Brocade Communications Systems NetIron CES 2000 Series Installation instructions

March 31, 2009
NetIron CES 2000 Series
Hardware Guide

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Contents
CHAPTER 1
ABOUT THIS GUIDE..................................................................................... 1-1
INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................1-1
UPDATES TO THIS MANUAL .........................................................................................................................1-1
AUDIENCE ..................................................................................................................................................1-2
NOMENCLATURE .........................................................................................................................................1-2
RELATED PUBLICATIONS .............................................................................................................................1-2
HOW TO GET HELP OR REPORT ERRORS ....................................................................................................1-2
WEB ACCESS .......................................................................................................................................1-2
E-MAIL ACCESS ...................................................................................................................................1-2
TELEPHONE ACCESS ............................................................................................................................1-2
WARRANTY COVERAGE ...............................................................................................................................1-3
CHAPTER 2
PRODUCT OVERVIEW .................................................................................. 2-1
INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................2-1
PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................2-2
SOFTWARE FEATURES ................................................................................................................................2-2
UPGRADE APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................2-3
HARDWARE FEATURES ...............................................................................................................................2-3
NETIRON CES 2024C .........................................................................................................................2-3
NETIRON CES 2024F ..........................................................................................................................2-3
NETIRON CES 2048C .........................................................................................................................2-4
NETIRON CES 2048CX .......................................................................................................................2-5
NETIRON CES 2048F ..........................................................................................................................2-5
NETIRON CES 2048FX .......................................................................................................................2-5
CONTROL FEATURES ............................................................................................................................2-5
SERIAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE (CONSOLE PORT)....................................................................... 2-5
NETIRON CES 2000 SERIES NETWORK INTERFACES...................................................................... 2-6
SUPPORTED OPTICS ...................................................................................................................... 2-7

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PORT REGIONS ............................................................................................................................. 2-9
NETWORK INTERFACES ........................................................................................................................2-9
POWER SUPPLIES ..............................................................................................................................2-11
AC POWER SUPPLIES.................................................................................................................. 2-12
................................................................................................................................................... 2-12
ABOUT REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES AND POWER SUPPLY FAILURE ........................................... 2-12
COOLING SYSTEM AND FANS ..............................................................................................................2-13
NETIRON CES 2000 SERIES FANS ....................................................................................................2-13
CHAPTER 3
INSTALLATION............................................................................................. 3-1
UNPACKING ASYSTEM ................................................................................................................................3-1
PACKAGE CONTENTS ...........................................................................................................................3-1
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................3-1
SUMMARY OF INSTALLATION TASKS .............................................................................................................3-2
INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................................................................3-3
LIFTING PRECAUTIONS .........................................................................................................................3-3
POWER PRECAUTIONS .........................................................................................................................3-3
PREPARING THE INSTALLATION SITE ............................................................................................................3-4
CABLING INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................................................................................3-4
INSTALLATION LOCATION ......................................................................................................................3-4
INSTALLING AREDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY .................................................................................................3-5
INSTALLING AN AC POWER SUPPLY ......................................................................................................3-5
INSTALLING AN DC POWER SUPPLY ......................................................................................................3-7
INSTALLING THE DEVICE ..............................................................................................................................3-8
DESKTOP INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................3-8
RACK MOUNT INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................3-8
