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
Physical dimensions
The following table provides the physical dimensions for Brocade MLX routers.
The following table provides the physical dimensions for Brocade MLXe interface modules.
Operating environment
The following table provides the operating environment specifications for Brocade MLX routers.
8-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface module (D) 246W
4-port 40-GbE Ethernet module (M) 320W
20-port Gbps Ethernet fiber Interface with fiber-optic transceivers 175W
20-port Gbps Ethernet copper Interface module 146W
24-port 1 Gbps Ethernet copper RJ45 interface module 160W
24-port 1 Gbps Ethernet fiber interface module 160W
48-port Gbps Ethernet with MRJ-21 interface 260W
Fan assemblies
Brocade MLX-4 fan tray 66W
Brocade MLX-8 fan tray 132W
Brocade MLX-16 front fan tray 202W
Brocade MLX-16 rear fan modules (2 fans) 288W
Brocade MLX-32 fan modules (8 cooling Interface fans, 2 power supply fans) 1150W
TABLE 46 Brocade MLX router physical dimensions
Model Height Width Depth Weight (fully
loaded)
Brocade MLX-4 17.68 cm (6.96 in.) 44.32 cm (17.45
in.)
57.15 cm (22.5 in.) 35 kg (78 lbs)
Brocade MLX-8 31.01 cm (12.21 in.) 44.32 cm (17.45
in.)
57.15 cm (22.5 in.) 60 kg (131 lbs)
Brocade MLX-16 62.15 cm (24.47 in.) 44.32 cm (17.45
in.)
64.77 cm (25.5 in.) 107 kg (236 lbs)
Brocade MLX-32 146.58 cm (57.71
in.)
44.32 cm (17.45
in.)
61.21 cm (24.1 in.) 255 kg (561 lbs)
TABLE 47 Brocade MLXe interface modules physical dimensions
Interface module
model
Height Width Depth Depth with
Fan FRU
Weight
(empty)
Weight
(fully
loaded)
BR-MLX-40GX4-M 4.166 cm
(1.46 in.)
18.796 cm
(7.40 in.)
40.64 cm
(16.0 in.)
NA NA 4 kg
(9.85 lbs)
TABLE 45 Maximum power consumption for Brocade MLX router components (Continued)
Component Maximum power
consumption, in
watts