Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide v4.1.1 - Manual (Page 58)

• Brocade VDX 6740
• Brocade VDX 6740T
• Brocade VDX 6740T-1G
If the chassis is not connected to another switch, it forms a "single node VCS fabric." This means that
the chassis operates as a standalone system, but the operational mode is always VCS-enabled. You
cannot disable the VCS mode on any of the models listed above.
Standalone mode
All Brocade VDX compact switches (VDX 6710, VDX 6720, and VDX 6730) boot up in standalone
(SA) mode. In this restricted mode, the switch supports only legacy features that were available in
Network OS v2.1.1, with the exception of IP static routes and in-band management. All other Layer 3
features, or any other features introduced in later versions of Network OS are not available in
standalone mode.
NOTE
The Brocade VDX 8770, 6740, 6740T, and 6740T-1G do not support standalone mode.
Modular platform basics
The Brocade VDX 8770 platform features two redundant management modules, three or six switch
fabric modules, and four or eight line cards depending on the switch model. The Brocade VDX 8770-4
supports four line cards and the Brocade VDX 8770-8 supports eight line cards.
The following lists the modules supported on each platform.
Modules supported on the Brocade VDX 8770 platform TABLE 5
Type
MM
Module ID Slot numbers
VDX 8770-4
Slot numbers
VDX 8770-8
Description
0x70 = 112 M1, M2 M1, M2 Management module (an 8-core 1.5-GHz Control
Processor)
SFM 0x71 = 113 S1 - S3 S1 - S6 Switch fabric module (core blade)
LC48X10G 0x72 = 114 L1 - L4 L1 - L8 48-port 10-GbE line card
LC12X40G 0x7F = 127 L1 - L4 L1 - L8 12-port 40-GbE line card
LC48X1G 0x83 = 131 L1 - L4 L1 - L8 48-port 1-GbE line card
LC48X10G-T 0x97 = 151 L1 - L4 L1 - L8 48-port 10 Gbps Base-T line card
LC27X40G 0x96 = 150 L1 - L4 L1 - L8 27-port 40-GbE line card
LC6X100G 0x95 = 149 L1 - L4 L1 - L8 6-port 100-GbE line card
Standalone mode
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