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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Router modules
Interface modules
Interface modules for Brocade MLX and NetIron XMR routers are available in two types:
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Gen-1 interface modules
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Gen-2 interface modules, which provide additional functionality, more memory, and higher operation speeds.
Table 4 lists the interface modules that are available for Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR routers.
TABLE 4 Interface modules for all Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR routers
SKU Ports Description
NI-MLX-10GX2 2 NetIron MLX Series 2-port 10-GbE module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support - requires XFP optics
NI-XMR-10GX2 2 NetIron XMR Series 2-port 10-Gbps Ethernet module - requires XFP optics.
IPv4, IPv6, MPLS support
BR-MLX-100GX-1 1 MLXE/XMR/MLX 1-port 100-GbE (X) Module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support - requires CFP optics. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB in XMR mode
and 512K IPv4 routes in MLX mode. Requires high speed switch fabric
modules. License upgradable to 2-ports on a MLXe.
BR-MLX-100GX-2 2 MLXE 2-port 100-GbE (X) Module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support -
requires CFP optics. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB in XMR mode and 512K
IPv4 routes in MLX mode. Requires high speed switch fabric modules.
NI-MLX-10GX4 4 NetIron MLX Series 4-port 10-GbE module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support - requires XFP optics
NI-XMR-10Gx4 4 NetIron XMR Series 4-port 10-GbE module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support - requires XFP optics
BR-MLX-10GX4-X 4 XMR/MLXe 4-port 10-GbE (X) module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support - requires XFP optics. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB.
BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-M
L
4 MLX/MLXe 4-port 10-GbE (ML) module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support-requires XFP optics. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB. License
Upgradable to "X" scalability (1M IPv4 routes in FIB).
BR-MLX-40Gx4-M 4 MLXe 4-port 40-GbE (M) module with Layer 2, IPv4/IPv6, MPLS and
OpenFlow supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB, and requires high speed switch
fabric modules and QSFP+ optics.
NI-MLX-10GX8-M 8 Brocade MLX Series 8-port 10-GbE (M) module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS
hardware support - requires SFPP optics. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB.
Requires high speed switch fabric modules
NI-MLX-10GX8-D 8 Brocade MLX Series 8-port 10-GbE (D) module with IPv4/IPv6 hardware
support - requires SFPP optics. Supports 256K IPv4 routes in FIB. Doesn't
support MPLS. Requires high speed switch fabric modules
BR-MLX-10GX8-X 8 MLXe/XMR 8-port 10-GbE (X) module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support-requires SFPP optics. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB. Requires high
speed switch fabric modules.
NI-MLX-1GX20-SFP 20 NetIron MLX Series 20-port FE/GE (100/1000) module with
IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support - requires SFP optics. Note: Copper SFPs
are supported at 1000Mbps only
NI-XMR-1GX20-SFP 20 NetIron XMR Series 20-port FE/GE (100/1000) module with
IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support - requires SFP optics. Note: Copper SFPs
are supported at 1000Mbps only
NI-MLX-1GX20-GC 20 NetIron MLX Series 20-port 10/100/1000 copper module with
IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support