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
Before you install a 2x100GbE module, you will need to remove the center slot guide that divides the slot into two partitions. Do not
discard this guide, as you will need it if you ever want to convert the slot into two slots. For information about how to remove the center
guide and install high-speed fabric modules, refer to the 2x100GbE module installation instructions in the appropriate installation chapter
for your router model.
NOTE
Before installing the 100GbE module in a chassis, the tm-credit-size must be changed to 1024 bytes.
You will also need to change the system tm-credit-size to 1024b (which readies the device to forward 100 Gbps traffic). Log into your
system and enter the following commands in the configuration level of the CLI. Remember to write to memory and reload the device.
Brocade# config
Brocade(config)# system-init tm-credit-size credit_1024b
Brocade(config)# exit
Brocade# write memory
Brocade# reload
NOTE
The 100GbE module requires a minimum software version of R05.2.00. Please upgrade all software on the system to a
minimum version of R05.2.00 before you install your 2x100G module.
NOTE
100xGbE modules require high-speed switch fabric modules to operate.
Figure 11 shows the front panel of the 2x100GbE 2-port interface module.
FIGURE 11 100xGbE 2-port interface module front panel
The front panel contains the following features:
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Power LED and Lnk/Act LED for each port (as described in Table 5)
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Two 100xGbE CFP ports
100xGbE interface module LEDs
The LEDs on the 100xGbE interface modules indicate the status of each port, as described in Table 5.
TABLE 5 100xGbE module LEDs
LED Location State Meaning
Power (module state) Left side of module Green Module is receiving power
Off Module is not receiving power
Link/Act To the right of each port. Green blinking Port is enabled and link is up.
Off Port is disabled.