Brocade Communications Systems ICX 6450 User manual

53-1002738-02
24 June 2013
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Brocade ICX 6430 and ICX
6450 Stackable Switches
Hardware Installation Guide

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Stackable Switches Hardware
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Stackable Switches Hardware
Installation Guide
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Contents
About This Document
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Supported Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1 ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 Overview
Hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ICX 6430 models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ICX 6450 models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Network and management interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Console management interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Out-of-band management interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
System reset button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Network interfaces for ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices . . . . . . 5
Specifying a port address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Port, system, and power status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Power supply usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2 ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 Installation
Items included with the ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices . . . . . . . .13
Configuration requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Summary of installation tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lifting precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Preparing the installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cabling infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installation location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rack-mount installation considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Desktop installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rack mount installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Wall mount installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Connecting devices in a traditional stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Stacking ports and trunks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Stacking configuration requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Stacking cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Stack size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Stacking topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting devices in a mixed stack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
ICX 6610 stacking ports and trunks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
ICX 6450 stacking ports and trunks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Stacking configuration requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Stacking cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Stack size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Stacking topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting ICX 6610 devices in the backbone . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Connecting a peripheral device to an ICX 6610
and to another peripheral device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Extended distance stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Powering on the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Chapter 3 ICX 6400-EPS1500 Installation
ICX 6400-EPS1500 external power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Features and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Front and rear panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Items included with the ICX 6400-EPS1500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
General requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Summary of installation tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Lifting precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Preparing the installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Rack-mount installation considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Installing the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Desktop installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Mounting an external power supply in a rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Assembling the wire saddle for the EPS cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Connecting devices to the external power supply . . . . . . . . . . .50
Powering on the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 4 Configuring an ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 device
Configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
PC or terminal attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Password assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Assigning passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recovering from a lost password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
IP address configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Devices running Layer 2 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Devices running Layer 3 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Connecting network devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cable specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Connecting to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers. . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Connecting a network device to a fiber port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Troubleshooting network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Digital optical monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Testing connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Pinging an IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Observing LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Tracing a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Chapter 5 Managing an ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 device
Managing temperature settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Displaying the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Displaying syslog messages for temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Temperature threshold levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Changing the temperature warning level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Temperature shutdown levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing the temperature poll time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Displaying CPU usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Removing MAC address entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Chapter 6 Hardware Maintenance and Replacement
Hardware maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Copper or fiber-optic module replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Removing a copper or fiber-optic module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Installing a new copper or fiber-optic transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . .74
Cabling a fiber-optic transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cleaning the fiber-optic connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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Chapter 7 Hardware Specifications
Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
AC power supply specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Physical dimensions and weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Cooling system and fans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Pinouts and signalling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Cable specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting
Diagnosing switch indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Power and cooling problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
In-band access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Appendix A Regulatory Statements
USA (FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Warning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Industry Canada statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Europe and Australia (CISPR 22 Class A Warning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Germany (Noise Warning). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Japan (VCCI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Japan power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Appendix B Cautions and Danger Notices
Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

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About This Document
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Introduction
This guide includes procedures for installing and maintaining the hardware. The hardware
procedures show how to install or assemble the various hardware components with the necessary
precautions, warnings, and regulatory statements. This guide also describes the required device
specifications for running the hardware.
The document contains the following components:
•Chapter 1, “ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 Overview,” provides a list of the hardware features
supported on the Brocade ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices, and a look at the appearance of
the devices.
•Chapter 2, “ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 Installation,” provides the information needed to install
the device into your network.
•Chapter 3, “ICX 6400-EPS1500 Installation,” provides the information needed to connect the
external power supply unit to three connected devices for system power redundancy and
additional PoE power.
•Chapter 4, “Configuring an ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 device,” provides the information needed to
configure the device through the command line interface (CLI).
•Chapter 5, “Managing an ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 device,” provides information about managing
the temperature settings on the device.
•Chapter 6, “Hardware Maintenance and Replacement,” provides information about the
hardware maintenance schedule for the copper and fiber optic modules.
•Chapter 7, “Hardware Specifications,” provides tables of the physical, environmental, and
general specifications, helpful for quick lookup.
•Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting,” provides information for troubleshooting the device for power
and cooling problems and installation.
•Appendix A, “Regulatory Statements,” provides a list of the international regulatory statements
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Appendix B, “Cautions and Danger Notices,” provides a list of the international caution and danger
statements for safety compliance.
Supported Software
For information about the features supported on a hardware platform, refer to the appropriate
configuration guide. “Related publications” on page x lists the related software configuration
guides.
Audience
This document is designed for network engineers with a working knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3
switching and routing.
If you are using a Brocade Layer 3 Switch, you should be familiar with the following protocols if
applicable to your network – IP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, ISIS, IGMP, PIM, DVMRP, and VRRP.
What’s new in this document
This document includes the information from IronWare software release 08.0.00a. Table 1 lists the
enhancements for FastIron release 08.0.00a.
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
TABLE 1 Summary of Enhancements in FastIron release 08.0.00a
Feature Description Described in
Port addressing Describes how to address specific ports on the
device
“Specifying a port address”
Connecting devices in a
tradtional stack and in a
mixed stack
Describes cabling, stacking ports, topologies, and
trunking requirements for connecting a traditional
stack
“Connecting devices in a traditional stack”
“Connecting devices in a mixed stack”
Mixed Stacking of ICX6610
and ICX6450
This releases introduces the enhancement for the
ICX6610 and ICX6450 to form a mixed Stack.
“Connecting devices in a mixed stack”

