Brocade Communications Systems 53-1002373-02 User Manual
53-1002373-02
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53-1002373-02
26 September 2011
Brocade MLX Series and
Brocade NetIron XMR
Hardware Installation Guide
Supported Release: Multi-Service IronWare R05.2.00b
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Document History
Title Publication number Summary of changes Date
Brocade MLX Series and Brocade
NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide
Brocade MLX Series and Brocade
NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide
53-1002373-01 New document 21 June 20011
53-1002373-02 Added MR2 information and
updated power supply
information.
26 September 2011
Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide
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Contents
About This Document
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Supported hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Notes, cautions, and danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Chapter 1 Product Overview
Brocade router overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Router applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade MLXe routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Brocade MLX routers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Brocade NetIron XMR routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Router modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Management modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Interface modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
POS interface modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Switch fabric modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
High-speed switch fabric modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Power supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Rack mounting brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Cooling system for Brocade MLXe routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Cooling system for Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR
routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A high-speed fan assemblies. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Rack mount kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Supported software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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Chapter 2 Installing a Brocade MLXe Router
Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Installing 2x100GbE interface modules in Brocade MLXe routers .67
Installation considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Installing a Brocade MLXe-4 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Unpacking a Brocade MLXe-4 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Installing a Brocade MLXe-4 router in a rack or cabinet. . . . . . 71
Installing Brocade MLXe-4 modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Installing power supplies in a Brocade MLXe-4 router . . . . . . . 76
Connecting AC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Connecting DC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Installing a Brocade MLXe-8 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Unpacking a Brocade MLXe-8 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Installing a Brocade MLXe-8 router in a rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Installing Brocade MLXe-8 modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Installing power supplies in the Brocade MLXe-8 router. . . . . .85
Connecting AC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Connecting DC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Installing a Brocade MLXe-16 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Unpacking a Brocade MLXe-16 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Installing a Brocade MLXe-16 router in a rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Installing modules in a Brocade MLXe 16-slot router . . . . . . . .92
Installing power supplies in a Brocade MLXe-16 router . . . . . .96
Connecting AC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Connecting DC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Mounting Brocade MLXe-4, -8, or -16 routers in a 4-post rack or cabinet
100
Cabinet or 4-Post Rack Mount Kit contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Installing Brocade MLXe-4 and Brocade MLXe-8 routers in a cabinet
or 4-post rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Installing a Brocade MLXe-16 router in a cabinet or 4-post rack105
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Installing a Brocade MLXe-32 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Brocade MLXe-32 router shipping carton contents. . . . . . . . .109
Unpacking your Brocade MLXe-32 router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Installing a Brocade MLXe-32 router in a rack. . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Installing modules in the Brocade MLXe-32 router. . . . . . . . .122
Brocade MLXe-32 cable management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Accessing modules for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Installing power supplies in a Brocade MLXe-32 router . . . . .136
Connecting AC power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Connecting DC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Removing Brocade MLXe-32 router DC power supplies . . . . .139
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Attaching a management station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Attaching a PC or terminal to the console port or Ethernet port140
Activating the power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Observing the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Displaying the module status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Chapter 3 Installing a Brocade MLX Router
Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Installing 2x100GbE interface modules in Brocade MLX routers .151
Installation considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Installing a Brocade MLX-4 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Unpacking a Brocade MLX-4 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Installing a Brocade MLX-4 router in a rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Installing Brocade MLX-4 modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Installing Brocade MLX-4 router power supplies . . . . . . . . . . .160
Connecting AC power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Connecting DC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Installing a Brocade MLX-8 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Unpacking a Brocade MLX-8 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Installing a Brocade MLX-8 router in a rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Installing Brocade MLX-8 modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Installing Brocade MLX-8 router power supplies . . . . . . . . . . .170
Connecting AC power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Connecting DC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
