Installation Guide

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3. Mount the lowest router rst. With one person on each side, lift the router and slip the widest part of each keyhole slot on the
mounting bracket over the corresponding screw in the rack post, as shown in the following gure.
FIGURE 35 Mounting the router in a rack
1. Screws in mounting posts
2. Front-mount position installation
3. Mid-mount installation
4. Slide the router down so that the mounting screw heads are in the narrowest part of the keyhole slots.
5. Tighten the screws to secure the router in place. For extra support, use additional screws.
NOTE
For better grounding of the router to the rack, attach the router using star washers. You should also use star washers
with any single-hole grounding lugs to keep the lugs from rotating.
Repeat step 2 through step 5 to mount each router in the rack, moving from lowest to highest.
Installing the MLXe-8 router modules
The sequence for installing multiple modules is important to ensure proper t. The recommended sequence for the MLXe-8 router is to
install right-to-left, beginning with the lowest row and moving up.
The MLXe-8 router ships with the required switch fabric modules installed.
For instructions about installing 2x100GbE interface modules, refer to Installing 2x100GbE CFP2 interface modules on page 91.
For instructions about installing BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules, refer to Installing BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules
on page 92.
NOTE
Installation instructions are identical for interface, management, and switch fabric modules.
Installing an MLX-8 router
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