Installation Guide

Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Installation Guide 17
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MLX 24-port 10Gbps (BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM) Interface Modules
<Link>Figure 12 shows the front panel of the BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface module.
The 24-port, 10 Gbps interface module (BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM) provides twenty four 10 Gbps ports that support SFP+ optics. The
module is only supported on the MLXe chassis.
The BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface module supports 4.5 GB buffering per module.
BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM module is an oversubscribed module. The module can support up to 200Gbps when the system fabric mode is in
Turbo mode (i.e. system has only Gen 2 and Gen 3 modules such as 8x10G, 100G or 24x10G modules). The module can support up to 12
10G wire-speed ports when the system fabric mode is in Normal mode (i.e. system also has any Gen 1 modules such as 1G or 4x10G
modules).
FIGURE 12 BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM module front panel
The front panel includes the following features:
• Arrow-shaped LEDs in center horizontal strip for all ports. LEDs to the left support the top ports, LEDs to the right (pointing
down) support the bottom ports.
• Twenty four 10G Ethernet ports
<Link>Table 5 describes the LEDs for the BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules.
Power supply requirements for BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM modules
For power supply requirements for BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules, refer to <Link>“Hardware Specifications”.
8x10GE-X interface modules
The 8x10GE-X interface modules provide 8 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet with support for up to 1M IPv4 routes in hardware.
NOTE
Gen-2 8x10GE-X 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, refer to <Link>“High-speed switch fabric modules” on page 31.
For Brocade XMR 16-slot routers, 8x10GE-X modules require the installation of high-speed fans in addition to high-speed switch
fabric modules. For information about the high-speed fans, see <Link>“NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A high-speed fan assemblies” on
page 38.
TABLE 5 BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM module LEDs
Position State Meaning
Arrow-shaped LEDs in center
horizontal strip between ports.
Left LEDs support upper ports.
Right LEDs support lower ports.
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.