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For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in bold: for
example, show version. In actual examples, command lettercase is all lowercase. Otherwise, this
manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case-sensitive.
Command syntax conventions
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
Command examples
This book describes how to perform configuration tasks using the command line interface (CLI), but
does not describe the commands in detail. For complete descriptions of commands for Brocade
ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices, see the FastIron Ethernet Switch Stacking Configuration Guide.
Notes, cautions, and warnings
The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed here in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.
NOTE
A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a
reference to related information.
ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
command and
parameters
Commands are printed in bold.
[ ] Optional elements appear in brackets.
variable Variables are printed in italics.
... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”
| Choose from one of the parameters.

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CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
DANGER
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.
Related publications
The following Brocade Communications, Inc. documents supplement the information in this guide
and can be located at http://www.brocade.com/ethernetproducts.
.•Brocade ICX 6610 Stackable Switch Hardware Installation Guide
•Brocade ICX 6430-C Switch Installation Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Administration Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch IP Multicast Configuration Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Layer 3 Routing Configuration Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Platform and Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Security Configuration Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Software Upgrade Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Stacking Configuration Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Traffic Management Guide
•FastIron Ethernet Switch Software Upgrade Guide
•Unified IP MIB Reference
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Chapter
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ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 Overview
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Hardware features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•Network and management interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
•Port, system, and power status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Power supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hardware features
The following sections describe the physical characteristics of the ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices.
For more details about physical dimensions and power supply specifications, refer to Chapter 7,
“Hardware Specifications”.
ICX 6430 models
The ICX 6430 device is available in the following models:
•ICX 6430-24 — 24 10/100/1000 Mbps copper ports and 4 1-Gbps SFP fiber uplink and
stacking ports
•ICX 6430-24P — 24 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ copper ports and 4 1-Gbps SFP fiber uplink and
stacking ports.
•ICX 6430-48 — 48 10/100/1000 Mbps copper ports and 4 1-Gbps SFP fiber uplink and
stacking ports
•ICX 6430-48P — 48 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ copper ports and 4 1-Gbps SFP fiber uplink and
stacking ports.
NOTE
The ICX 6430-24P and ICX 6430-48P devices support up to 802.3at PoE+.
Figure 1 through Figure 6 shows the front and rear panels of the ICX 6430 models.
FIGURE 1 ICX 6430-48 and ICX 6430-48P front panels

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FIGURE 2 ICX 6430-24 front panel
FIGURE 3 ICX 6430-24P front panel
FIGURE 4 ICX 6430-24P and ICX 6430-48P rear panels
FIGURE 5 ICX 6430-24 rear panel
FIGURE 6 ICX 6430-48 rear panel
ICX 6450 models
The ICX 6450 device is available in the following models:
•ICX 6450-24 — 24 10/100/1000 Mbps copper ports and 4 ports with 1 or 10 Gbps SFP+ fiber
uplink and stacking ports
•ICX 6450-24P — 24 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ copper ports and 4 ports with 1 or 10 Gbps
SFP+ fiber uplink and stacking ports
•ICX 6450-48 — 48 10/100/1000 Mbps copper ports and 4 ports with 1 or 10 Gbps SFP+ fiber
uplink and stacking ports
•ICX 6450-48P — 48 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ copper ports and 4 ports with 1 or 10 Gbps
SFP+ fiber uplink and stacking ports
NOTE
The ICX 6450-24P and ICX 6450-48P devices support up to 802.3 at PoE+.

