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
Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Installation Guide 19
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Router modules
Gen-1 10Gx2 and 10Gx4 Ethernet interface modules
Gen-1 2-port and 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface modules are available in the following formats:
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NI-MLX-10Gx2 - 2-port interface module for MLX devices
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NI-XMR-10Gx2 - 2-port interface module for XMR devices
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NI-MLX-10Gx4 - 4-port interface module for MLX devices
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NI-XMR-10Gx4 - 4-port interface module for XMR devices
NOTE
When you install Gen-1 2-port or 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface modules, you must upgrade the software on all interface
modules and management modules to the appropriate software release. For more information on the appropriate software
release refer to the Hardware Installation Notes that shipped with the interface module.
Figure 14 shows Gen-1 2-port and 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface module front panels.
FIGURE 14 Gen-1 2-port and 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet module front panels
The front panel of the 2-port module includes the following features:
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Two LEDs per port (as described in Table 8)
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Two 10 Gbps Ethernet XFP optics ports
The front panel of the 4-port module includes the following features:
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Two LEDs per port (as described in Table 8)
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Four 10 Gbps Ethernet XFP optics ports
10 Gbps Ethernet interface module LEDs
Gen-1 2-port and 4-port interface modules have LEDs that indicate the status of each port, as described in Table 8.
TABLE 8 Gen-1 2-port or 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet module LEDs
LED Location State Meaning
Link Left of each
Ethernet port
On A link is established with the remote port.
Off A link is not established with the remote port.
Active Left of each
Ethernet port
On The port is transmitting and receiving packets.
Off The port is not transmitting or receiving packets.