FORWARD RACK MOUNT POSITION ................................................................................................ 3-9
REVERSE RACK MOUNT POSITION .............................................................................................. 3-12
INSTALLATION STEPS ................................................................................................................... 3-12
POWERING ONTHE SYSTEM .....................................................................................................................3-13
VERIFYING PROPER OPERATION ...............................................................................................................3-14
OBSERVING THE POWER STATUS LEDS..............................................................................................3-14
LEDSFOR POWER AND FAN STATUS FOR THE NETIRON CES 2024 MODELS................................ 3-14
LEDSFOR POWER AND FANS FOR THE NETIRON CES 2048 MODELS .......................................... 3-16
ATTACHING APC OR TERMINAL ................................................................................................................3-16
CHAPTER 4
CONNECTING ANETIRON CES 2000 SERIES SWITCH
TO ANETWORK DEVICE .............................................................................. 4-1
ASSIGNING PERMANENT PASSWORDS .........................................................................................................4-1
CONFIGURING IP ADDRESSES .....................................................................................................................4-2
SUPPORT OF SUB-NET MASKS .............................................................................................................4-3
ASSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS TO AMANAGEMENT INTERFACE ..................................................................4-3
ASSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS TO AN INTERFACE, VIRTUAL INTERFACE, OR LOOPBACK ...............................4-4
ENABLING AND DISABLING THE INTERFACES ..........................................................................................4-5
UNDERSTANDING HOW THE MANAGEMENT PORT FUNCTIONS .......................................................................4-5

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CONNECTING ANETIRON CES 2000 SERIES SWITCH .................................................................................4-5
INSTALLING AFIBER-OPTIC MODULE .....................................................................................................4-6
CABLING AFIBER-OPTIC MODULE .........................................................................................................4-6
CLEANING FIBER-OPTIC MODULES ........................................................................................................4-6
CHAPTER 5
GETTING FAMILIAR WITH
THE NETIRON CES 2000 SERIES SWITCH
MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS...................................................................... 5-1
LOGGING ON THROUGH THE CLI .................................................................................................................5-1
ON-LINE HELP .....................................................................................................................................5-1
COMMAND COMPLETION .......................................................................................................................5-2
SCROLL CONTROL ................................................................................................................................5-2
LINE EDITING COMMANDS .....................................................................................................................5-2
SEARCHING AND FILTERING OUTPUT FROM CLI COMMANDS ..................................................................5-3
SEARCHING AND FILTERING OUTPUT FROM SHOW COMMANDS......................................................... 5-3
SEARCHING AND FILTERING OUTPUT AT THE --MORE-- PROMPT...................................................... 5-5
USING SPECIAL CHARACTERS IN REGULAR EXPRESSIONS............................................................... 5-6
CHAPTER 6
MAINTAINING THE HARDWARE..................................................................... 6-1
HARDWARE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE .........................................................................................................6-1
REPLACING APOWER SUPPLY ....................................................................................................................6-1
INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS ........................................................................................6-2
DETERMINING WHICH POWER SUPPLY FAILED ......................................................................................6-2
AC POWER SUPPLIES ..........................................................................................................................6-2
REMOVING AN AC POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................................ 6-3
INSTALLING AN AC POWER SUPPLY ............................................................................................... 6-3
VERIFYING PROPER OPERATION ...........................................................................................................6-3
DISPLAYING THE STATUS OF THE POWER SUPPLIES ..............................................................................6-4
INSTALLING OR REPLACING A10-GIGABIT ETHERNET MODULE .....................................................................6-5
REMOVING A2 X10-GIGABIT ETHERNET MODULE ..................................................................................6-5
INSTALLING A2 X10-GIGABIT ETHERNET MODULE .................................................................................6-5
REPLACING AFIBER OPTIC MODULE ...........................................................................................................6-6
REMOVING AFIBER OPTIC MODULE ......................................................................................................6-6
INSTALLING ANEW FIBER OPTIC MODULE .............................................................................................6-7
CABLING AFIBER OPTIC MODULE .........................................................................................................6-7
CLEANING THE FIBER-OPTIC CONNECTORS .................................................................................................6-7
UPGRADING THE SOFTWARE .................................................................................................................6-7
CHAPTER 7
UPGRADING SOFTWARE IMAGES AND CONFIGURATION FILES....................... 7-1
IMAGES AND PROCEDURES REQUIRED ..................................................................................................7-1
DESCRIPTION OF THE SOFTWARE IMAGES REQUIRED ............................................................................7-2
