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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Testing network connectivity
Troubleshooting network connections
Observe connection LEDs to determine if network connections are functioning properly. Table 31 lists the LEDs related to the network
connections, the desired state of each LED, possible abnormal states of each LED, and what to do if an LED indicates an abnormal state.
If a problem persists after taking these actions, contact Brocade Technical Support.
Testing network connectivity
After you cable the fiber-optic transceivers, you can test connectivity to other network devices by pinging those devices. You also can
perform traceroutes.
Pinging an IP address
To verify that the router can reach another device through the network, enter a command such as the following at any level of the CLI.
Brocade# ping 192.33.4.7
Syntax: ping <ip addr> | <hostname> [source <ip addr>] [count <num>] [timeout <msec>] [ttl <num>] [size <byte>] [quiet]
[numeric] [no-fragment] [verify] [data <1-to-4 byte hex>] [brief]
Beginning with version 03.6.00 of the Multi-Service IronWare software, the maximum allowable size is 9170 bytes.
TABLE 31 Network connection-related LED states
LED Desired
state
Meaning Abnormal
state
Meaning or action
Interface module
Link On A link is
established with
the remote port.
Off A link is not established with the remote port. Try the following:
•
Verify that the connection to the other network device has
been properly made, and that the other network device is
powered on and operating correctly.
•
Verify that the transmit port on a router is connected to
the receive port on the other network device, and that the
receive port on the router is connected to the transmit port
on the other network device. If you are not certain, remove
the two cable connectors and reinsert them in the port
connector, reversing their order.
•
Dust may have accumulated in the cable connector or
port connector. For information about cleaning the
connectors, refer to “Cleaning fiber-optic ports and
connectors” on page 210.
•
If these actions do not resolve the problem, try using a
different port or a different cable.
Active On or
blinking
The port is
transmitting and
receiving user
packets.
Off for an
extended
period.
The port is not transmitting or receiving user packets. Try the
following:
•
Check the Link LED to make sure the link is still
established with the remote port. If not, take the actions
described in the Meaning or Action column for the Link
LED.
•
Verify that the port has not been disabled through a
configuration change. You can use the CLI. If you have
configured an IP address on the device, you also can use
the Web management interface or Brocade Network
Advisor.