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10 Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Installation Guide

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Router modules

This section describes management modules, interface modules, and switch fabric modules.

Management modules

Brocade MLX and NetIron XMR routers support the following management modules types.

• MR management module

• MR2 management module

<Link>Table 1 lists the management modules available for Brocade MLX and NetIron XMR routers.

35 Switch fabric slot 3 41 Management slot 1 4

Power supply 3

36 Switch fabric slot 4 4

Management slot 2 4

Power supply 4

37 Switch fabric slot 5 4

Captive screws 4

Power supply 5

TABLE 1 Management modules for all Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR routers

Part number Description

NI-MLX-MR (MR)

Brocade MLXe and Brocade MLX management module, 1 GB SDRAM, dual auxiliary flash

slots, EIA or TIA-232 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports for out-of-band management.

NI-MLX-32-MR (MR)

Brocade MLXe-32 and Brocade MLX-32 management module, 1 GB SDRAM, dual auxiliary

flash slots, EIA or TIA-232 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports for out-of-band management.

NI-XMR-MR

(MR)

NetIron XMR management module, 2 GB SDRAM, dual auxiliary flash slots, EIA or TIA-232

and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports for out-of-band management.

NI-XMR-32-MR

(MR)

NetIron XMR 32000 management module, 2 GB SDRAM, dual auxiliary flash slots, EIA or

TIA-232 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports for out-of-band management.

BR-MLX-MR2-M (MR2)

MLXe/MLX Gen2 management (M) module for 4-, 8- and 16-slot systems. Includes 4 GB

RAM, 1 internal compact flash drive (2GB), 1 external compact flash slot with included 2GB

card, RS-232 serial console port and 10/100/1000 Ethernet port for management.

BR-MLX-MR2-X (MR2)

MLXe/XMR Gen2 management (X) module for 4-, 8- and 16-slot systems. Includes 4 GB

RAM, 1 internal compact flash drive (2GB), 1 external compact flash slot with included 2GB

card, RS-232 serial console port and 10/100/1000 Ethernet port for management.

BR-MLX-32-MR2

-M

(MR2)

MLXe/MLX Gen2 management (M) module for 32-slot systems. Includes 4 GB RAM, 1

internal compact flash drive (2GB), 1 external compact flash slot with included 2GB card,

RS-232 serial console port and 10/100/1000 Ethernet port for management.

BR-MLX-32-MR2

-X

(MR2)

MLXe/XMR Gen2 management (X) module for 32-slot systems. Includes 4 GB RAM, 1

internal compact flash drive (2GB), 1 external compact flash slot with included 2GB card,

RS-232 serial console port and 10/100/1000 Ethernet port for management.