Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About this Document
- Product Overview
- Installing a Brocade MLX Router
- Installation precautions
- Installing 2x100GbE interface modules in Brocade MLX routers
- Installing a Brocade MLX-4 router
- Installing a Brocade MLX-8 router
- Installing a Brocade MLX-16 router
- Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router
- Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router
- Preparing the installation site
- Brocade MLX-32 router shipping carton contents
- Unpacking your Brocade MLX-32 router
- Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router in a rack
- Installing Brocade MLX-32 router modules
- Brocade MLX-32 cable management
- Accessing modules for service
- Installing power supplies in a Brocade MLX-32 router
- Connecting AC power
- Connecting DC power
- Removing Brocade MLX-32 router DC power supplies
- Final steps
- Attaching a management station
- Activating the power source
- Verifying proper operation
- Installing a NetIron XMR Router
- Installation precautions
- Installing 2x100GbE interface modules in NetIron XMR routers
- Installing a NetIron XMR 4000 router
- Installing a NetIron XMR 8000 router
- Installing a NetIron XMR 16000 router
- Installing a NetIron XMR 32000 router
- Preparing the installation site
- Unpacking a NetIron XMR 32000 router
- Installing a NetIron XMR 32000 router in a rack
- Installing NetIron XMR 32000 modules
- NetIron XMR 32000 cable management
- Accessing modules for service
- Installing NetIron XMR 32000 router power supplies
- Removing NetIron XMR 32000 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
- RJ45 procedures
- Cable cinch with one group of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with two groups of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with three groups of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with four groups of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with five groups of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with six groups of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with seven groups of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with eight groups of RJ45 cables
- Connecting a Router to a Network Device
- Managing Routers and Modules
- Managing the device
- Enabling and disabling a DC Power Source
- 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
- MP Presence from LP Detection (Headless Router Operation)
- Rolling Reboot
- Line Module Configuration Deletion in Interactive Boot Mode
- Managing switch fabric modules
- Managing the cooling system
- Managing interface modules
- Monitoring Link Status
- 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
- Simplified Upgrade
- Managing the device
- Maintenance and Field Replacement
- Hardware Specifications
- Regulatory Statements
- Caution and Danger Notices
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Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router
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.
Installing your 32-slot router in a 4-post rack or open cabinet
You can install Brocade MLX Series 32-slot routers in a 4-post rack or open cabinet using the optional 4-post rack mount kit available
from Brocade. The following table lists the contents of this kit.
NOTE
Because of the weight of fully loaded 32-slot routers, it is recommended that you mount the router in the rack or cabinet before
installing modules and power supplies.
You will need the following items to install your 32-slot router in a 4-post rack or open cabinet:
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A mechanical lift fitted with a lift plate (instead of forks) to move the device off the pallet and transport it to the rack. The lift should
be rated for 500 lbs. minimum.
•
A strap to secure and stabilize the device while it is being moved on the mechanical lift.
•
Screws to attach the rails to your cabinet type. (These are usually provided with the cabinet or rack.)
Four or more people are required to position the unpopulated router into the rack.
Do not use the handles on the power supply units or fan modules to position the router.
Before installation, plan the location and orientation of the device relative to other equipment in the rack. For cooling purposes, allow a
minimum of six inches of space between the front and back of the device, and walls or other obstructions.
Because you will need to use a mechanical lift to move and install the device, make sure you allow enough space to operate the lift. You
will also need at least two people to slide the router off the lift and into the rack.
Once you have completed the preliminary installation preparations (refer to “Preliminary rack mount installation steps” on page 91), follow
these steps to mount your 32-slot router in a 4-post rack or open cabinet.
TABLE 24 4-post rack mount kit contents
Part number Description Quantity
49-1000166-01 27-31” rail, left 1
49-1000167-01 27-31” rail, right 1
42-1000901-01 Rack mount bracket, left 1
42-1000902-01 Rack mount bracket, right 1
52-1000278-01 8-32 Phillips flat-head screws, black 12