UPGRADING THE MULTI-SERVICE IRONWARE SOFTWARE ................................................................ 7-2
DISPLAYING FLASH MEMORY AND VERSION INFORMATION .....................................................................7-3

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DISPLAYING FLASH INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 7-3
DISPLAYING VERSION INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 7-5
BACKING UPTHE CURRENT SOFTWARE IMAGES ....................................................................................7-5
VIRTUAL INTERFACE MODULE ...............................................................................................................7-5
UPGRADING THE DEVICE’SMONITOR AND BOOT IMAGES .......................................................................7-6
UPGRADING THE NETIRON CES 2000 SERIES SWITCHES MULTI-SERVICE IRONWARE IMAGE .................7-6
LOADING AND SAVING CONFIGURATION FILES .............................................................................................7-7
REPLACING THE STARTUP CONFIGURATION WITH THE RUNNING CONFIGURATION ...................................7-7
REPLACING THE RUNNING CONFIGURATION WITH THE STARTUP CONFIGURATION ...................................7-7
COPYING ACONFIGURATION FILE TOOR FROM ATFTP SERVER ..........................................................7-7
MAKING LOCAL COPIES OF THE STARTUP CONFIGURATION FILE ............................................................7-8
DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION LOADING ............................................................................................................7-8
USAGE CONSIDERATIONS............................................................................................................... 7-8
PREPARING THE CONFIGURATION FILE ........................................................................................... 7-8
LOADING THE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION INTO THE RUNNING-CONFIG ...........................................7-10
USING SNMP TO SAVE AND LOAD CONFIGURATION INFORMATION .............................................................7-10
ERASING IMAGE AND CONFIGURATION FILES ..............................................................................................7-11
SCHEDULING ASYSTEM RELOAD ...............................................................................................................7-11
RELOADING AT ASPECIFIC TIME .........................................................................................................7-11
RELOADING AFTER ASPECIFIC AMOUNT OF TIME ................................................................................7-11
DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODES AND REMEDIES FOR TFTP TRANSFERS ..........................................................7-12
PREMIUM PACKAGE UPGRADE PROCEDURE FOR THE NETIRON CES 2000 SERIES SWITCH ....................7-13
UPGRADE KIT CONTENTS ..........................................................................................................................7-13
HARDWARE INSTALLATION .........................................................................................................................7-14
APPENDIX A
CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS..........................................................................A-1
CAUTIONS ................................................................................................................................................. A-1
WARNINGS ................................................................................................................................................ A-7
APPENDIX B
REGULATORY STATEMENTS ........................................................................B-1
U.S.A. ...................................................................................................................................................... B-1
INDUSTRY CANADA STATEMENT ................................................................................................................. B-1
EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA ........................................................................................................................... B-1
GERMANY ................................................................................................................................................. B-1
JAPAN ....................................................................................................................................................... B-2
KOREA ...................................................................................................................................................... B-2
CHINA ....................................................................................................................................................... B-2
APPENDIX C
HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................C-1
HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................... C-1
POWER SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................................... C-1
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS ........................................................................................................................ C-2
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................. C-3

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STORAGE ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................................... C-3
COOLING ........................................................................................................................................... C-3
SAFETY AGENCY APPROVALS .............................................................................................................. C-3
ELECTROMAGNETIC APPROVALS .......................................................................................................... C-4
PORT SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................................................................................C-4
CONSOLE PORT PIN ASSIGNMENTS ..................................................................................................... C-4
MANAGEMENT PORT PIN ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................................... C-5

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Chapter 1
About This Guide
Introduction
Network planners today have to expand and extend the range of services offered further into the edge of the
network. This requires extending the intelligence and high-touch processing capabilities to the network edge—
whether in a metro network, a campus network or in a data center. The challenge at the edge of the network is
compounded by the need to flexibly define and easily manage customer services in an intuitive manner. Further,
of many rollouts. Whether deployed from a central office or from remote huts, space is an important constraint for
such providers.
