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
10 Gbps Ethernet ports
The Gen-1 2-port or 4-port Ethernet modules (BR-MLX-10Gx4-X) have either two or four physical ports that allow you to connect your
router to other network routers at a speed of 10 Gbps.
You must insert XFP-compliant fiber-optic transceivers in each port you intend to use. XFP-compliant transceivers provide an optical or
physical medium-dependent (PMD) interface for single- or multi-mode fiber that can be used with either the LAN physical layer (PHY) or
WAN physical layer (WAN PHY).
For a list of XFP-compliant fiber-optic transceivers supported for Gen-1 2-port or 4-port modules, 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
For more information about fiber-optic transceivers and associated cabling, refer to “Installing a fiber-optic transceiver” on page 209.
Power supply requirements for Gen-1 2-port or 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface modules
For power supply requirements for Gen-1, 2-port or 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface modules, refer to “Hardware Specifications”.
Gen-1.1 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface modules
Gen-1.1 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface modules are available in the following formats:
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BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML - 4-port interface module for MLX, MLXe, and XMR devices
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BR-MLX-10Gx4-X - 4-port interface module for MLX, MLXe, and XMR devices licensed for 1 million routes
NOTE
The 10Gx4-X10 GbE module requires a minimum software version of R05.1.00. Please upgrade all software on the system to
a minimum of R05.1.00 before installing your 10Gx4-X module.
Figure 15 shows the front panel of 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface modules.
FIGURE 15 BR-MLX-10Gx4-X and BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML interface module front panel
The front panel of the BR-MLX-10GX4-X and BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML modules includes the following features:
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Two LEDs per port
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Four 10 Gbps Ethernet XFP optics ports
BR-MLX-10GX4-X and BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML interface module LEDs
The BR-MLX-10GX4-X and BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML interface module LEDs indicate the status of each port, as described in Table 9.
TABLE 9 BR-MLX-10GX4-X and BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML interface 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.