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Installing a Brocade MLX-4 router
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Installing Brocade MLX-4 modules
The Brocade MLX-4 router ships with the required switch fabric modules installed.
The sequence for installing multiple modules is important to ensure proper fit. The recommended
sequence for the Brocade MLX-4 router is to install right-to-left, beginning with the lowest row and
moving up.
Installation procedures are identical for interface, management, and switch fabric modules.
Installing 2x100GbE interface modules
For instructions on installing 2x100GbE interface modules, refer to
“Installing 2x100GbE interface
modules in Brocade MLX routers”
on page 151.
NOTE
Because of the possibility of overheating, 2x100GbE interface modules should not be installed in
the top slot of a Brocade MLX 4-slot or a Brocade NetIron XMR4000 chassis. There are no heat
limitations for Brocade MLXe devices.
For information about how to disable and re-enable power to interface modules, see
“Disabling and
re-enabling power to interface modules”
on page 321.
DANGER
The intra-building ports of the equipment or subassembly is suitable for connection to
intra-building or unexposed wiring or cabling only. The intra-building ports of the equipment or
subassembly MUST NOT be metallically connected to interfaces that connect to the outside plant
(OSP) or its wiring. These interfaces are designed for use as intra-building interfaces only (Type 2
or Type 4 ports as described in GR-1089-CORE, Issue 5) and require isolation from the exposed
OSP cabling. The addition of Primary Protectors is not sufficient protection in order to connect
these interfaces metallically to OSP wiring.
NOTE
Brocade MLX modules are dedicated, which means that you must install them in Brocade MLX
routers only. If you install a Brocade MLX management module in another Brocade device, or install
a management module intended for another Brocade device in a Brocade MLX router, the router and
module will not function properly.
Although management modules are designed to be hot-swappable, you must upgrade the software
on all interface modules and management modules to the appropriate software release before
installing them. For more information on the appropriate software release, refer to the Hardware
Installation Notes that shipped with the management module.
If you are installing a redundant management module, refer to the chapter titled “Using a Redundant
Management Module” in the
Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron Family Configuration Guide
for information about how the redundant module works, optional software configurations, and how
to manage redundancy.
Table 34
identifies the router slot numbers where the modules must be installed. An identifying
label is located on the base of each slot.