In order to meet these challenges, the NetIron Carrier Ethernet Switch (CES) 2000 Series was purpose-built to
offer flexible, secure and advanced processing capabilities in a compact form factor. The NetIron CES 2000 Series
is a compact 1 RU, multi-service edge/aggregation switch with a powerful set of capabilities chosen to combine
performance with rich functionality at the edge of the network. The NetIron CES 2000 Series switches offer
network planners a rich set of high-performance IPv4, Classic Layer 2, Provider Bridge (PB) and Provider
Backbone Bridge (PBB) functionalities in the same device. With these capabilities, a diverse set of applications
ranging from metro edge networks, ISPs, data centers, large enterprises, government networks, and education/
research can be addressed with the NetIron CES 2000 Series.
There are six flavors to the NetIron Carrier Ethernet Switch (CES) 2000 Series:
• NetIron CES 2024C - accommodates 24-port 10/100/1000 RJ45 model with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid
Fiber (HF) ports and an optional field upgradeable 2x10G uplink slot
• NetIron CES 2024F— accommodates 24-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) model with 4 combination 10/100/
1000 RJ45 ports and an optional field upgradeable 2x10G XFP uplink slot
• NetIron CES 2048C — accommodates 48-port 10/100/1000 RJ45 model with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid
Fiber (HF) ports
• NetIron CES 2048CX — accommodates 448-port 10/100/1000 RJ45 model with 2x10G XFP uplink ports
• NetIron CES 2048F — accommodates 48-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) model
• NetIron CES 2048FX — accommodates 48-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) model with 2x10G XFP uplink
ports
Updates to This Manual
This manual may be updated between releases. For the latest edition of this manual, check the Brocade
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Audience
This guide is designed for network installers, system administrators, and resellers who will install the NetIron
hardware. This guide assumes a working knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing concepts.
Nomenclature
This guide uses the following typographical conventions to show information:
Italic highlights the title of another publication and occasionally emphasizes a word or phrase.
Bold highlights a CLI command.
Bold Italic highlights a term that is being defined.
NOTE: A note emphasizes an important fact or calls your attention to a dependency.
CAUTION: A caution calls your attention to a possible hazard that can damage equipment.
WARNING: A warning calls your attention to a possible hazard that can cause injury or death.
Related Publications
The following Brocade documents supplement the information in this guide.
•NetIron Series Configuration Guide – This guide describes the software features and the CLI commands
used to configure the NetIron Routers.
•NetIron Diagnostic Guide – for NetIron devices, provides descriptions of diagnostic commands that can help
you diagnose and solve issues on Brocade devices.
•IronWare Management Information Base Reference – contains the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) objects supported on Brocade devices.
NOTE: For the latest edition of this document, which contains the most up-to-date information, see Product
Manuals at kp.foundrynet.com.
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Warranty Coverage
Contact Brocade using any of the methods listed above for information about the standard and extended
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Chapter 2
Product Overview
This chapter contains an overview of the following Brocade NetIron Carrier Ethernet Switch (CES) 2000 Series
devices:
Introduction
This guide includes procedures for installing the hardware and configuring essential, basic parameters such as
permanent passwords and IP addresses. The basic software configuration procedures show how to perform tasks
using the CLI. This guide also includes instructions for managing and maintaining the NetIron Carrier Ethernet
Switch (CES) hardware.
