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
Depending on your router model, you can install up to 32 single-slot interface modules, or 16 double-slot interface modules.
Interface modules are hot-swappable, which means you can remove and replace them without powering down the system.
NOTE
For the latest and most up to date information on modules supported on MLX and XMR chassis, log in to www.mybrocade.com
and access the TECH NOTE: BROCADE MLX SERIES MODULE SUPPORT document.
NOTE
Specific information regarding RAD optics configuration on the Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR platforms has been
documented in the RAD optics Solutions test report. Please work with your account team to gain access to the document.
100xGbE 2-port interface module
The 100xGbE 2-port interface module is supported on all Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR routers. This interface module has two
100 Gbps CFP optics ports, 2 Gbps memory, an internal flash of 32MB for local storage of CPU images, and 64MB for local storage of
FPGA images. The 100xGbE 2-port interface module supports 1.5 GB buffering per port.
NOTE
Brocade MLX and NetIron XMR models support one port only.
The 100xGbE interface module occupies two interface module slots in any chassis, with one slot active and one slot inactive. In all
devices, the lower number of the two occupied slots becomes the active slot.
NOTE
Because of the possibility of overheating, 2x100GbE interface modules must not be installed in the top slot of a Brocade MLX
or XMR 4-slot chassis.
NI-XMR-1Gx20-GC 20 NetIron XMR Series 20-port 10/100/1000 copper module with
IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support
BR-MLX-1GCX24-X 24 XMR/MLXE 24-port 10/100/1000 Copper (RJ-45) Module with
IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB.
BR-MLX-1GCX24-X-
ML
24 MLX/MLXE 24-port 10/100/1000 Copper (RJ-45) Module with
IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB. License
Upgradable to “X” scalability (1M IPv4 routes in FIB).
BR-MLX-1GFx24-X 24 XMR/MLXE 24-port 1-GbE Fiber (SFP) Module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS
hardware support. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB.
BR-MLX-1GFX24-X-
ML
24 MLX/MLXE 24-port 1-GbE Fiber (SFP) Module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS
hardware support. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB. License Upgradable to “X”
scalability (1M IPv4 routes in FIB).
BR-MLX-10GX24-D
M
24 MLXe 24-port 10-GbE Module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support -
requires SFPP optics. Bandwidth up to 200Gbps per module. Supports 256K
IPv4 routes.
NI-MLX-1GX48-T-A 48 NetIron MLX Series 48-port 10/100/1000Base-T, MRJ21 module with
IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Requires high speed fans
NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A on MLX-16.
TABLE 4 Interface modules for all Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR routers (Continued)
SKU Ports Description