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Installing a Brocade MLX-16 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Unpacking a Brocade MLX-16 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Installing a Brocade MLX-16 router in a rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Installing Brocade MLX-16 router modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Installing NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A fan assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Installing Brocade MLX-16 router power supplies. . . . . . . . . .186
Connecting AC power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Connecting DC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Unpacking a Brocade MLX-32 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router in a rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Brocade MLX-32 router shipping carton contents. . . . . . . . . .195
Unpacking your Brocade MLX-32 router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router in a rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Installing Brocade MLX-32 router modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Brocade MLX-32 cable management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Accessing modules for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Installing power supplies in a Brocade MLX-32 router . . . . . .222
Connecting AC power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Connecting DC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Removing Brocade MLX-32 router DC power supplies . . . . . .227
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Attaching a management station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Attaching a PC or terminal to the console port or the Ethernet port
228
Activating the power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Observing the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Displaying the module status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Chapter 4 Installing a Brocade NetIron XMR Router
Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Installing 2x100GbE interface modules in Brocade MLX routers .239
Installation considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
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Installing a Brocade NetIron XMR 4000 router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Unpacking a Brocade NetIron XMR 4000 router. . . . . . . . . . .243
Installing a Brocade NetIron XMR 4000 router in a rack . . . .243
Installing Brocade NetIron XMR 4000 modules . . . . . . . . . . .245
Installing Brocade NetIron XMR 4000 router power supplies 248
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Installing a Brocade NetIron XMR 8000 router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Unpacking a Brocade NetIron XMR 8000 router. . . . . . . . . . .253
Installing the Brocade NetIron XMR 8000 router in a rack. . .254
Installing Brocade NetIron XMR 8000 modules . . . . . . . . . . .255
Installing Brocade NetIron XMR 8000 router power supplies 258
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Installing a Brocade NetIron XMR 16000 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Unpacking a Brocade NetIron XMR 16000 router. . . . . . . . . .262
Installing a Brocade NetIron XMR 16000 router in a rack . . .263
Installing Brocade NetIron XMR 16000 modules . . . . . . . . . .265
Installing power supplies in a Brocade NetIron XMR 16000 router
268
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272
Installing a Brocade NetIron XMR 32000 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Unpacking a Brocade NetIron XMR 32000 router. . . . . . . . . .273
Installing a Brocade NetIron XMR 32000 router in a rack . . .275
Installing Brocade NetIron XMR 32000 modules . . . . . . . . . .277
Brocade NetIron XMR 32000 cable management . . . . . . . . .280
Accessing modules for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
Installing Brocade NetIron XMR 32000 router power supplies290
Removing Brocade NetIron XMR 3200 router DC power supplies296
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
Attaching a management station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
Attaching a PC or terminal to the console port or to the Ethernet port
297
Activating the power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298
Observing the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298
Displaying the module status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301
Chapter 5 Using Brocade Structured Cabling Components
Cable cinch overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303
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mRJ21 procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303
Cable cinch with two mRJ21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304
Cable cinch with three mRJ21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304
Cable cinch with four mRJ21 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305
Cable cinch with five mRJ21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305
Cable cinch with six mRJ21 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306
Cable cinch with seven mRJ21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306
Cable cinch with eight mRJ21 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
RJ45 procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Cable cinch with one group of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Cable cinch with two groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
Cable cinch with three groups of RJ45 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . .308
Cable cinch with four groups of RJ45 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Cable cinch with five groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Cable cinch with six groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Cable cinch with seven groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Cable cinch with eight groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Chapter 6 Connecting a Router to a Network Device
Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Configuring IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Support of subnet masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
Assigning an IP address to a management interface . . . . . . .315
Assigning IP addresses to an interface, virtual interface,
or loopback interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316
Enabling and disabling the interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Understanding management port functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Connecting the router to a network device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Installing a fiber-optic transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Cabling a fiber-optic transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Cleaning fiber-optic ports and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Troubleshooting network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Testing network connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320