There are six flavors to the NetIron Carrier Ethernet Switch (CES) 2000 Series:
• NetIron CES 2024C - accommodates 24-port 10/100/1000 RJ45 model with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid
Fiber (HF) ports and an optional field upgradeable 2x10G uplink slot
• NetIron CES 2024F— accommodates 24-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) model with 4 combination 10/100/
1000 RJ45 ports and an optional field upgradeable 2x10G XFP uplink slot
• NetIron CES 2048C — accommodates 48-port 10/100/1000 RJ45 model with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid
Fiber (HF) ports
• NetIron CES 2048CX — accommodates 48-port 10/100/1000 RJ45 model with 2x10G XFP uplink ports
• NetIron CES 2048F — accommodates 48-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) model
• NetIron CES 2048FX — accommodates 48-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) model with 2x10G XFP uplink
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Figure 2.1 NetIron CES 2024C
Figure 2.2 NetIron CES 2048CX
Product Overview
The NetIron CES 2000 Series is a compact 1 RU, multi-service edge/aggregation switch with a powerful set of
capabilities that combine performance with rich functionality at the network edge. The NetIron CES 2000 Series
switch offers network planners a broad set of high performance IPv4, Classic Layer 2, Provider Bridge (PB) and
Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB) functionalities in the same device. With these capabilities, the NetIron CES 2000
Series addresses a diverse set of applications in metro edge networks, ISP networks, mobile backhaul networks,
data centers, large enterprises, government networks and education/research.
Figure 2.3 NetIron CES 2000 Series Switch
Software Features
Software features differ depending on the software package that is purchased with the device. The BASE package
on the NetIron CES 2000 devices support full Layer 2 Switching and base Layer 3 (RIP and static routes). The
Metro Edge Premium (ME_PREM) package support full Layer 2 Switching, base Layer 3 (RIP and static routes),
Provider Bridges (IEEE 802.1ad), Provider Backbone Bridges (IEEE 802.1ah), OSPF, ISIS, and Connectivity Fault
Management (IEEE 802.1ag) and Service OAM. The Layer 3 Premium (L3_PREM) packages support full Layer 2
Switching, base Layer 3 (RIP and static routes), and full Layer 3 including BGP, ISIS and OSPF.
All NetIron CES devices can be upgraded to premium packages.

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Upgrade Applications
You can convert (upgrade) your NetIron CES 2000 Series device. Converting your NetIron CES 2000 Series
device allows you to run a software image that contains additional capabilities available in premium packages.
To convert your NetIron CES 2000 Series, you need an upgrade kit. The kit includes a Dual Inline Package (DIP)
key, Multi-Service IronWare software, upgrade instructions, and other items. Alternatively, you can order an
NetIron CES 2000 Series device with the ME_PROM or the L3_PROM software already installed.
Hardware Features
This section describes the physical characteristics of the Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series switch. For details
about physical dimensions, power supply specifications, and pinouts, see the “Hardware Specifications” on
page C-1.
The following figures show the front panels of the NetIron 2024 and 2048 devices.
NetIron CES 2024C
The NetIron CES 2024C has 24-ports of 10/100/1000 RJ45 with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports,
an optional field upgradeable 2x10G uplink slot, and a required AC power supply.
Figure 2.4 NetIron CES 2024C Device with the Optional 2 ports of 10-G XFP Uplink
NetIron CES 2024F
The NetIron CES 2024F has 24-ports of 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) with 4 combination10/100/1000 RJ45 ports,
an optional field upgradeable 2x10G XFP uplink slot, and a required AC power supply.
Table 2.1: Upgrade Kits
Brocade Part Number Description
NI-CES-2024-MEU Metro Edge Premium upgrade for NetIron CES
2000 Series 24-port models.
NI-CES-2024-L3U L3 Premium upgrade for NetIron CES 2000 Series
24-port models.
NI-CES-2048-MEU Metro Edge Premium upgrade for NetIron CES
2000 Series 48-port models.
NI-CES-2048-L3U L3 Premium upgrade for NetIron CES 2000 Series
48-port models.
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Figure 2.5 NetIron CES 2024F Device
NetIron CES 2048C
NetIron CES 2048C has 48-ports of 10/100/1000 RJ45 with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports, and
a required AC power supply.
Figure 2.6 NetIron CES 2048C Device
1
2
3
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9
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NetIron CES 2048CX
NetIron CES 2048CX has 48-ports of 10/100/1000 RJ45 with 2x10G XFP uplink ports, and a required AC power
supply.
