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
Power supply requirements for BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM modules
For power supply requirements for BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules, refer to “Hardware Specifications”.
8x10GE-X interface modules
The 8x10GE-X interface modules provide 8 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet with support for up to 1M IPv4 routes in hardware.
NOTE
Gen-2 8x10GE-X modules require high speed switch fabric modules to operate. You can replace switch fabric modules with
high-speed switch fabric modules while the system is powered on and running. For more information about high-speed switch
fabric modules, refer to “High-speed switch fabric modules” on page 32.
For Brocade XMR 16-slot routers, 8x10GE-X modules require the installation of high-speed fans in addition to high-speed
switch fabric modules. For information about the high-speed fans, see “NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A high-speed fan assemblies” on
page 39.
Figure 13 shows the faceplate of the 8x10GE-X module.
FIGURE 13 8x10GE-X module faceplate
8x10GE-X modules support SFP+ optics only; they do not support SFP or XFP optics. For a list of supported SFP+ optics, refer to the
latest version of the Brocade Optics Family Data Sheet, available online in the following location:
http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/optics-family-ds.pdf
8x10GE-X interface module LEDs
The 8x10GE-X interface module LEDs indicate module and port status, as described in Table 7.
Power supply requirements for 8x10GE-X modules
For power supply requirements for the 8x10GE-X modules, refer to “Hardware Specifications”.
TABLE 6 BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM module LEDs
Position State Meaning
Arrow-shaped LEDs in center
horizontal strip between ports.
Left LEDs support upper ports.
Right LEDs support lower ports.
Solid green A link has been established.
Green blinking The port is transmitting and receiving packets.
Off No link exists, and the port is not transmitting or receiving
packets.
TABLE 7 8x10GE-X interface module LEDs
LED Location State Meaning
Power Lower left corner of module Green Module is receiving power
Off Module is not receiving power
Link/Act Below the ports. Top port
LED on left, bottom port LED
on right.
Green
blinking
Port enabled and link is passing traffic. LED is solid
green when link is idle.
Off Port is disabled.