Installation Guide
278 Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Installation Guide
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Hardware specifications for Brocade MLX routers
Table 43 lists power consumption values for Brocade MLX router components.
Inter
MLX routers with48-T-A interface modules only
MLX-4 15 1445 4967 7 1455 4967 30 1435 4967
MLX-8 29 2893 9873 14 2893 9873 60 2893 9873
MLX-16 59 5857 19991 29 5857 19991 122 5857 19991
MLX-32 N/A N/A N/A 60 11924 40696 248 11924 40696
MLX routers with legacy MLX interface modules only
MLX-4 13 1313 4480 7 1313 4480 27 1313 4480
MLX-8 26 2607 8899 13 2607 8899 54 2607 8899
MLX-16 53 5286 18041 26 5286 18041 110 5286 18041
MLX-32 N/A N/A N/A 54 10781 36797 225 10781 36797
TABLE 43 Maximum power consumption for Brocade MLX router components
Component Maximum power
consumption, in
watts
Management Modules
MR management module (Brocade MLX 4-slot, 8-slot and 16-slot routers) 30W
MR management module (Brocade MLX 32-slot routers) 35W
MR2 management module (BR-MLX-MR2-M for Brocade MLX 4-slot, 8-slot, and 16-slot
routers)
40W
MR2 management module (BR-MLX-32-MR2-M for Brocade MLX 32-slot routers) 45W
Switch Fabric Modules
NI-X-SF1 4-slot switch fabric module (Brocade MLX 4-slot, 8-slot and 16-slot routers) 19W
NI-X-SF3 8/16-slot switch fabric module (Brocade MLX 4-slot, 8-slot and 16-slot routers) 53W
NI-X-32-SF 32-slot switch fabric module (Brocade MLX 32-slot routers) 60W
High-speed switch fabric modules
NI-X-4-HSF 19W
NI-X-16-8-HSF 53W
NI-X-32-HSF 60W
Interface modules
1-port 100 Gbps Ethernet interface module 485W
2-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface module with fiber-optic transceivers 150W
4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface module with fiber-optic transceivers 225W
8-port 10 Gbps Gen 2 Ethernet interface module (M) 248W
4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface module (X) 240W
Brocade MLX router power consumption values (Continued)
Model @100 VAC @200 VAC @-48VDC
Amps Watts BTU/hr Amps Watts BTU/hr Amp
s
Watts BTU/hr