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 NetIron XMR 32000 router
5. Slide the router onto the lift plate.
A NetIron XMR 32000 router is extremely heavy, even when it is unpopulated. 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.
6. Secure the router to the mechanical lift with a strap to prevent tipping.
7. Carefully position the router in front of the rack where it is to be installed.
8. Remove the strap securing the router to the lift.
9. With two people in front and two people in back, slide the router into the rack.
10. If you are installing the router in a four-post rack or cabinet, install a mounting screw and a cage nut into each of the holes aligned
with the threaded holes in the spacer bars. If you are installing the router in an open-frame rack, install four standard #12-24
pan-head screws into the keyhole mounting holes aligned with the rack.
11. Visually inspect the alignment of the router. If the router is installed properly in the rack, the mounting screws on one side of the
rack should align with the mounting screws on the opposite side and the router should be level. Add all additional screws.
Installing NetIron XMR 32000 modules
The NetIron XMR 32000 ships with empty module slots, and upper and lower shipping panels installed.
For instructions about installing 2x100GbE interface modules, refer to “Installing 2x100GbE interface modules in NetIron XMR routers”
on page 132.
The sequence for installing multiple modules is important to ensure proper fit in the NetIron XMR 32000 router. When populating the
NetIron XMR 32000 router, start with the middle slot, and work towards the edge. Always fill the bottom slots of the upper and lower card
cage first. Refer to Figure 4 on page 5 for slot locations. The following rules apply:
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Do not insert interface modules running software releases below 02.3.00 into slots 17 to 32 of a NetIron XMR 32000 router.
They should only be inserted into slots 1 to 16.
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All empty slots must contain slot blanks to ensure proper air flow within the router.
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During the initial installation of the modules, it is recommended that you insert all the modules into the slots before tightening the
module faceplate screws.
When populating the NetIron XMR 32000 router, the modules must be installed in the appropriate slots:
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Management modules: management slots 1 and 2
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Switch fabric modules: switch fabric slots 1-8