Brocade Communications Systems NetIron MLXe Series Hardware Installation Manual

HARDWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE

Brocade NetIron MLXe Series Hardware Installation Guide

53-1004203-04 22 September 2017

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Contents

Preface...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9

Document conventions............................................................................................................................................................................................................................9

Notes, cautions, and warnings.....................................................................................................................................................................................................9

Text formatting conventions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................9

Command syntax conventions.................................................................................................................................................................................................10

Brocade resources..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10

Document feedback.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Contacting Brocade Technical Support.........................................................................................................................................................................................11

Brocade customers.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................11

Brocade OEM customers..........................................................................................................................................................................................................11

About This Document..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Supported hardware and software................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Supported hardware ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................13

Supported software.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................18

What’s new in this document............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18

How command information is presented in this guide............................................................................................................................................................19

Notice to the reader................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19

Product Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................................................21

Brocade router overview...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Router applications.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21

Hardware features................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Brocade MLXe Series routers.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22

Router modules....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28

Management modules................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28

Interface modules..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................32

Auto-tuning links............................................................................................................................................................................................................................73

Forward Error Correction mode...............................................................................................................................................................................................75

Switch fabric modules..................................................................................................................................................................................................................76

High-speed switch fabric modules........................................................................................................................................................................................ 78

CFP2 to QSFP28 conversion module................................................................................................................................................................................78

Power supplies................................................................................................................................................................................................................................80

Rack mounting brackets.............................................................................................................................................................................................................81

Cooling system for Brocade MLXe Series routers.......................................................................................................................................................... 82

NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A high-speed fan assemblies........................................................................................................................................................86

Rack mount kit................................................................................................................................................................................................................................86

Supported software features..............................................................................................................................................................................................................86

Installing a Brocade MLXe Router................................................................................................................................................................................ 87

Pre-Installation notice for the Brocade MLXe chassis bundles...........................................................................................................................................87

Installation precautions......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 87

General precautions......................................................................................................................................................................................................................88

Power precautions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................88

Lifting precautions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................90

Installing 2x100GbE CFP2 interface modules in Brocade MLXe Series routers.......................................................................................................90

Installation considerations for 2x100GbE interface module.......................................................................................................................................90

Installing 2x100GbE CFP2 interface modules................................................................................................................................................................90

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Installing BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules in Brocade MLXe Series routers............................................................................................91

Installation considerations..........................................................................................................................................................................................................91

Installation procedure...................................................................................................................................................................................................................92

Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-4 router..................................................................................................................................................................................93

Preparing the installation site....................................................................................................................................................................................................93

Unpacking a Brocade MLXe Series-4 router.................................................................................................................................................................... 93

Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-4 router in an EIA rack........................................................................................................................................... 93

Installing Brocade MLXe Series-4 modules...................................................................................................................................................................... 96

Installing power supplies in a Brocade MLXe Series-4 router....................................................................................................................................98

Connecting AC power..................................................................................................................................................................................................................99

Connecting DC power..............................................................................................................................................................................................................100

Final steps......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................102

Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-8 router...............................................................................................................................................................................103

Unpacking a Brocade MLXe Series-8 router................................................................................................................................................................. 103

Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-8 router in an EIA rack........................................................................................................................................103

Installing Brocade MLXe Series-8 modules................................................................................................................................................................... 105

Installing power supplies in the Brocade MLXe Series-8 router............................................................................................................................ 107

Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-16 router............................................................................................................................................................................112

Unpacking a Brocade MLXe Series-16 router.............................................................................................................................................................. 112

Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-16 router in an EIA rack.....................................................................................................................................113

Installing modules in a Brocade MLXe Series 16-slot router..................................................................................................................................115

Installing power supplies in a Brocade MLXe Series-16 router............................................................................................................................. 117

Mounting Brocade MLXe Series-4, -8, or -16 routers in a 4-post EIA rack.............................................................................................................121

EIA rack or 4-Post Rack Mount Kit contents..................................................................................................................................................................121

Installing Brocade MLXe Series-4 and Brocade MLXe Series-8 routers in a 4-post EIA rack................................................................121

Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-16 router in a 4-post EIA rack........................................................................................................................128

Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-32 router............................................................................................................................................................................134

Brocade MLXe Series-32 router shipping carton contents..................................................................................................................................... 135

Unpacking your Brocade MLXe Series-32 router........................................................................................................................................................135

Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-32 router in an EIA rack.....................................................................................................................................136

Installing modules in the Brocade MLXe Series-32 router...................................................................................................................................... 152

Brocade MLXe Series-32 cable management..............................................................................................................................................................156

Accessing modules for service.............................................................................................................................................................................................165

Installing power supplies in a Brocade MLXe Series-32 router............................................................................................................................. 166

