Brocade Fabric OS Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 78)

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.
Core and CP blade terminology and platform support TABLE 8
Supported on:
Blade Blade ID
(slotshow) DCX family DCX 8510 family Definition
CP8 50 Yes Yes Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone family
control processor blade. This CP supports all
blades used in the DCX and DCX 8510
Backbone families.
CORE8 52 Yes
DCX only
No A 16-port blade that provides 8 Gbps
connectivity between port blades in the Brocade
DCX chassis.
CR4S-8 46 Yes
DCX-4S only
No A 16-port blade that provides 8 Gbps
connectivity between port blades in the Brocade
DCX-4S chassis.
CR16-8 98 No Yes
DCX 8510-8 only
A core blade that has 16x4 QSFPs per blade. It
can be connected to another CR16-8 or a
CR16-4 core blade.
CR16-4 99 No Yes
DCX 8510-4 only
A core blade that has 8x4 QSFPs per blade. It
can be connected to another CR16-4 or a
CR16-8 core blade.
Port blade terminology, numbering, and platform support TABLE 9
Supported on:
Blade Blade ID
(slotshow) DCX family DCX 8510
family
Ports Definition
FC8-16 21 Yes No 16 8-Gbps port blade supporting 1, 2, 4, and
8 Gbps port speeds.
Ports are numbered from 0 through 15
from bottom to top.
The Brocade DCX and DCX-4S support
loop devices on this blade in a Virtual
Fabrics-enabled environment.
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