Figure 2.7 NetIron CES 2048CX Device
NetIron CES 2048F
NetIron CES 2048F has 48-ports of 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) and a required AC power supply.
Figure 2.8 NetIron CES 2048F Device
NetIron CES 2048FX
NetIron CES 2048FX has 48-ports of 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) with 2x10G XFP uplink ports, and a required AC
power supply.
Figure 2.9 NetIron CES 2048FX Device
Control Features
Each NetIron CES 2000 Series front panel has a combination of the following control features:
• Serial management interface (the port labeled Console)
• 10/100/1000 ports with RJ-45 copper connectors
• 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports
• 100/1000 ports with mini-GBIC slots for SFP MSA-compliant fiber transceivers
• NetIron CES 2000 devices optionally support two 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports for 10-Gigabit Small Form
Factor Pluggable (XFP) MSA-compliant optical transceivers
Serial Management Interface (Console Port)
The serial management interface enables you to configure and manage the device using a third-party terminal
emulation application on a directly connected PC. A straight-through EIA/TIA DB-9 serial cable (M/F) ships with
the device. The serial management interface (the port labeled Console) is located in the front panel.
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Optional 2x10 G Ports
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LEDs for CES Ports
The 10/100/1000 Mbps ports on NetIron CES 2000 devices provide status information using the LEDs listed in
Table 2.2.
NetIron CES 2000 Series Network Interfaces
This section describes the port types in the NetIron CES 2000 Series.
10/100/1000 Mbps Ports
The 100/1000 ports on the NetIron CES 2000 Series use auto-sensing and auto-negotiating to determine the
speed (10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the port at the other
end of the link and adjust port speed accordingly.
Combination Ports
On devices with combo ports, one port out of each pair of copper and fiber ports can be active at a time. Combo
ports are numbered 1-4. For example, you can use either copper port 2 or fiber port 2, but not both at the same
time. You can use a combination of fiber and copper ports or all copper or all fiber ports, as needed.
If you attach both the copper and fiber connectors for a port to the network, the fiber connectors take precedence
over the copper connectors. These ports support true media automatic detection, meaning the device selects the
Table 2.2: LEDs for NetIron CES 2024 Ports
LED Position State Meaning
10/100/1000 Port LEDs
Lnk/Act Bottom Left
(beneath the
port)
On Link is up.
Off Link is down.
Blinking Port is transmitting or receiving traffic
Lnk/Act Bottom Left
(beneath the
port)
On Link is up.
Off Link is down.
Blinking Port is transmitting or receiving traffic
Table 2.3: LEDs for NetIron CES 2048 Ports
LED Position State Meaning
10/100/1000 Port LEDs
Lnk/Act Bottom Left
(beneath the
port)
On Link is up.
Off Link is down.
Blinking Port is transmitting or receiving traffic
Lnk/Act Bottom Left
(beneath the
port)
On Link is up.
Off Link is down.
Blinking Port is transmitting or receiving traffic

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fiber or copper connector based on link availability. If a fiber link cannot be established, the device selects the
copper media.
10-Gbps Ports
The NetIron CES 2048CX and the NetIron CES 2048FX comes with 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports installed. A 24 port
NetIron CES has a slot to accommodate a 10-Gigabit Ethernet module. If your device does not include a 10-GbE
module, you can optionally install one. See “Installing or Replacing a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Module” on page 6-5.
The 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports use 10-Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable (XFP) MSA-compliant transceivers.
Supported Optics
100/1000 Ethernet Ports
This Ethernet Interface module contains 20 physical ports, through which you can connect your NetIron CES 2000
Series router to other network devices at a speed of 100 Mbps or 1 GbE.
