Installation Guide

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Hardware specifications for Brocade MLX routers
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Physical dimensions
The following table provides the physical dimensions for Brocade MLX routers.
The following table provides the physical dimensions for Brocade MLXe interface modules.
Operating environment
The following table provides the operating environment specifications for Brocade MLX routers.
8-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface module (D) 246W
4-port 40-GbE Ethernet module (M) 320W
20-port Gbps Ethernet fiber Interface with fiber-optic transceivers 175W
20-port Gbps Ethernet copper Interface module 146W
24-port 1 Gbps Ethernet copper RJ45 interface module 160W
24-port 1 Gbps Ethernet fiber interface module 160W
48-port Gbps Ethernet with MRJ-21 interface 260W
Fan assemblies
Brocade MLX-4 fan tray 66W
Brocade MLX-8 fan tray 132W
Brocade MLX-16 front fan tray 202W
Brocade MLX-16 rear fan modules (2 fans) 288W
Brocade MLX-32 fan modules (8 cooling Interface fans, 2 power supply fans) 1150W
TABLE 44 Brocade MLX router physical dimensions
Model Height Width Depth Weight (fully
loaded)
Brocade MLX-4 17.68 cm (6.96 in.) 44.32 cm (17.45 in.) 57.15 cm (22.5 in.) 35 kg (78 lbs)
Brocade MLX-8 31.01 cm (12.21 in.) 44.32 cm (17.45 in.) 57.15 cm (22.5 in.) 60 kg (131 lbs)
Brocade MLX-16 62.15 cm (24.47 in.) 44.32 cm (17.45 in.) 64.77 cm (25.5 in.) 107 kg (236 lbs)
Brocade MLX-32 146.58 cm (57.71 in.) 44.32 cm (17.45 in.) 61.21 cm (24.1 in.) 255 kg (561 lbs)
TABLE 45 Brocade MLXe interface modules physical dimensions
Interface module
model
Height Width Depth Depth with
Fan FRU
Weight
(empty)
Weight
(fully
loaded)
BR-MLX-40GX4-M 4.166 cm
(1.46 in.)
18.796 cm
(7.40 in.)
40.64 cm
(16.0 in.)
NA NA 4 kg
(9.85 lbs)
TABLE 43 Maximum power consumption for Brocade MLX router components
Component Maximum power
consumption, in
watts