Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Brocade NetIron MLXe Series Hardware Installation Guide
- Preface
- About This Document
- Product Overview
- Brocade router overview
- Router applications
- Hardware features
- Router modules
- Management modules
- Interface modules
- 2x100GbE CFP2 optics based high density module
- PBIF Recovery
- 2x100GbE CFP2 P2010 specifications
- 2x100GbE CFP2 DDR3 SDRAM memory specifications
- BR-MLX-10GX20-X2 and BR-MLX-100GX2-CFP2-X2 Router Software
- BR-MLX-10GX20-X2 and BR-MLX-100GX2-CFP2-X2 scalability for IPv4 and IPv6 routes
- 2x100G XPP ILKN monitoring
- CPU threshold monitoring
- MLXe BR-MLX-10Gx4-M IPsec and IKEv2
- Encryption and Decryption of IPv4 Unicast Data and Control Packets
- IKEv2 Authentication
- IPsec and IKEv2 configuration
- Configuring Global IKEv2 Options
- Configuring the IKEv2 Proposal
- Configuring the IKEv2 Policy
- Configuring the IKEv2 Profile
- Configuring the IKEv2 authentication proposal
- Configuring the IPsec Proposal
- Configuring the IPsec Profile
- IKEv2 Show Commands
- IKEv2 Clear Commands
- MLX-10GX4-IPSEC-M Forwarding
- 2x100G XPP ILKN monitoring
- 10Gx24-port interface module
- MLX 24-port 10Gbps (BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM) Interface Modules
- 8x10GE-X interface modules
- Gen-1 10Gx2 and 10Gx4 Ethernet interface modules
- BR-MLX-10GX4-X and BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML interface module LEDs
- Gen-1.1 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface modules
- 8-port 10 Gbps M and D interface modules
- 24-port 1 Gbps Ethernet copper RJ-45 interface module
- 24-port 1 Gbps fiber interface module
- 20-port 100/1000 Ethernet interface module
- 20-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet interface module
- NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A interface module
- BR-MLX-40Gx4-M 4-port 40GbE module
- Auto-tuning links
- Forward Error Correction mode
- Switch fabric modules
- High-speed switch fabric modules
- CFP2 to QSFP28 conversion module
- Power supplies
- Rack mounting brackets
- Cooling system for Brocade MLXe Series routers
- NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A high-speed fan assemblies
- Rack mount kit
- Supported software features
- Installing a Brocade MLXe Router
- Pre-Installation notice for the Brocade MLXe chassis bundles
- Installation precautions
- Installing 2x100GbE CFP2 interface modules in Brocade MLXe Series routers
- Installing BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules in Brocade MLXe Series routers
- Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-4 router
- Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-8 router
- Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-16 router
- Mounting Brocade MLXe Series-4, -8, or -16 routers in a 4-post EIA rack
- Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-32 router
- Preparing the installation site
- Brocade MLXe Series-32 router shipping carton contents
- Unpacking your Brocade MLXe Series-32 router
- Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-32 router in an EIA rack
- Installing modules in the Brocade MLXe Series-32 router
- Brocade MLXe Series-32 cable management
- Accessing modules for service
- Installing power supplies in a Brocade MLXe Series-32 router
- Connecting AC power
- Connecting DC power
- Removing Brocade MLXe Series-32 router DC power supplies
- Final steps
- Attaching a management station
- Activating the power source
- Verifying proper operation
- Using Brocade Structured Cabling Components
- Cable cinch overview
- mRJ21 procedures
- RJ-45 procedures
- Cable cinch with one group of RJ-45 cables
- Cable cinch with two groups of RJ-45 cables
- Cable cinch with three groups of RJ-45 cables
- Cable cinch with four groups of RJ-45 cables
- Cable cinch with five groups of RJ-45 cables
- Cable cinch with six groups of RJ-45 cables
- Cable cinch with seven groups of RJ-45 cables
- Cable cinch with eight groups of RJ-45 cables
- Connecting a Router to a Network Device
- Managing Routers and Modules
- Managing the device
- Disabling and re-enabling power to interface modules
- Monitoring I2C failures on management modules
- Displaying device status and temperature readings
- Displaying the Syslog configuration and static and dynamic buffers