Pinging an IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320
Tracing a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320
Chapter 7 Managing Routers and Modules
Managing the device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321
Enabling and disabling a DC Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321
Disabling and re-enabling power to interface modules. . . . . .321
Monitoring I2C failures on management modules . . . . . . . . .322
Displaying device status and temperature readings . . . . . . . .324
Displaying the Syslog configuration and static and dynamic buffers
327
Managing switch fabric modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329
Forcing HSF modules to operate in normal mode . . . . . . . . . .330
Blocking discovery of G1 switch fabric modules . . . . . . . . . . .330
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Managing the cooling system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331
Configuring the cooling system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331
Manually setting the fan speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
Monitoring the cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
Temperature log reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
Managing interface modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338
Configuring interface module boot parameters. . . . . . . . . . . .338
Changing priority of slots for interface modules . . . . . . . . . . .344
Disabling and re-enabling power to interface modules. . . . . .344
Enabling and disabling management module CPU usage calculations
345
Displaying CPU usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
Displaying management module CPU usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
Removing MAC address entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348
Chapter 8 Maintenance and Field Replacement
Hardware maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349
Replacing a management module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350
Replacing the Compact Flash Card in an MR2 management module
350
Replacing an interface module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
Removing and replacing an interface module . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
Replacing a switch fabric module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352
Replacing a fiber-optic transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353
Cabling a fiber-optic transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
Replacing a power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
Determining which power supply failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
Setting the threshold for power supply monitoring . . . . . . . . .354
Clearing power supply failure timestamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355
Displaying power supply monitoring timestamps . . . . . . . . . .355
Enabling a power supply shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356
Powering on the power supply through the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . .356
Replacing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356
Replacing fan assemblies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359
Replacing fan assemblies in all 32-slot routers. . . . . . . . . . . .359
Replacing fan assemblies in 16-slot routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362
Replacing the fan tray assembly in 4-slot and 8-slot routers .365
Replacing the air filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367
Installing upward deflectors on fan assemblies . . . . . . . . . . .373
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Hardware specifications for Brocade MLXe routers . . . . . . . . . . . .379
Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379
Physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Storage environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Safety agency approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Electromagnetic approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Hardware specifications for Brocade MLX routers . . . . . . . . . . . . .384
Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384
Physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386
Storage environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386
Safety agency approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387
Electromagnetic approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387
Hardware specifications for Brocade NetIron XMR routers . . . . . .387
Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387
Physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389
Storage environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390
Safety agency approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390
Electromagnetic approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390
Port specifications for all router models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390
Console port pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390
Management port pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .391
Power cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392
Appendix A Brocade MLXe Chassis bundles
Appendix B Regulatory Statements
U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409
Industry Canada statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409
Europe and Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409
Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Power cords (Japan Denan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412
Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412
Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412
Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413
Appendix C Caution and Danger Notices
Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415
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About This Document
Audience
This document is designed for system administrators with a working knowledge of Layer 2 and
Layer 3 switching and routing.
If you are using a Brocade device, you should be familiar with the following protocols if applicable to
your network – IP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, ISIS, IGMP, PIM, MPLS, and VRRP.
How this document is organized
This document is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as
possible.
The document contains the following components:
• Chapter 1, “Product Overview,”provides an overview of Brocade MLX Series and Brocade
NetIron XMR routers.
• Chapter 2, “Installing a Brocade MLXe Router,” provides installation instructions for Brocade
MLXe routers.
• Chapter 3, “Installing a Brocade MLX Router,” provides installation instructions for Brocade
MLX routers.
• Chapter 4, “Installing a Brocade NetIron XMR Router,” provides installation instructions for
Brocade NetIron XMR routers.
• Chapter 5, “Using Brocade Structured Cabling Components,” provides information on how to
use the cabling components with Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR routers.
