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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Replacing a switch fabric module
For 16-slot routers, if you insert a module into a slot where the fan speed for a previous module was manually configured, you will need
to change the fan speed back to auto. For example, if the fan speed was manually configured to “slow”, and you are installing a module
that requires more cooling power, the “slow” setting will cause the module to overheat. To configure the fan speed to auto, enter the
following command:
Brocade
# set-fan-speed auto
Syntax: set-fan-speed auto
Due to the high cable capacity of 32-slot routers, cable bundles can be very dense. The design of the cable management system allows
you to access interface modules in the top row of the upper card cage without having to disconnect cables from the bottom row of the
same card cage. Simply move the cable bundles from the lower card cage to the side, as shown in Figure 154.
FIGURE 154 Accessing the interface modules on a fully-loaded 32-slot chassis
Replacing a switch fabric module
You can replace a switch fabric module while the router is powered on and running. For more information on switch fabric slot locations,
refer to “Switch fabric modules” on page 30. For installation instructions for switch fabric modules, see the installation chapter that is
appropriate for your router model.
If you are hot-swapping a component, please allow a minimum of two seconds after the old component
has been removed before inserting a replacement component in the same slot.
For a graceful shutdown of the links, it is recommended that you disable the switch fabric module before removing it from the device. It is
also recommended that you remove or replace switch fabric modules one at a time. If you need to remove all of the switch fabric modules
at the same time, you must shut down the router and remove the power source.