- Router Headless State by MP Presence from LP
- Rolling Reboot
- Line Module Configuration Deletion in Interactive Boot Mode
- Managing switch fabric modules
- Managing the cooling system
- Managing interface modules
- Configuring interface module boot parameters
- Synchronizing the software image between management modules and interface modules
- Changing the boot source
- Specifying an immediate boot
- Specifying an immediate boot from the auxiliary flash slots on the management module
- Specifying an immediate boot from management module flash memory
- Specifying an immediate boot from flash memory on the interface module
- Specifying an immediate boot from a TFTP server
- Specifying an immediate interactive boot
- Configuring an automatic boot
- Configuring an automatic boot from the auxiliary flash slot on the management module
- Configuring an automatic boot from flash memory on the management module
- Configuring an automatic boot from flash memory on the interface module
- Configuring an automatic boot from a TFTP server
- Configuring an automatic interactive boot
- Changing priority of slots for interface modules
- Disabling and re-enabling power to interface modules
- Configuring interface module boot parameters
- Monitoring Link Status
- Traffic Manager XPP link monitoring
- Using alarms to collect and monitor device status
- Displaying MR2 management module memory usage
- Enabling and disabling management module CPU usage calculations
- Displaying management module CPU usage
- Removing MAC address entries
- IPv6 ND Proxy
- DRBG Health Test on IPsec LP
- Managing the device
- Maintenance and Field Replacement
- Maintenance and field replacement overview
- Hardware maintenance schedule
- Replacing a management module
- Replacing an interface module
- Replacing a switch fabric module
- Replacing a fiber-optic transceiver
- Replacing a power supply
- Replacing fan assemblies
- Hardware Specifications
- Brocade MLXe Chassis Bundles
- Regulatory Statements
- Caution and Danger Notices
TABLE 8 Interface modules for all Brocade MLXe Series routers (continued)
SKU Ports Description Generation
with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support. Requires SFP+ and SFP
optics. Supports 512K IPv4 routes
in FIB. Requires high speed switch
fabric modules
BR-MLX-10Gx20-X2 20 Brocade MLXe twenty (20)-port
10-GbE/1-GbE (X2) combo module
with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support. Requires SFP+ and SFP
optics. Supports simultaneous 2M
IPv4 and 0.8M IPv6, or
simultaneous 1.5M IPv4 and 1M
IPv6 routes in FIB. Requires high-
speed switch fabric modules.
Gen 3
NI-MLX-10GX2 2 NetIron MLX Series 2-port 10-GbE
module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS
hardware support. Requires XFP
optics.
Gen 1
1
NI-XMR-10GX2 2 NetIron XMR Series 2-port 10-
Gbps Ethernet module. Requires
XFP optics. IPv4, IPv6, MPLS
support.
Gen 1
1
BR-MLX-100GX-1 1 MLXE/XMR/MLX 1-port 100-GbE
(X) Module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS
hardware support - requires CFP
optics. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in
FIB in XMR mode and 512K IPv4
routes in MLX mode. Requires high
speed switch fabric modules.
License upgradable to 2-ports on a
MLXe.
Gen 2
BR-MLX-100GX-2 2 MLXE 2-port 100-GbE (X) Module
with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support - requires CFP optics.
Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB in
XMR mode and 512K IPv4 routes
in MLX mode. Requires high speed
switch fabric modules.
Gen 2
NI-MLX-10GX4 4 NetIron MLX Series 4-port 10-GbE
module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS
hardware support. Requires XFP
optics.
Gen 1.1
NI-XMR-10GX4 4 NetIron XMR Series 4-port 10-GbE
module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS
hardware support. Requires XFP
optics.
Gen 1.1
BR-MLX-10GX4-X 4 XMR/MLXe 4-port 10-GbE (X)
module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS
hardware support. Requires XFP
optics. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in
FIB.
Gen 1.1
BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML 4 MLX/MLXe 4-port 10-GbE (ML)
module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS
hardware support. Requires XFP
optics. Supports 512K IPv4 routes
Gen 1.1
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