Removing Brocade MLXe Series-32 router DC power supplies...........................................................................................................................170

Attaching a management station...................................................................................................................................................................................................171

Attaching a PC or terminal to the console port or Ethernet port............................................................................................................................ 171

Activating the power source.............................................................................................................................................................................................................172

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Verifying proper operation................................................................................................................................................................................................................172

Observing the LEDs..................................................................................................................................................................................................................173

Displaying the module status................................................................................................................................................................................................ 178

Forced card deletion..................................................................................................................................................................................................................180

Using Brocade Structured Cabling Components................................................................................................................................................... 183

Cable cinch overview..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................183

mRJ21 procedures.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................184

Cable cinch with two mRJ21 cables.................................................................................................................................................................................. 184

Cable cinch with three mRJ21 cables............................................................................................................................................................................... 184

Cable cinch with four mRJ21 cables................................................................................................................................................................................. 185

Cable cinch with ve mRJ21 cables.................................................................................................................................................................................. 185

Cable cinch with six mRJ21 cables.................................................................................................................................................................................... 186

Cable cinch with seven mRJ21 cables..............................................................................................................................................................................186

Cable cinch with eight mRJ21 cables................................................................................................................................................................................187

RJ-45 procedures...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................187

Cable cinch with one group of RJ-45 cables.................................................................................................................................................................188

Cable cinch with two groups of RJ-45 cables............................................................................................................................................................... 188

Cable cinch with three groups of RJ-45 cables............................................................................................................................................................ 189

Cable cinch with four groups of RJ-45 cables...............................................................................................................................................................189

Cable cinch with ve groups of RJ-45 cables................................................................................................................................................................190

Cable cinch with six groups of RJ-45 cables.................................................................................................................................................................190

Cable cinch with seven groups of RJ-45 cables...........................................................................................................................................................191

Cable cinch with eight groups of RJ-45 cables.............................................................................................................................................................191

Connecting a Router to a Network Device............................................................................................................................................................... 193

Assigning permanent passwords..................................................................................................................................................................................................193

Conguring IP addresses.................................................................................................................................................................................................................194

Support of subnet masks........................................................................................................................................................................................................194

Assigning an IP address to a management interface..................................................................................................................................................195

Assigning IP addresses to an interface, virtual interface,or loopback interface................................................................................................ 195

Enabling and disabling the interfaces.................................................................................................................................................................................196

Understanding management port functions............................................................................................................................................................................ 196

Connecting the router to a network device................................................................................................................................................................................197

Installing a ber-optic transceiver........................................................................................................................................................................................ 197

Cabling a ber-optic transceiver...........................................................................................................................................................................................198

Tunable 10 GbE DWDM SFP+............................................................................................................................................................................................ 198

Cleaning ber-optic ports and connectors...................................................................................................................................................................... 198

Troubleshooting network connections...............................................................................................................................................................................198

Testing network connectivity........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 200

Pinging an IP address...............................................................................................................................................................................................................200

Tracing a route..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................200

Managing Routers and Modules.................................................................................................................................................................................201

Managing the device...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................201

Disabling and re-enabling power to interface modules.............................................................................................................................................. 201

Monitoring I2C failures on management modules...................................................................................................................................................... 202

Displaying device status and temperature readings.....................................................................................................................................................204

Displaying the Syslog conguration and static and dynamic buers................................................................................................................... 206

Router Headless State by MP Presence from LP .......................................................................................................................................................208

Rolling Reboot..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................209

Line Module Conguration Deletion in Interactive Boot Mode...............................................................................................................................209

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Managing switch fabric modules...................................................................................................................................................................................................209

Forcing HSF modules to operate in normal mode...................................................................................................................................................... 210

Blocking discovery of G1 switch fabric modules..........................................................................................................................................................210

Managing the cooling system.........................................................................................................................................................................................................211

Conguring the cooling system............................................................................................................................................................................................211

Manually setting the fan speed.............................................................................................................................................................................................217

Monitoring the cooling system..............................................................................................................................................................................................217

Temperature log reduction......................................................................................................................................................................................................218

Managing interface modules...........................................................................................................................................................................................................219

Conguring interface module boot parameters.............................................................................................................................................................219

Changing priority of slots for interface modules............................................................................................................................................................224

Disabling and re-enabling power to interface modules.............................................................................................................................................. 224

Monitoring Link Status.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................225

Enabling monitoring link status.............................................................................................................................................................................................225

Disabling monitoring link status........................................................................................................................................................................................... 225

Displaying fabric link status....................................................................................................................................................................................................226

Syslog messages........................................................................................................................................................................................................................226

Trac Manager XPP link monitoring...........................................................................................................................................................................................227

Enabling TM-XPP link monitoring.......................................................................................................................................................................................227

Using alarms to collect and monitor device status................................................................................................................................................................228