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Figure 7 through Figure 12 shows the front and rear panels of the ICX 6450 models.
FIGURE 7 ICX 6450-24 and ICX 6450-24P front panels
FIGURE 8 ICX 6450-48 front panel
FIGURE 9 ICX 6450-48P front panel
FIGURE 10 ICX 6450-48P rear panel
FIGURE 11 ICX 6450-24P rear panel
FIGURE 12 ICX 6450-24 and ICX 6450-48 rear panels

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Network and management interfaces
Each ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 includes the following management interfaces, and a system reset
button on the front panel of the device:
•Console management interface (RJ45 serial port)
•Out-of-band management interface (RJ45 port)
•Reset button
These RJ45 management ports are located together in the middle of the front panel on 24-port
models, and on the left side of the front panel on 48-port models. Refer to Figure 13 and Figure 14.
FIGURE 13 Management interfaces and slot locations on 24-port models
FIGURE 14 Management interfaces and slot locations on 48-port models
Console management interface
The console management interface is an RJ45 serial port that allows you to configure and manage
the device using a third-party terminal emulation application from a directly connected PC.
1 Console port 3 Out-of-band management port
2 Slot 2 (SFP and SFP + uplink or stacking ports) 4 Slot 1 (10/100/1000 Mbps ports)
1 Console port 3 Out-of-band management port
2 Slot 2 (SFP and SFP + uplink or stacking ports) 4 Slot 1 (10/100/1000 Mbps ports
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Out-of-band management interface
The out-of-band management interface is an RJ45 port that allows you to configure and manage
the device from the network.
System reset button
The reset button allows you to restart the system without switching the power supply off and on,
using the CLI. When the reset button is pressed, the system resets and the software is reloaded.
The button is located to the left of the console management interface.
Network interfaces for ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices
ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices contain the following interfaces:
•10/100/1000 Mbps ports with RJ45 copper connectors.
•SFP/SFP+ ports.
SFP ports support 1 Gbps port speeds. SFP+ ports support 10 Gbps port speeds.
NOTE
ICX 6430 models support SFP ports only. ICX 6450 models support both SFP or SFP+ ports.
Slot designations
Table 2 lists the slot designations for ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices. Refer to Figure 13 and
Figure 14 for the location of slot 1 and slot 2 on the front panel of the 24-port models and the
48-port models.
10/100/1000 BASE-T ports
All ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices provide 24 or 48 RJ45 ports that operate at 10 Mbps or 100
Mbps half or full duplex, or at 1000 Mbps full duplex. Because all ports support automatic MDI or
MDI-X operation, you can use straight-through cables for all network connections to PCs, servers, or
other devices or hubs. In addition, it is ideal (and preferred) to use straight-through cables for
switch-to-switch connections.
TABLE 2 Slot designations for ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices
Device Slot 1 (10/100/1000 BASE-T ports) Slot 2 (SFP and SFP +ports)
ICX 6430-24 10/100/1000 Mbps ports 1-24 SFP ports 1-4
ICX 6430-24P 10/100/1000 Mbps ports 1-24 SFP ports 1-4
ICX 6430-48 10/100/1000 Mbps ports 1-48 SFP ports 1-4
ICX 6430-48P 10/100/1000 Mbps ports 1-48 SFP ports 1-4
ICX 6450-24 10/100/1000 Mbps ports 1-24 SFP and SFP+ ports 1-4
ICX 6450-24P 10/100/1000 Mbps ports 1-24 SFP and SFP+ ports 1-4
ICX 6450-48 10/100/1000 Mbps ports 1-48 SFP and SFP+ ports 1-4
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Each port supports auto-negotiation, so the optimum transmission mode (half or full duplex), and
the data rate (10, 100, or 1000 Mbps) can be selected automatically. If a device connected to one
of these ports does not support auto-negotiation, the communication mode of the port can be
configured manually.
SFP or SFP+ fiber ports
ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices contain four small form factor pluggable (SFP) ports (ports 1
through 4). The top row consists of ports 1 and 3, and the bottom row consists of ports 2 and 4.
These ports reside on Slot 2 of the stackable switch and can be used as uplink (data) ports or
stacking ports.
The ICX 6430 contains SFP ports that support 1 Gbps port speeds but do not support 10 Gbps port
speeds. The ICX 6450 contains SFP+ ports that support 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps port speeds.
Ports 1 and 3 are default stacking ports. Default stacking ports are enabled to accept special
stacking packets during a CLI-initiated command sequence of the Secure Setup utility. If ports 1
and 3 are not used as stacking ports, you can use them as data ports. Configuration is not required
to use them as data ports.
On the ICX 6450, ports 1 and 3 are 10 Gbps ports. Without a license at bootup, ICX 6450 ports 2
and 4 come up in 10 Gbps port speed in an error disabled state. To enable ports 2 and 4 to 10
Gbps port speed, purchase the ICX6450-2X10G-LIC-POD license. For more information about
enabling ports 2 and 4 to 10 Gbps port speed, refer to the FastIron Ethernet Switch Administration
Guide. The ICX6450-10G-LIC-POD license is not applicable to ICX 6430 devices because there are
no 10 Gbps ports on the device.
For information about supported SFP and SFP+ transceivers, refer to the following Brocade
website:
http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/Optics_
DS.pdf
Specifying a port address
You can specify a port address for an uplink (data) port, stacking port, or a management port.
Specifying a data port
The port address format is stack unit/slot/port, where:
•stack unit—Specifies the stack unit ID. For the ICX 6430, range is from 1 to 4. For the ICX
6450, range is from 1 to 8. If the device is not part of a stack, the stack unit ID is 1.
•slot—Specifies the slot number. Can be 1 or 2.
•port—Specifies the port number in the slot. Range is from 1 to 24 (24-port models) or 1 to 48
(48-port models).
This example shows how to specify port 2 in slot 1 of a device that is not part of a stack:
Brocade (config) # interface ethernet 1/1/2
Specifying a stacking port
The port address format is stack unit/slot/port, where:

