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
8. Apply the appropriate configuration to the interfaces of the new module.
9. Execute write memory to save the new configuration.
The following example demonstrates the forced card deletion feature:
Brocade#show module
Module Status Ports Starting MAC
M1 (left):BR-MLX-MR2-M Management Module Active
M2 (right):NI-MLX-MR Management Module Standby(Ready State)
F1:
F2: NI-X-HSF Switch Fabric Module Active
F3: NI-X-HSF Switch Fabric Module Active
S1: BR-MLX-40Gx4-M 4-port 40GbE Module CARD_STATE_UP 4 0024.3887.3f00
S2: NI-MLX-10Gx8-D 8-port 10GbE (D) Module CARD_STATE_UP 8 0024.3887.3f30
S3: NI-MLX-10Gx8-D 8-port 10GbE (D) Module CARD_STATE_UP 8 0024.3887.3f60
S4: NI-MLX-10Gx8-M 8-port 10GbE (M) Module CARD_STATE_UP 8 0024.3887.3f90
S5: NI-MLX-10Gx8-M 8-port 10GbE (M) Module CARD_STATE_UP 8 0024.3887.3fc0
S6: NI-MLX-1Gx20-GC 20-port 10/100/1000
Copper Module CARD_STATE_UP 20 0024.3887.3ff0
S7: NI-MLX-10Gx8-M 8-port 10GbE (M) Module CARD_STATE_UP 8 0024.3887.4020
S8: BR-MLX-40Gx4-M 4-port 40GbE Module CARD_STATE_UP 4 0024.3887.4050
Brocade#
Brocade#show running-config | include module
module 1 br-mlx-4-port-40g-m
module 2 ni-mlx-8-port-10g-d
module 3 ni-mlx-8-port-10g-d
module 4 ni-mlx-8-port-10g-m
module 5 ni-mlx-8-port-10g-m
module 6 ni-mlx-20-port-1g-copper
module 7 ni-mlx-8-port-10g-m
module 8 br-mlx-4-port-40g-m
snmp-server max-ifindex-per-module 64
NOTE
At this stage of the process, the module is physically swapped.
Brocade#show module
Module Status Ports Starting MAC
M1 (left ):BR-MLX-MR2-M Management Module Active
M2 (right):NI-MLX-MR Management Module Standby(Ready State)
F1:
F2: NI-X-HSF Switch Fabric Module Active
F3: NI-X-HSF Switch Fabric Module Active
S1: BR-MLX-40Gx4-M 4-port 40GbE Module CARD_STATE_UP 4 0024.3887.3f00
S2: NI-MLX-10Gx8-M 8-port 10GbE (M) Module CARD_STATE_INTERACTIVE
(S2: Configured as NI-MLX-10Gx8-D 8-port 10GbE (D) Module)
S3: NI-MLX-10Gx8-D 8-port 10GbE (D) Module CARD_STATE_UP 8 0024.3887.3f60
S4: NI-MLX-10Gx8-M 8-port 10GbE (M) Module CARD_STATE_UP 8 0024.3887.3f90
S5: NI-MLX-10Gx8-M 8-port 10GbE (M) Module CARD_STATE_UP 8 0024.3887.3fc0
S6: NI-MLX-1Gx20-GC 20-port 10/100/1000
Copper Module CARD_STATE_UP 20 0024.3887.3ff0
S7: NI-MLX-10Gx8-M 8-port 10GbE (M) Module CARD_STATE_UP 8 0024.3887.4020
S8: BR-MLX-40Gx4-M 4-port 40GbE Module CARD_STATE_UP 4 0024.3887.4050
Brocade#configure terminal
Brocade(config)#no module 2 ni-mlx-8-port-10g-d
NOTE
This command pertains to the output of the command
show running-config
previously executed.