Brocade FC16-64 Port Blade QuickStart Guide (Supporting DCX 8510-4 and DCX 8510-8 with Fabric OS 7.3.0 and above) - Manual (Page 10)

• FC16-64 port blades (as many as ordered)
• Sufficient number of QSFP transceivers to fill the FC16-64 blades.
• Velcro ® strips
• QSFP to QSFP cables (if necessary, to be used as inter-switch links (ISLs) or MTP patch panels)
• QSFP-LC patch cables (if necessary, to be used with LC patch panels)
• Phillips screwdriver
Installing the blade in the chassis
Complete the following steps to install the port blade in the chassis.
1. Ensure that all packing material have been removed from the blade.
2. Orient the blade so that the ports are at the front of the chassis and the flat side of the blade is at
the bottom when installing in the DCX 8510-4. Orient the blade with the flat side on the left when
installing in the DCX 8510-8
For an example of how a blade needs to be oriented in 8510-4 chassis, refer to the following
illustration.
FIGURE 5 Insertion of the FC16-64 port blade in DCX 8510-4
Installing the blade in the chassis
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