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•stack unit—Specifies the stack unit ID. For the ICX 6430, range is from 1 to 4. For the ICX
6450, range is from 1 to 8.
•slot—Specifies the slot number. Stacking ports are in slot 2.
•port—Specifies the port number in the slot. Stacking ports are 1, 2, 3, and 4.
This example shows how to specify stacking port 3 in slot 2 of unit 3 in a stack:
Brocade (config) # interface ethernet 3/2/3
Specifying a management port
The management port number is always 1. This example shows how to specify the management
port:
Brocade (config) # interface management 1
Port, system, and power status LEDs
ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices include LEDs that indicate the status of device components.
Figure 15 and Figure 16 show the location of the port status LEDs on the 24-port models and
48-port models.
FIGURE 15 Port status LEDs on 24-port models
FIGURE 16 Port status LEDs on 48-port models
1PortstatusLEDs
1PortstatusLEDs
2PortstatusLEDs
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Table 3 lists the port status LEDs on the ICX 6450 and ICX 6430 devices and their corresponding
conditions and status.
Figure 17 shows the location of the system status LEDs on the ICX 6430-48P device.
FIGURE 17 System status LEDs on 48-port model
Table 4 lists the system status LEDs on the ICX 6450 and ICX 6430 devices and their
corresponding conditions and status.
TABLE 3 Port status LEDs
LED Condition Status
Ethernet
(1 - 24/48)
On/Flashing Green The port has established a valid link at 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps.
Flashing indicates the port is transmitting and receiving user
packets.
Off A link is not established with a remote port.
PoE/PoE+
(1~24/48)
On/Green The port is providing PoE or PoE+ power to a connected device.
Off The port is not providing PoE or PoE+ power.
SFP/SFP+
(X1 - X4) for ICX
6450 devices
On/Flashing Green The SFP port is operating at 10 Gbps. Flashing indicates the port
is transmitting and receiving user packets at 10 Gbps.
On/Flashing Yellow The SFP port is operating at 1 Gbps. Flashing indicates the port is
transmitting and receiving user packets at 1 Gbps.
Off A link is not established with a remote port.
SFP
(F1 - F4) for ICX
6430 devices
On/ Flashing Green The SFP port is operating at 1 Gbps. Flashing indicates the port is
transmitting and receiving user packets at 1 Gbps.
Off A link is not established with a remote port.
Out-of-band
management
port (2 LEDs)
Off (both LEDs) Offline
On/Flashing (left side) Link-up. Flashing indicates the port is transmitting and receiving
user packets.
On/Green (right side) 1 Gbps Link-up
Right LED off, left LED
on or flashing
10/100 Mbps Link-up. Flashing indicates the port is transmitting
and receiving user packets.
1SystemstatusLEDs
Slot 3
1
A/S