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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Managing the cooling system
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If the system is operating in Turbo mode, standard switch fabric modules (G1) and standard (G1) interface modules are
automatically blocked.
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If there are any active G1 switch fabric modules, G2 interface modules are blocked.
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If there are any active G2 interface modules, G1 switch fabric modules are blocked.
Forcing HSF modules to operate in normal mode
NOTE
This procedure requires that you restart your router.
If necessary, you can configure HSF modules to operate in normal mode using the system-init fabric-data-mode force normal
command.
Brocade(config)# system-init fabric-data-mode force-normal
Syntax: [no] system-init fabric-date-mode force-normal
If you remove the forced normal condition using the no version of this command, you must enter the write-memory command and
restart the router.
Blocking discovery of G1 switch fabric modules
NOTE
This procedure requires that you restart your router.
In a router with both standard (G1) switch fabric modules and G2 HSF modules, you can block the discovery of the G1 switch fabric
modules by entering the system-init block-g1-sfm command.
Syntax: system-init block-g1-sfm
After you enter this command, enter the write -memory command and restart the router.
Managing the cooling system
This section provides configuration, management, and monitoring information about router cooling systems.
Configuring the cooling system
Your router is pre-configured with default settings for all cooling system parameters. Although no initial configuration of the cooling
system is necessary, you can change the settings of the following cooling system parameters:
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Low and high temperature thresholds for modules and fan speeds
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Interval at which the system polls the temperature sensors on the module for a reading
NOTE
Auto control of fan speed is not monitored when cards are in interactive mode. Set fan speed to high to prevent over-temp
condition.
NOTE
Adjusting fan controls out of the default setting can negatively affect the efficient cooling of blades and may cause a blade to
overheat and shutdown.