• Chapter 6, “Connecting a Router to a Network Device,” describes how to connect Brocade MLX
Series and Brocade NetIron XMR routers to network devices.
• Chapter 7, “Managing Routers and Modules,” provides information on management tasks for
Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR routers.
• Chapter 8, “Maintenance and Field Replacement,” describes maintenance procedures for
Brocade MLX Series MLXe, Brocade MLX, and Brocade NetIron XMR routers.
• Chapter 9, “Hardware Specifications,” provides hardware specifications for Brocade MLX
Series and Brocade NetIron XMR routers.
• Appendix A, “Brocade MLXe Chassis bundles,” provides a list of FRU bundle contents for the
Brocade MLXe router.
• Appendix B, “Regulatory Statements,” contains regulatory information for Brocade MLX Series
and Brocade NetIron XMR routers.
• Appendix C, “Caution and Danger Notices,” contains Caution and Danger notices in four
languages for Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR routers.
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Supported hardware
In instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some devices
but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which devices are supported and which are not.
Although many different hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade
Communications Systems, Inc., documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond
the scope of this document.
The following hardware platforms are described in this document:
• Brocade MLXe-4 router
• Brocade MLXe-8 router
• Brocade MLXe-16 router
• Brocade MLXe-32 router
• Brocade MLX-4 router
• Brocade MLX-8 router
• Brocade MLX-16 router
• Brocade MLX-32 router
• Brocade NetIron XMR 4000 router
• Brocade NetIron XMR 8000 router
• Brocade NetIron XMR 16000 router
• Brocade NetIron XMR 32000 router
What’s new in this document
This document has been updated for this release to include the following new information:
• MR2 management modules:
• BR-MLX-MR2-M management module (MR2 for Brocade MLX and Brocade MLXe 4, 8, and
16-slot devices)
• BR-MLX-MR2-X management module (MR2 for Brocade NetIron XMR 4, 8, and 16-slot
devices)
• BR-MLX-32-MR2-M management module (MR2 for Brocade MLX and Brocade MLXe
32-slot devices)
• BR-MLX-32-MR2-X (MR2 for Brocade NetIron XMR 32-slot devices)
• 3000W power supply information
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Document conventions
NOTE
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names
italic text Provides emphasis
Document conventions
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
Identifies variables
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
Command syntax conventions
.
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
command and
parameters
[ ] Optional parameter.
<variable> Variables are printed in italics enclosed in angled brackets < >.
... Repeat the previous element, for example “member [;member...]”
| Choose from one of the parameters.
Commands and parameters are printed in bold.
Command examples
This document describes how to perform simple upgrade and configuration tasks using the
command line interface (CLI), but does not describe the commands in detail. For complete
descriptions of commands for Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR routers, see the
Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron Family Configuration Guide.
Notes, cautions, and danger notices
The following notices and danger statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in
order of increasing severity of potential hazards.
A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a
reference to related information.
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CAUTION
DANGER
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.
Notice to the reader
This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These
trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations.
These references are made for informational purposes only.
Notice to the reader
This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These
trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations.
These references are made for informational purposes only.
Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products
Phillips Screw Company, Inc. Phillips
Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer
Mozilla Corporation Mozilla Firefox
Sun Microsystems Java Runtime Environment
Related publications
The following Brocade Communications documents supplement the information in this guide:
• Multi-Service IronWare Software Upgrade Guide
• Brocade MLX Series and NetIron Family Configuration Guide
• Unified IP MIB Reference
• Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR Series Diagnostic Reference
• Multi-Service IronWare Software Upgrade Procedures for Brocade MLX Series and NetIron
Family devices
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Getting technical help
To contact Technical Support, go to http://www.brocade.com/services-support/index.page for the
latest e-mail and telephone contact information.
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Chapter
Product Overview
Brocade router overview
Brocade routers provide high-performance routing to service providers, metro topologies, and
Internet Exchange Points, offering the following benefits:
• Scalable multi-service IP/MPLS carrier Ethernet routers.
