Installation Guide

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.
NOTE
When making the primary ground connection, use a star washer to prevent lug rotation.
Repeat step 2 through step 5 to mount each router in the rack.
Installing the MLXe-16 router modules
The MLXe-16 router ships with the required switch fabric modules installed.
The installation sequence for multiple modules is important to ensure proper
t. Always ll the bottom slots in the MLXe-16 router rst.
Begin by lling the slots from the left side of the router, and work towards the right side. Refer to MLXe-16 router components on page
23 for slot locations.
NOTE
Installation instructions are identical for interface, management, and switch fabric modules. However, there are specic
requirements and installation instructions for the following devices: For installing NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A modules in the
MLXe-16 router., refer to the high-speed fan and software requirements documented in NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A high-speed fan
assemblies on page 86 and NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A interface module on page 69. For 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.
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 sucient 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 MLXe-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 the Extreme NetIron Management Conguration Guide for
information about how the redundant module works, optional software congurations that you can perform, and how to
manage the redundancy feature.
Installing an MLXe-16 router
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