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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Hardware specifications for Brocade MLX routers
Table 45 lists power consumption values for Brocade MLX router components.
Inter
MLX routers with48-T-A interface modules only
MLX-4 15 1445 4967 7 1455 4967 30 1435 4967
MLX-8 29 2893 9873 14 2893 9873 60 2893 9873
MLX-16 59 5857 19991 29 5857 19991 122 5857 19991
MLX-32 N/A N/A N/A 60 11924 40696 248 11924 40696
MLX routers with legacy MLX interface modules only
MLX-4 13 1313 4480 7 1313 4480 27 1313 4480
MLX-8 26 2607 8899 13 2607 8899 54 2607 8899
MLX-16 53 5286 18041 26 5286 18041 110 5286 18041
MLX-32 N/A N/A N/A 54 10781 36797 225 10781 36797
TABLE 45 Maximum power consumption for Brocade MLX router components
Component Maximum power
consumption, in
watts
Management Modules
MR management module (Brocade MLX 4-slot, 8-slot and 16-slot routers) 30W
MR management module (Brocade MLX 32-slot routers) 35W
MR2 management module (BR-MLX-MR2-M for Brocade MLX 4-slot, 8-slot, and 16-slot
routers)
40W
MR2 management module (BR-MLX-32-MR2-M for Brocade MLX 32-slot routers) 45W
Switch Fabric Modules
NI-X-SF1 4-slot switch fabric module (Brocade MLX 4-slot, 8-slot and 16-slot routers) 19W
NI-X-SF3 8/16-slot switch fabric module (Brocade MLX 4-slot, 8-slot and 16-slot routers) 53W
NI-X-32-SF 32-slot switch fabric module (Brocade MLX 32-slot routers) 60W
High-speed switch fabric modules
NI-X-4-HSF 19W
NI-X-16-8-HSF 53W
NI-X-32-HSF 60W
Interface modules
1-port 100 Gbps Ethernet interface module 485W
2-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface module with fiber-optic transceivers 150W
4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface module with fiber-optic transceivers 225W
8-port 10 Gbps Gen 2 Ethernet interface module (M) 248W
4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface module (X) 240W
TABLE 44 Brocade MLX router power consumption values (Continued)
Model @100 VAC @200 VAC @-48VDC
Amps Watts BTU/hr Amps Watts BTU/hr Amp
s
Watts BTU/hr