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
FIGURE 119Insertion or extraction Tool
Use the tool to grasp the boot or the plug of the modular connector at the narrow end (the end closest to the attached cable), and insert the
connector into the proper interface module. Grasping the boot or plug at the wide end during insertion may cause the tool to be difficult to
release and remove.
When using the tool to extract the boot or plug of a modular connector, cover the entire length of the boot or plug with the tool. Notice that
one end of the tool has a “hook” side. Use this side to compress the locking tab while you remove the connector.
NetIron XMR 32000 cable management
NetIron XMR 32000 cable management is designed to ensure access to the power supplies at the bottom of the router, and to keep the
air inlet clear in the center of the router (this is essential for proper cooling). Cable management hardware at the top, bottom and sides of
the router help you route the cables in the proper direction.
In general, cables from the outer interface modules are routed horizontally and away from the router. Cables from the remaining modules
in the upper half of the router are routed up, then outwards along the channels.
The modules in the lower half of the router are routed downwards, above the power supplies. Figure 120 shows the cable routing, with the
upper and lower cable management covers removed for clarity.
Cable management notes
The following rules apply when setting up cable management for a heavily- or fully-loaded system:
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All cables must be firmly connected, supported, and contained.
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Use cable cinches, spaced approximately every 24 inches, to secure all of the cables for each module into a single bundle. This
is especially important at the ends nearest the module connections. Each cable cinch holds up to 8 MRJ21 cables, or 48 RJ45
cables.
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For additional security, use cable ties to secure cables to the cable management system hardware on the sides of the unit (Refer
to Figure 1.8).
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The cable routing slots at the top and bottom of the unit are strong enough to hold many cables, but the more cable cinches and
cable ties you use, the more secure your cable management system will be.
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If you bundle the cables correctly, you will be able to move the bundles to the side to access the modules for service, without
disturbing the connections. Refer to Figure 129.
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Always route the cables for the outer-most modules out the sides of the unit. Route the cables for the innermost modules
through the top or through the bottom cable management hardware on the unit.
1 Hooked tab 2 Stepped tab
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