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Router modules

For an up to date list of the 10 Gbps XFP-compliant fiber-optic transceivers that are available from

Brocade, refer to the latest version of the Brocade Optics Family Data Sheet, available online in the

following location:

http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/Optics_DS.p

For more information about fiber-optic transceivers and associated cabling, refer to “Installing a

fiber-optic transceiver” on page 318.

Power supply requirements for 10Gx4 interface modules

Table 12 lists the power supply requirements for each type of router when installing

BR-MLX-10GX4-X interface modules.

TABLE 12 Power supply requirements for BR-MLX-10GX4-X and BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML interface modules

Router type Number of Gen-2

10GX4-X interface

modules installed

Power supply requirements

MLXe-4 three one 1200W PSU

for 1+1 redundancy, install two 1200W PSU

four two 1200W PSU

for 2+2 redundancy, install four 1200W PSU

MLX-4 and

Brocade NetIron

XMR 4000

four one 1200W PSU

for 1+1 redundancy, install two 1200W PSU

MLXe-8 seven two 1200W PSU

for 2+2 redundancy, install four 1200W PSU

eight three 1200W PSU

for 3+1 redundancy, install four 1200W PSU

Brocade NetIron

XMR 8000

eight two 1200W PSU

for 2+2 redundancy, install eight 1200W PSU

All 16-slot routers sixteen four 1200W PSU

for 4+4 redundancy, install eight 1200W PSU

All 32-slot routers thirty-two four 2400W PSU

for 4+4 redundancy, install eight 2400W PSU