Installation Guide

Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Installation Guide 21
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Router modules
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL
For an up to date list of the 10 Gbps XFP-compliant fiber-optic transceivers that are available from Brocade, refer to the latest version of
the Brocade Optics Family Data Sheet, available online in the following location:
http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/optics-family-ds.pdf
For more information about fiber-optic transceivers and associated cabling, refer to <Link>“Installing a fiber-optic transceiver” on
page 207.
Power supply requirements for 10Gx4 interface modules
For power supply requirements for the 10Gx4 modules, refer to <Link>“Hardware Specifications”.
8-port 10 Gbps M and D interface modules
The 8-port, 10 Gbps interface modules (NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D) provide eight 10 Gbps ports that support SFP+
optics. These modules contain an internal flash memory of 16 MB for local storage of CPU images, and 32 MB for local storage of FPGA
images. The NI-MLX-10Gx8-M interface module supports a buffer of 3 GB buffering per module. The NI-MLX-10Gx8-D module
supports 1 GB buffering per module.
NOTE
NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules are designed for use with Brocade MLX routers only. They are not supported
for NetIron XMR routers.
NOTE
When installing NI-MLX-10Gx8-M or NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules, you must first upgrade the software on all interface modules
and management modules to Multi-Service IronWare software R05.0.00 or later. For more information, refer to the Hardware
Installation Notes that shipped with the modules.
NOTE
NI-MLX-10Gx8-D interface modules do not support MPLS.
NOTE
NI-MLX-10Gx8-M or NI-MLX-10Gx8-D 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, see <Link>“High-speed switch fabric modules” on page 31.
For Brocade MLX 16-slot routers, NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D 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.
<Link>Figure 16 displays the faceplate of the NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules. <Link>Figure 17 shows the RX and TX
orientation for the ports, and identifies which LED goes with which port.
FIGURE 16 NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D module faceplate