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 interface modules
Brocade# lp boot system slot1 primary 1
Syntax: lp boot system slot1 | slot2 <filename> <slot-number>
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The slot1 and slot2 keywords indicate the auxiliary flash slot on the management module from which to boot the interface
module.
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The filename parameter specifies the name of the image from which to boot the interface module.
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The slot-number parameter specifies the device slot number that contains the interface module that will undergo an immediate
boot. You can specify 1 – 4 for 4-slot devices, 1 – 8 for 8-slot devices, 1 – 16 for 16-slot devices, or 1 – 32 for 32-slot
devices.
Specifying an immediate boot from management module flash memory
To specify an immediate boot from the primary image on the management module for the interface module installed in slot 1, enter the
following command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI.
Brocade# lp boot system mp primary 1
Syntax: lp boot system mp primary | secondary <slot-number>
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The primary and secondary keywords specify the primary or secondary software image in flash memory on the management
module.
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The slot-number parameter specifies the device slot number that contains the interface module that will undergo an immediate
boot.You can specify 1 – 4 for 4-slot devices, 1 – 8 for 8-slot devices, 1 – 16 for 16-slot devices, or 1 – 32 for 32-slot
devices.
Specifying an immediate boot from flash memory on the interface module
To specify an immediate boot from the primary image in flash memory on the interface module installed in slot 1, enter the following
command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI.
Brocade# lp boot system flash primary 1
Syntax: lp boot system flash [primary | secondary] <slot-number>
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The primary and secondary keywords specify the primary or secondary image in the interface module flash memory.
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The slot-number parameter specifies the slot number that contains the interface module that will undergo an immediate
boot.You can specify 1 – 4 for 4-slot devices, 1 – 8 for 8-slot devices, 1 – 16 for 16-slot devices, or 1 – 32 for 32-slot
devices.
Specifying an immediate boot from a TFTP server
To specify an immediate boot for the interface module installed in slot 1 from a TFTP server, enter the following command at the
Privileged EXEC level of the CLI.
Brocade# lp boot system tftp 123.123.123.123 primary 1
Syntax: lp boot system tftp <ip-address> <filename> <slot-number>
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The ip-address parameter specifies the IP address of the TFTP server from which the interface module will be booted.
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The filename parameter specifies the name of the image from which to boot the interface module.
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The slot-number parameter specifies the slot number that contains the interface module that will undergo an immediate boot.
You can specify 1 – 4 for 4-slot devices, 1 – 8 for 8-slot devices, 1 – 16 for 16-slot devices, or 1 – 32 for 32-slot devices.
Specifying an immediate interactive boot
To specify an immediate interactive boot for the interface module installed in slot 1, enter the following command at the Privileged EXEC
level of the CLI.
Brocade# lp boot system interactive 1
Syntax: lp boot system interactive <slot-number>