• 100 Gbps Ethernet and 1 Gbps Ethernet wire-speed ports in a single router.
• Wire-speed IPv4, IPv6, and MPLS forwarding performance.
• Comprehensive IPv4 and IPv6 routing support based on Brocade Multi-Service IronWare.
• High-availability design with redundant management modules, switch fabric modules, power
supplies and fans, supporting hitless failover, hitless software upgrades, and non-stop routing.
• Advanced, scalable Metro Ethernet Layer 2 services.
• Advanced Layer 2/Layer 3 VPN and multicast capabilities support residential triple-play and
business services.
• Comprehensive hardware-based security and policies.
• Advanced QoS for differentiated SLAs.
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Router applications
Brocade routers are commonly deployed in the following situations:
• Layer 2 metro networks
• Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (VPN) service provider
networks supporting multi-VRFs and RFC 2547bis
• MPLS Layer 2 VPN service provider networks supporting both Virtual Private LAN Service
(VPLS) and Virtual Leased Line (VLL)
Hardware features
This section describes the major hardware components of Brocade routers. The figures in this
section show the router slots where you install modules and power supplies. For installation
instructions for these devices, refer to the appropriate installation chapter in this guide for your
model.
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Brocade MLXe routers
Brocade MLXe routers are available in the following models:
• Brocade MLXe-4: 4 interface slots (see Figure 1 on page 2)
• Brocade MLXe-8: 8 interface slots (see Figure 2 on page 3)
• Brocade MLXe-16: 16 interface slots (see Figure 3 on page 5)
• Brocade MLXe-32: 32 interface slots (see Figure 4 on page 7)
The following sections described the components you can install in the router slots. For a detailed
list of components that ships with each router, refer to Appendix A, “Brocade MLXe Chassis
bundles”.
Brocade MLXe-4 router components
You can install the following components in the router slots:
• Up to two management modules (one active and one redundant).
• Up to three switch fabric modules.
• Up to four interface modules.
• Up to four power supplies (AC or DC).
For a detailed list of components that ships with each router, refer to Appendix A, “Brocade MLXe
Chassis bundles”.
Figure 1 displays the Brocade MLXe-4 router.
FIGURE 1 Brocade MLXe-4 router
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2 Switch fabric slot 2 5 Interface slot 1 8 Management slot 1 11-14 Power supplies
3 Switch fabric slot 3 6 Switch fabric slot 1 9 Management slot 2
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Brocade MLXe-8 router components
You can install the following components in the router slots:
• Up to two management modules (one active and one redundant).
• Up to three switch fabric modules.
• Up to eight interface modules.
• Up to four power supplies (AC or DC).
For a detailed list of components that ships with each router, refer to Appendix A, “Brocade MLXe
Chassis bundles”.
Figure 2 displays the Brocade MLXe-8 router.
FIGURE 2 Brocade MLXe-8 router
1 Interface slot 1 6 Switch fabric slot 2 11 Interface slot 8 16 Power supply slot 3
2 interface slot 2 7 Switch fabric slot 3 12 Management slot 1 17 Power supply slot 4
3 Interface slot 3 8 Interface slot 5 13 Management slot 2 18 ESD connector
4 Interface slot 4 9 Interface slot 6 14 Power supply slot 1
5 Switch fabric slot 1 10 Interface slot 7 15 Power supply slot 2
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Brocade MLXe-16 router components
You can install the following components in the router slots:
• Up to two management modules (one active and one redundant).
• Up to four switch fabric modules.
• Up to 16 interface modules.
• Up to eight power supplies (AC or DC).
For a detailed list of components that ships with each router, refer to Appendix A, “Brocade MLXe
Chassis bundles”.
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17 Switch fabric slot 1 21 Management slot 1
18 Switch fabric slot 2 22 Management slot 2
19 Switch fabric slot 3 23 ESD connector
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Brocade MLXe-32 router components
You can install the following components in the router slots:
• Up to two management modules.
