° F to 104° F)
Non-operating: –25° C to 70° C (–13° F to 158° F)
Humidity
Operating: 20% to 85% RH non-condensing at 40° C (104° F)
Non-operating and storage (non-condensing): 10% to 93% at 70° C (158° F)
Altitude
Up to 3000 meters (9842 feet)
Shock
Operating: 20 g, 6 ms, half sine
Non-operating: 33 g, 11 ms, half sine
Vibration
Operating: 0.5 g p-p, 5 to 500 to 5 Hz
Non-operating: 2.0 g p-p, 5 to 500 to 5 Hz
Heat dissipation
Brocade DCX
Min: 16-port configuration of 505 W, 1722 BTU/hr
Max: 384-port configuration of 1337 W, 4564 BTU/hr
Brocade DCX-4S
Min: 16-port configuration of 363 W, 1239 BTU/hr
Max: 192-port configuration of 753 W, 2570 BTU/hr
CO2 emissions
Brocade DCX
4.9 metric tonnes per year (with 384 ports at 0.42 kg/kWh)
1.6 kg per Gbps per year
Brocade DCX-4S
2.8 metric tonnes per year (with 192 ports at 0.42 kg/kWh)
1.8 kg per Gbps per year
Power
Supported power range
Voltage
Range: 85 to 264 VAC Auto-volt
Nominal: 100 to 240 VAC
Power
85 to 132 VAC; 1000 W
180 to 264 VAC: 2000 W
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