Into a physical port, you must insert a fiber-optic transceiver provided by Brocade. The SFP-compliant fiber-optic
modules provide an optical transceiver or physical medium-dependent (PMD) interface for fiber that can be used
with the LAN physical layer (PHY)
The following 100 Mbps and 1 GbE optical transceivers are available from Brocade:
Table 2.4: LEDs for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Ports
LED Position State Meaning
10-Gbps Port LEDs
Lnk Top right for left-
most connector
Top left for right-
most connector
On The port is connected.
Off No fiber port connection exists.
Act Bottom right for
left-most
connector
Bottom left for
right-most
connector
On or Blinking Traffic is being transmitted and received
on the fiber port.
Off No traffic is being transmitted on the fiber
port.
Table 2.5: SFP-Compliant Transceivers for the 100/1000 Ethernet Interface Module
Part Number Description
E1MG-TX SFP Copper, RJ-45 connector
E1MG-SX 1000Base-SX SFP optic, multi-mode fiber, LC connector
E1MTG-SX 1000Base-SX SFP optic, multi-mode fiber, MTRJ connector
E1MG-SX2-1310 1310 1000Base-SX SFP optic multi-mode fiber, LC connector and support for
distances up to 2km
E1MG-LX 1000Base-LX SFP optic, single-mode fiber, LC connector
E1MG-LHA 1000Base-LHA SFP optic, single-mode fiber, LC connector

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10 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
A 10 Gigabit Ethernet module contains two physical ports, through which you can connect your NetIron CES 2000
Series router to other network devices at a speed of 10 Gigabits.
Into a physical port, you must insert a fiber-optic transceiver provided by Brocade. The XFP-compliant fiber-optic
modules provide an optical transceiver or physical medium-dependent (PMD) interface for single or multi-mode
fiber that can be used with the LAN physical layer (PHY).
The following 10 Gigabit optics are available from Brocade:
Table 2.6: XFP-Compliant Optics for the 10 GbE Ethernet Interface Module
E1MG-LHB 1000Base-LHB SFP optic, single-mode fiber, LC connector, 150km Maximum
Reach
E1MG-BXD 1000Base-BXD SFP optic single-mode fiber, 1490nm, LC connector.
This optic can only be connected to an E1MG-BXU
E1MG-CWDM80-1470 CWDM SFP optic, 80km, 1470nm, LC connector
E1MG-CWDM80-1490 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1490nm, LC connector
E1MG-CWDM80-1510 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1510nm, LC connector
E1MG-CWDM80-1530 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1530nm, LC connector
E1MG-CWDM80-1550 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1550nm, LC connector
E1MG-CWDM80-1570 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1570nm, LC connector
E1MG-CWDM80-1590 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1590nm, LC connector
E1MG-CWDM80-1610 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1610nm, LC connector
E1MG-100FX 100Base-FX SFP optic multi-mode fiber, LC connector
E1MG-100BXU 100Base-BXU SFP optic single-mode fiber, 1310nm, LC connector.
This optic can only be connected to an E1MG-100BXD.
E1MG-100BXD 100Base-BXD SFP optic single-mode fiber, 1490nm, LC connector.
This optic can only be connected to an E1MG-100BXU.
E1MG-100FX-IR 100BaseFX-IR optic for SMF with LC connector. For distances up to 15nm.
E1MG-100FX-LR 100BaseFX-LR SFP optic for SMF with LC connector. For distances up to 40km.
Part Number Description
10G-XFP-SR 850nm serial pluggable XFP optic, target range 300m over multi-mode fiber
10G-XFP-LR 1310nm serial pluggable XFP optic for up to 10km over single-mode fiber
10G-XFP-ER 1550nm serial pluggable XFP optic for up to 40km over single-mode fiber
10G-XFP-ZR 1550nm serial pluggable XFP optic for up to 80km over single-mode fiber
10G-XFP-ZRD 10GBase-ZR DWDM, XFP optic, 80km, 1530.33 to 1561.42
10G-XFP-CX4 10-Base-CX4, XFP transceiver, 15km, CX connector
Table 2.5: SFP-Compliant Transceivers for the 100/1000 Ethernet Interface Module
Part Number Description