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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Verifying proper operation
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COMING UP – The module is coming up as the standby module. This status occurs if the standby management module
becomes the active module during a switchover.
The switch fabric module status can be one of the following:
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ACTIVE – The module is up and running.
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BAD – The management module cannot initialize the switch fabric module.
An interface module status can be one of the following:
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CARD_STATE_INIT – The system detects the module but the module is not up and running yet.
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CARD_STATE_BOOT – The module is booting.
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CARD_STATE_INTERACTIVE – The module is booting from interactive mode.
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CARD_STATE_LP_SYNC – The software images are synchronized between the management module and interface module.
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CARD_STATE_SYNC – The system is currently synchronizing the software image between the management module and
interface module.
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CARD_STATE_SOFTWARE_LOADED – The module has loaded the software image.
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CARD_STATE_POWER_OFF – The module does not have power.
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CARD_STATE_UP – The module is operating normally.
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CARD_STATE_FAILED – The management module was unable to bring up an interface module. If you see this status, make
certain that the interface module is installed properly. For more information, refer to “Installing Brocade MLX-4 modules” on
page 51, “Installing Brocade MLX-8 modules” on page 60, “Installing Brocade MLX-16 router modules” on page 69, or
“Installing Brocade MLX-32 router modules” on page 101.
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CARD_DOWN_REASON_explanation – The module is in a nonfunctional state. This status appears with an explanation for why
the module is down. For example, "CARD_DOWN_REASON_BOOT_FAILED.” If the explanation does not help you resolve
the problem, contact technical support and provide the explanation included with this status.
Forced card deletion
This feature allows you to remove a module configuration from the running configuration in interactive mode, while a different module is
inserted. Users should copy the configuration of the existing module (if applicable) before performing the following steps.
1. Remove the existing module, and insert the new module.
2. Copy the running configuration of the existing modules interfaces to a text editor if desired for use in step 8. This configuration
will be removed from the running configuration automatically after step 5.
3. New module should come up in interactive state, and can be code synced at this time if needed.
4. Enter configuration mode.
5. Execute the following command:
Brocade(config)#no module <slot> <module-type>
Example:
Brocade(config)#no module 2 ni-mlx-8-port-10g-d
NOTE
This is best pulled directly from the running configuration.
6. Answer
yes
to the prompt by pressing
y
.
7. Wait for the new module to come up.