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 sucient protection in order to connect these
interfaces metallically to OSP wiring.
The sequence for installing management, interface, and switch fabric modules is important to ensure proper t in the MLXe-32 router.
When populating the router, start with the middle slot, and work towards the edge. Always ll the bottom slots of the upper and lower card
cage of the router rst. Refer to MLXe-32 router components on page 26 for slot locations.
During the initial installation of modules, it is recommended that you insert all the modules into the appropriate router slots before
tightening the module screws.
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 224.
When populating the 32-slot router, the modules must be installed in the appropriate slots:
• Management modules: management slots 1 and 2
• Switch fabric modules: switch fabric slots 1-8
• Interface modules: Interface slots 1-32
Refer to MLXe-32 router components on page 26 for the locations of these slots.
NOTE
MLX Series router modules are dedicated, which means that you must install them in the MLX Series routers only. If you install
an MLX Series module in another Extreme Networks router or a module intended for another Extreme Networks router in the
MLX Series router, the router and module will not function properly. Even though 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. If you are installing a redundant management module, refer to 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.
Before installing modules in the MLXe-32 router, have the following items available:
• A large at-head screwdriver.
• An ESD wrist strap with a plug for connection to the ESD connector on the router.
DANGER
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a series 1 megaohm resistor.
CAUTION
If you do not install a module or a power supply in a slot, you must keep the slot ller panel in place. If you run the chassis
with an uncovered slot, the system will overheat.
NOTE
If you are hot-swapping a module, allow a minimum of two seconds after a module (or power supply or fan tray) has been
removed before inserting a module in the same slot.
Installing an MLXe-32 router
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