Conguring Alarm History Buer Size..............................................................................................................................................................................229

Conguring alarm logging...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 229

Displaying alarms....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 229

Clearing the alarm history log................................................................................................................................................................................................232

Disabling SNMP trap generation and logging................................................................................................................................................................232

Displaying MR2 management module memory usage......................................................................................................................................................233

Enabling and disabling management module CPU usage calculations.......................................................................................................................233

Displaying CPU usage............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 234

Displaying management module CPU usage.........................................................................................................................................................................235

Removing MAC address entries....................................................................................................................................................................................................235

IPv6 ND Proxy......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................236

IPv6 ND Proxy Conguration Tasks...................................................................................................................................................................................237

DRBG Health Test on IPsec LP.....................................................................................................................................................................................................243

Maintenance and Field Replacement........................................................................................................................................................................245

Maintenance and eld replacement overview.......................................................................................................................................................................... 245

Hardware maintenance schedule.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 245

Replacing a management module................................................................................................................................................................................................246

Installing the Compact Flash Card in an MR2 management module..................................................................................................................246

Replacing an interface module.......................................................................................................................................................................................................247

Removing and replacing an interface module................................................................................................................................................................247

Replacing a switch fabric module..................................................................................................................................................................................................248

Replacing a ber-optic transceiver............................................................................................................................................................................................... 248

Replacing a power supply.................................................................................................................................................................................................................249

Determining which power supply failed............................................................................................................................................................................249

Setting the threshold for power supply monitoring......................................................................................................................................................250

Clearing power supply failure timestamps.......................................................................................................................................................................250

Displaying power supply monitoring timestamps........................................................................................................................................................ 251

Enabling a power supply shutdown....................................................................................................................................................................................252

Powering on the power supply through the CLI ........................................................................................................................................................... 252

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Replacing fan assemblies.................................................................................................................................................................................................................255

Replacing fan assemblies in all 32-slot routers.............................................................................................................................................................255

Replacing fan assemblies in 16-slot routers..................................................................................................................................................................258

Replacing the fan tray assembly in 4-slot and 8-slot routers..................................................................................................................................259

Replacing the air lters............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 262

Installing upward deectors on fan assemblies..............................................................................................................................................................265

Hardware Specications ..............................................................................................................................................................................................271

Hardware specications for Brocade MLXe Series routers................................................................................................................................................271

Power specications..................................................................................................................................................................................................................271

Physical dimensions..................................................................................................................................................................................................................273

Operating environment............................................................................................................................................................................................................274

Storage environment.................................................................................................................................................................................................................274

Safety agency approvals..........................................................................................................................................................................................................274

Electromagnetic approvals..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 275

Port specications for all router models.....................................................................................................................................................................................275

2x100GbE CFP2 Dynamic Port Conguration............................................................................................................................................................275

Console port pin assignments.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 275

Management port pin assignments....................................................................................................................................................................................276

Brocade MLXe Chassis Bundles................................................................................................................................................................................ 277

Regulatory Statements.................................................................................................................................................................................................287

BSMI statement (Taiwan)..................................................................................................................................................................................................................287

Canadian requirements......................................................................................................................................................................................................................287

China CC statement............................................................................................................................................................................................................................288

Europe and Australia (CISPR 22 Class A Warning)...............................................................................................................................................................288

FCC warning (US only)...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 289

Germany..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................289

KCC statement (Republic of Korea).............................................................................................................................................................................................. 289

VCCI statement.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................290

EMC, safety, and environmental regulatory compliance information.............................................................................................................................290

Regulatory compliance (EMC)...............................................................................................................................................................................................290

Regulatory compliance (safety)............................................................................................................................................................................................. 290

Regulatory compliance (environmental)............................................................................................................................................................................ 290

Caution and Danger Notices....................................................................................................................................................................................... 293

Cautions...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................293

General cautions......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 293

Electrical cautions.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................294

Cautions related to equipment weight...............................................................................................................................................................................300

Danger Notices.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................301

General dangers..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................301

Electrical dangers........................................................................................................................................................................................................................301

Dangers related to equipment weight................................................................................................................................................................................304

Laser dangers.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 305

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Preface

• Document conventions......................................................................................................................................................................................9

• Brocade resources............................................................................................................................................................................................ 10

• Document feedback.........................................................................................................................................................................................10

• Contacting Brocade Technical Support....................................................................................................................................................11

Document conventions

The document conventions describe text formatting conventions, command syntax conventions, and important notice formats used in Brocade technical documentation.

Notes, cautions, and warnings

Notes, cautions, and warning statements may be used in this document. They are listed in the order of increasing severity of potential

hazards.

NOTE

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ATTENTION

An Attention statement indicates a stronger note, for example, to alert you when trac might be interrupted or the device might

reboot.

