Brocade Communications Systems Brocade MLX Series and Brocade Netlron XMR 53-1002373-02 - Manual (Page 56)

38 Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide
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Router modules
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Power supply requirements for BR-MLX-1GCx24-X interface modules
Table 16 lists the power supply requirements for each type of router when installing 24-port 1 Gbps
Ethernet copper RJ45 interface module (BR-MLX-1GCx24-X).
24-port 1 Gbps fiber interface module
The 24-port 1 Gbps fiber interface module is available in the following formats:
• BR-MLX-1GFx24-X
• BR-MLX-1GFx24-X-ML
The 24-port 1 Gbps fiber interface modules has 32 Mb of flash memory and provide 24 physical
ports, through which you can connect your router to other network routers. BR-MLX-1GFx24-X-ML
supports up to 512K IPv4 routes in hardware. BR-MLX-1GFx24-X supports up to 1M IPv4 routes in
hardware. The ML version can be upgraded to a X version through a software license. Please
contact Brocade to purchase the license upgrade.
NOTE
When you install BR-MLX-1GFx24-X and BR-MLX-1GFx24-X-ML modules, you must upgrade the
software on all interface modules and management modules to the appropriate software release.
For more information on the appropriate software release refer to the Hardware Installation Notes
that shipped with the modules.
TABLE 16 Power supply requirements for 24-port 1 Gbps Ethernet copper RJ45 interface module
Router type Number of 24-port 1
Gbps Ethernet copper
RJ45 interface
module installed Power supply requirements
MLXe-4 three one 1200W PSU
for 1+1 redundancy, install two 1200W PSU
four two 1200W PSU
for 2+2 redundancy, install four 1200W PSU
MLX-4 and
Brocade NetIron
XMR 4000 four one 1200W PSU
for 1+1 redundancy, install two 1200W PSU
MLXe-8 seven two 1200W PSU
for 2+2 redundancy, install four 1200W PSU
eight three 1200W PSU
for 3+1 redundancy, install four 1200W PSU
Brocade NetIron
XMR 8000 eight two 1200W PSU
for 2+2 redundancy, install eight 1200W PSU
All 16-slot routers sixteen four 1200W PSU
for 4+4 redundancy, install eight 1200W PSU
All 32-slot routers thirty-two four 2400W PSU
for 4+4 redundancy, install eight 2400W PSU