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
Log into your system and enter the following commands in the configuration level of the CLI, then write to memory and reload the
device.
1. Upgrade the software on all management modules and interface modules to Multi-Service IronWare R05.7.00 or later. For
specific upgrade instructions, refer to the Multi-Service IronWare Upgrade Guide.
2. Before you install your 2x100GbE CFP2 interface module into a working device, you must change the system tm-credit-size
to 1024b (which readies the device to forward 100 Gbps traffic). Log into your system and enter the following commands in the
configuration level of the CLI. Remember to write to memory and reload the device.
device# config
device(config)# system-init tm-credit-size credit_1024b
device(config)# exit
device# write memory
device# reload
NOTE
The system-init tm-credit-size command is only available in R05.7.00 or later, so it is important to upgrade all
software to R05.7.00 or later before you install your 2x100GbE CFP2 module.
CAUTION
Do not use the port cover tabs to lift the module. They are not designed to support the weight of the module, which
can fall and be damaged.
3. Insert the module into the slot until the connectors securely engage the backplane.
In 4- and 8-slot devices, the modules are installed horizontally. In 16- and 32-slot devices the modules are installed vertically.
NOTE
The 2x100GbE CFP2 interface module is sensitive to dust and debris. Keep the optics covers in place until you are
ready to connect the fiber cable. Clean all fiber cables properly before you connect them to the 2x100GbE CFP2
interface module.
Installing BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules in Brocade MLXe Series
routers
This section provides installation instructions for BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules.
Installation considerations
∙ BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules can be installed only in Brocade MLXe devices running in MLX mode (NI-MLX-MR
and BR-MLX-MR2-M or the equivalent 32 slot management modules).
∙ BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules are supported only on devices running NetIron R05.4.00 or later. For the latest
upgrade instructions, refer to the Multi-Service IronWare Upgrade Guide on the Brocade web site.
∙ Pull off the GBX connector cover before installing the module in the chassis.
∙ Use show chassis command to determine if you need additional power supplies.
∙ For installation in an MLXe-32 chassis, configure the chassis differently based on whether it has a Gen-1 module or not.
∙ The following conditions may prevent a BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface module from coming up properly:
– BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules require the snmp-server max-ifindex-per-module 40|64 configured. Otherwise,
the cards will not come up.
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