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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Activating the power source
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For console port connections, a straight-through EIA or TIA DB-9 serial cable with one end terminated in a female DB-9
connector and the other end terminated in a male or female DB-9 or DB-25 connector, depending on the specifications of your
PC or terminal. You can order this cable from Brocade or build your own cable. If you build your own cable, refer to the pinout
information in “Console port pin assignments” on page 286.
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For Ethernet port connections, a Category 5 UTP crossover cable, which you must supply. For information about the
management port pin assignments, refer to “Management port pin assignments” on page 287.
Follow these to attach a PC or terminal to the console port or Ethernet port.
1. Connect a PC or terminal to the console port or Ethernet port using the appropriate cable.
2. Open the terminal emulation program, and set the session parameters as follows:
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Baud: 9600 bps
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Data bits: 8
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Parity: None
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Stop bits: 1
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Flow control: None
Activating the power source
When you complete the hardware installation, you are ready to activate the power source.
1. Verify that all modules and power supplies are properly installed and all empty slots are covered by slot blanks.
If you do not install a module in a slot, you must keep the slot blank in place. If you run the router with an
uncovered slot, the system may overheat.
2. If you are supplying a DC power source to your router, attach a power cable to each installed DC power supply as described in
the appropriate section.
Connect the other end of each cable to the DC power source. When you have completed these steps for each power supply you
can activate the power source.
3. If you are supplying AC power to your router, attach one end of an AC power cord to each installed AC power supply as
described in the appropriate section:
Insert the other end of each cable into a wall outlet. The following rules apply:
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1200W power supplies require 115V/120V outlets.
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1800W power supplies require 200V-240V for full power or are limited to 1200W with 115V/120V outlets.
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2400W and 3000W power supplies require high line (200V-240V) outlets.
If the installation requires a different power cord than the one supplied with the device, make sure you
use a power cord displaying the mark of the safety agency that defines the regulations for power cords in
your country. The mark is your assurance that the power cord can be used safely with the device.