Brocade Communications Systems Brocade MLX Series and Brocade Netlron XMR 53-1002373-02 - Manual (Page 197)

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Installing a Brocade MLX-16 router
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Table 36 provides the router slot numbers into which you must install the modules. Markings for
the router slots are at the base of the slots.
Fan and switch fabric requirements for NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A
interface modules in 16-slot routers
If you install NI-MLX-10Gx8-M, NI-MLX-10x8G-D or NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A interface modules in a 16-slot
router, you must replace the standard fans on the back of the router with high speed fans. You
must also replace standard switch fabric modules with high-speed switch fabric modules.
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 that you can perform, and how to manage the redundancy feature.
NOTE
Brocade MLX modules are dedicated, which means that you must install them in a Brocade MLX
router only. If you install a Brocade MLX module in another Brocade device or install a module
intended for another Brocade device in a Brocade MLX router, the router and module may 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.
Before installing modules in the Brocade MLX-16 router, have the following items available:
• A large flat-blade screwdriver.
• A new or replacement interface module, which you can order from Brocade
• An ESD wrist strap with a plug to attach to the ESD connector on the router chassis.
DANGER
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a 1 megohm series resistor.
The Brocade MLX-16 router ships with slot blanks installed in all empty module slots. The slot
blanks help ensure proper airflow inside the router. You must remove the slot blank to install a
module in a slot.
TABLE 36 Brocade MLX-16 module slot designations
Brocade MLX-16 module Slot number
Management modules Active module – M1 (upper).
Redundant module – M2 (lower).
Interface modules 1 – 16
Switch Fabric modules SF1 – SF4