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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Connecting the router to a network device
3. Remove the metal cover from the port on the interface module.
4. Gently insert the fiber-optic transceiver into the port until the transceiver clicks into place. Transceivers are keyed to prevent
incorrect insertion.
Cabling a fiber-optic transceiver
Follow these steps to cable a fiber-optic transceiver.
1. Remove the protective covering from the fiber-optic port connectors and store the covering for future use.
2. Before cabling a fiber-optic transceiver, it is strongly recommended that you clean the cable connectors and the port connectors.
For more information, refer to “Cleaning fiber-optic ports and connectors”.
3. Gently insert the two cable connectors (a tab on each connector should face upward) into the ports until the tabs lock into place.
Tunable 10 GbE DWDM SFP+
NOTE
Tunable 10 GbE DWDM SFP+ are only supported on MLX8x10, MLX24x10 modules
The tunable 10 GbE dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) SFP+ modular optic (part number 10G-SFPP-ZRD-T) can be
configured through the CLI to use C-band channels 1 - 102 for flexible metro or campus Ethernet links that reach up to 80 km.
For 10-Gigabit Ethernet DWDM interfaces only, configure full C-band tunable optics as shown below.
To configure a physical port, enter a command such as the following.
Brocade(config-if-e10000-1/1)# tunable-optic sfpp channel 5
Syntax: tunable-optic sfpp channel <channel number> [show]
To configure a LAG port, enter a command such as the following.
Brocade(config-if-e10000-1/1)# physical-port 1/1 tunable-optic sfpp channel 5
Brocade(config-lag-lag1)# physical-port 1/1 tunable-optic sfpp channel 5 show
Channel 5: 191.3THz, 1567.13nm
Syntax: physical-port <port> tunable-optic sfpp channel <channel number> [show]
Use the channel number parameter to specify the channel number to use on the interface. Possible values 0 through 102.
Use the show options to display the SFPP channel used on the interface.
Cleaning fiber-optic ports and connectors
To avoid problems with connections between fiber-optic ports and fiber cable connectors, it is strongly recommended that you clean
ports and connectors each time you make a connection. Dust can accumulate inside the port and connector and cause problems as
serious as reducing the optic launch power.
To clean the fiber-optic ports and cable connectors, it is recommended that you use a fiber-optic reel-type cleaner. You can purchase this
type of cleaner from the following website:
http://www.fisfiber.com/
When you are not using a fiber-optic transceiver port, always replace the protective cover.