Installation Guide

DANGER
The intra-building port or ports of the equipment or subassembly is suitable for connection to intra-building or unexposed
wiring or cabling only. The intra-building port or ports of the equipment or subassembly MUST NOT be metallically connected
to interfaces that connect to the outside plant (OSP) or its wiring. These interfaces are designed for use as intra-building
interfaces only (Type 2 or Type 4 ports as described in GR-1089-CORE, Issue 5) and require isolation from the exposed OSP
cabling. The addition of Primary Protectors is not sufficient protection in order to connect these interfaces metallically to OSP
wiring.
Router slot numbers into which you must install the modules are shown in the following table. Markings for the router slots appear at the
base of the slots.
TABLE 30 Brocade MLXe Series-16 module slot designations
Module Slot number
Management modules Active module - M1 (upper).Redundant module - M2 (lower).
Interface modules 1 - 16
Switch Fabric modules SF1 - SF4
NOTE
If you are installing a redundant management module, refer to the chapter titled "Using a Redundant Management Module" in
the Brocade NetIron MLX Series and Brocade NetIron Family Configuration Guide for information about how the redundant
module works, optional software configurations that you can perform, and how to manage the redundancy feature.
NOTE
Brocade MLXe Series modules are dedicated, which means that you must install them in Brocade MLXe Series routers only. If
you install a Brocade MLXe Series module in another Brocade router or install a module intended for another Brocade router in
a Brocade MLXe Series router, the router and module may not function properly.Although management modules are designed
to be hot-swappable, you must upgrade the software on all interface modules and management modules to the appropriate
software release before installing them. For more information on the appropriate software release, refer to the Hardware
Installation Notes that shipped with the management module.
For information about how to disable and re-enable power to interface modules, refer to Disabling and re-enabling power to interface
modules on page 220.
Before installing modules in the Brocade MLXe Series-16 router, have the following items available:
∙ A large flat-blade screwdriver.
∙ A new or replacement interface module, which you can order from Brocade
∙ An ESD wrist strap with a plug to attach to the ESD connector on the router chassis.
DANGER
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a series 1 megaohm resistor.
NOTE
Use of a power screwdriver may twist the heads from the screws and is not recommended.
CAUTION
If you do not install a module or a power supply in a slot, you must keep the slot filler panel in place. If you run the chassis with
an uncovered slot, the system will overheat.
Installing a Brocade MLXe Router
Brocade NetIron MLXe Series Hardware Installation Guide
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