Installation Guide

Table Of Contents
Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Installation Guide 21
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Router modules
BR-MLX-10GX4-X and BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML interface module Ethernet ports
The BR-MLX-10GX4-X interface module has four physical ports that allow you to connect your router to other network routers at a
speed of 10 Gbps. BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML supports up to 512K IPv4 routes in hardware. BR-MLX-10Gx4-X supports up to 1M IPv4
routes. BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML can be upgraded to an X version through a software license. Please contact Brocade to purchase the
license upgrade.
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 an up to date list of the 10 Gbps XFP-compliant fiber-optic transceivers that are available from Brocade, 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 10Gx4 interface modules
For power supply requirements for the 10Gx4 modules, refer to “Hardware Specifications”.
8-port 10 Gbps M and D interface modules
The 8-port, 10 Gbps interface modules (NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D) provide eight 10 Gbps ports that support SFP+
optics. These modules contain an internal flash memory of 16 MB for local storage of CPU images, and 32 MB for local storage of
FPGA images. The NI-MLX-10Gx8-M interface module supports a buffer of 3 GB buffering per module. The NI-MLX-10Gx8-D
module supports 1 GB buffering per module.
NOTE
NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules are designed for use with Brocade MLX routers only. They are not
supported for NetIron XMR routers.
NOTE
When installing NI-MLX-10Gx8-M or NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules, you must first upgrade the software on all interface modules
and management modules to Multi-Service IronWare software R05.0.00 or later. For more information, refer to the Hardware
Installation Notes that shipped with the modules.
NOTE
NI-MLX-10Gx8-D interface modules do not support MPLS.
NOTE
NI-MLX-10Gx8-M or NI-MLX-10Gx8-D 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, see “High-speed switch fabric modules” on page 32.
Active Left of each
Ethernet port
On The port is transmitting and receiving packets.
Off The port is not transmitting or receiving packets.
TABLE 9 BR-MLX-10GX4-X and BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML interface module LEDs
LED Location State Meaning