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
FIGURE 18 BR-MLX-1GCx24-X copper interface module front panel
The front panel includes the following features:
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LEDs to the left support the top ports, LEDs to the right support the bottom ports
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24 1 Gbps RJ45 copper ports
Table 11 describes the LEDs for the BR-MLX-1GCx24-X interface module.
Power supply requirements for BR-MLX-1GCx24-X interface modules
For power supply requirements for BR-MLX-1GCx24-X interface modules, refer to “Hardware Specifications”.
24-port 1 Gbps fiber interface module
The 24-port 1 Gbps fiber interface module is available in the following formats:
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BR-MLX-1GFx24-X
•
BR-MLX-1GFx24-X-ML
The 24-port 1 Gbps fiber interface modules has 32 Mb of flash memory and provide 24 physical ports, through which you can connect
your router to other network routers. BR-MLX-1GFx24-X-ML supports up to 512K IPv4 routes in hardware. BR-MLX-1GFx24-X
supports up to 1M IPv4 routes in hardware. The ML version can be upgraded to a X version through a software license. Please contact
Brocade to purchase the license upgrade.
NOTE
24-port 1 Gbps fiber interface modules support 1 Gbps Copper SFP optics at 10 Mbps, 100Mbps and 1Gbps speeds.
NOTE
When you install BR-MLX-1GFx24-X and BR-MLX-1GFx24-X-ML 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 modules.
NOTE
When you are replacing older modules with 24x1G modules, you must first delete the software configuration for the older module.
If you do not delete the old configuration, a configuration mismatch will occur when you install the new module. This mismatch
will be displayed in the results of the show config command.
TABLE 11 BR-MLX-1GCx24-X interface module LEDs
Position State Meaning
LEDs located at top right and left
edge of top row ports. Left LED
for top port, right LED for
bottom port)
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.