Brocade Communications Systems ED-DCX8510-8B 10 Slot Chassis

The ED-DCX8510-8B is a 16Gb Fibre Channel Director chassis in the Brocade DCX 8510 family, designed to anchor large-scale SAN fabrics with high availability and scalable performance. This 10-slot enclosure supports 10 line-card slots plus 2 control-processor blade slots and includes 4 power supplies and 3 cooling fans. Part number 100-652-846 identifies this model, commonly catalogued as ED-DCX8510-8B. Dell’s Connectrix documentation describes the ED-DCX8510-8B as a next-generation 16Gb FC Director built on Broadcom's Condor-3 ASIC technology, reinforcing its role as a backbone in enterprise storage networks. The architecture enables dense, fabric-wide switching within a resilient, modular platform designed for multi-chassis configurations and future expansion.