• Up to eight switch fabric modules.
• Up to 32 interface modules.
• Up to eight power supplies (AC or DC).
For a detailed list of components that ships with each router, refer to Appendix A, “Brocade MLXe
Chassis bundles”.
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33 Switch fabric slot 1 39 Switch fabric slot 7 45 Power supply 1 51 Power supply 7
34 Switch fabric slot 2 40 Switch fabric slot 8 46 Power supply 2 52 Power supply 8
35 Switch fabric slot 3 41 Management slot 1 47 Power supply 3
36 Switch fabric slot 4 42 Management slot 2 48 Power supply 4
37 Switch fabric slot 5 43 Captive screws 49 Power supply 5
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Brocade MLX routers
Brocade MLX routers are available in the following models:
• Brocade MLX-4: 4 interface slots (see Figure 5 on page 8)
• Brocade MLX-8: 8 interface slots (see Figure 6 on page 9)
• Brocade MLX-16: 16 interface slots (see Figure 7 on page 10)
• Brocade MLX-32: 32 interface slots (see Figure 8 on page 12)
The following sections described the components you can install in the router slots.
Brocade MLX-4 router components
You can install the following components in the router slots:
• Up to two management modules (one active and one redundant).
• Up to three switch fabric modules.
• Up to four interface modules.
• Up to three power supplies (AC or DC).
Figure 5 displays the Brocade MLX-4 router.
FIGURE 5 Brocade MLX-4 router
1 Interface slot 2 4 ESD connector 7 Interface slot 3 10 Interface slot 4
2 Switch fabric slot 2 5 Interface slot 1 8 Management slot 1 11 - 13 Three power supplies
3 Switch fabric slot 3 6 Switch fabric slot 1 9 Management slot 2
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You can install the following components in the router slots:
• Up to two management modules (one active and one redundant).
• Up to three switch fabric modules.
• Up to eight interface modules.
• Up to four power supplies (AC or DC).
Figure 6 displays the Brocade MLX-8 router.
FIGURE 6 Brocade MLX-8 router
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2 interface slot 2 7 Switch fabric slot 3 12 Management slot 1 17 Power supply slot 4
3 Interface slot 3 8 Interface slot 5 13 Management slot 2 18 ESD connector
4 Interface slot 4 9 Interface slot 6 14 Power supply slot 1
5 Switch fabric slot 1 10 Interface slot 7 15 Power supply slot 2
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Brocade MLX-16 router components
You can install the following components in the router slots:
• Up to two management modules (one active and one redundant).
• Up to four switch fabric modules.
• Up to 16 interface modules.
• Up to eight power supplies (AC or DC).
Figure 7 displays the Brocade MLX-16 router.
FIGURE 7 Brocade MLX-16 router
1-16 Interface slots 1-16 20 Switch fabric slot 4 24-31 Power supplies
17 Switch fabric slot 1 21 Management slot 1
18 Switch fabric slot 2 22 Management slot 2
19 Switch fabric slot 3 23 ESD connector
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Brocade MLX-32 router components
You can install the following components in the router slots:
• Two management modules.
• Up to eight switch fabric modules.
• Up to 32 interface modules.
• Up to eight power supplies (AC or DC).
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Figure 8 displays the Brocade MLX-32 router.
FIGURE 8 Brocade MLX-32 router
1-32 Interface slots 1-32 38 Switch fabric slot 6 44 ESD connector 50 Power supply 6
33 Switch fabric slot 1 39 Switch fabric slot 7 45 Power supply 1 51 Power supply 7
34 Switch fabric slot 2 40 Switch fabric slot 8 46 Power supply 2 52 Power supply 8
35 Switch fabric slot 3 41 Management slot 1 47 Power supply 3
36 Switch fabric slot 4 42 Management slot 2 48 Power supply 4
37 Switch fabric slot 5 43 Captive screws 40 Power supply 5
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