CAUTION

A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware,

rmware, software, or data.

DANGER

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.

Text formatting conventions

Text formatting conventions such as boldface, italic, or Courier font may be used to highlight specic words or phrases.

Format Description bold text Identies command names.

Identies keywords and operands.

Identies the names of GUI elements.

Identies text to enter in the GUI.

italic text Identies emphasis.

Identies variables.

Identies document titles.

Courier font

Identies CLI output.

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Format Description

Identies command syntax examples.

Command syntax conventions

Bold and italic text identify command syntax components. Delimiters and operators relationships.

Convention Description bold text Identies command names, keywords, and command options.

italic text Identies a variable. value In Fibre Channel products, a xed value provided as input to a command option is printed in plain text, for

example, --show WWN.

[ ] Syntax components displayed within square brackets are optional.

Default responses to system prompts are enclosed in square brackets.

{ x | y | z } A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly brackets separated by vertical bars. You must select

one of the options.

In Fibre Channel products, square brackets may be used instead for this purpose. x | y A vertical bar separates mutually exclusive elements. < > Nonprinting characters, for example, passwords, are enclosed in angle brackets. ... Repeat the previous element, for example, member[member...]. \ Indicates a “soft” line break in command examples. If a backslash separates two lines of a command

input, enter the entire command at the prompt without the backslash.

dene groupings of parameters and their logical

Brocade resources

Visit the Brocade website to locate related documentation for your product and additional Brocade resources.

White papers, data sheets, and the most recent versions of Brocade software and hardware manuals are available at www.brocade.com. Product documentation for all supported releases is available to registered users at MyBrocade.

Click the Support tab and select Document Library to access product documentation on MyBrocade or www.brocade.com. You can locate documentation by product or by operating system.

Release notes are bundled with software downloads on MyBrocade. Links to software downloads are available on the MyBrocade landing page and in the Document Library.

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Contacting Brocade Technical Support

As a Brocade customer, you can contact Brocade Technical Support 24x7 online or by telephone. Brocade OEM customers should contact their OEM/solution provider.

Brocade customers

For product support information and the latest information on contacting the Technical Assistance Center, go to www.brocade.com and select Support.

If you have purchased Brocade product support directly from Brocade, use one of the following methods to contact the Brocade Technical Assistance Center 24x7.

Online Telephone

Preferred method of contact for non-urgent issues:

• Case management through the MyBrocade portal.

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Required for Sev 1-Critical and Sev 2-High issues:

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Brocade OEM customers

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• OEM/solution providers are trained and

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• Brocade Supplemental Support augments your existing OEM support contract, providing direct access to Brocade expertise. For more information, contact Brocade or your OEM.

• For questions regarding service levels and response times, contact your OEM/solution provider.

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About This Document

• Supported hardware and software..............................................................................................................................................................13

• What’s new in this document........................................................................................................................................................................18

• How command information is presented in this guide...................................................................................................................... 19

• Notice to the reader..........................................................................................................................................................................................19

Supported hardware and software

The following sections describe the supported hardware and software for this document. If procedures or parts of procedures apply to some devices but not to others, this guide identies which devices are supported and which are not.

Although many dierent hardware congurations are tested and supported by Brocade, documenting all possible congurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.

Supported hardware

This document describes hardware installation and troubleshooting procedures for the following hardware platforms:

• Brocade MLXe Series-4 router

• Brocade MLXe Series-8 router

• Brocade MLXe Series-16 router

• Brocade MLXe Series-32 router

The following table describes all supported management modules for the Brocade MLXe Series routers.

TABLE 1 Management modules used with Brocade MLXe Series routers

Part number Description Supported

devices

BR-MLX-MR2-M(MR2) Gen2 management (M). 4 GB RAM, 1

internal 2 GB CF drive, 1 external CF slot, 2 GB card (included), RS-232 serial console port and 10/100/1000 Ethernet port.

BR-MLX-MR2-X(MR2) Gen2 management (X). 4 GB RAM, 1

internal 2 GB CF drive, 1 external CF slot, 2 GB card (included), RS-232 serial console port and 10/100/1000 Ethernet port.

BR-MLX-32MR2-M

BR-MLX-32MR2-X

(MR2) Gen2 management (M). 4 GB RAM, 1 internal 2 GB CF drive, 1 external CF slot, 2 GB card (included), RS-232 serial console port and 10/100/1000 Ethernet port.

(MR2) Gen2 management (X). 4 GB RAM, 1 internal 2 GB CF drive, 1 external CF slot, 2 GB card (included), RS-232 serial console port and 10/100/1000 Ethernet port.

MLXe-4, MLXe-8 and MLXe-16

MLX-4, MLX-8 and MLX-16

MLXe-4, MLXe-8 and MLXe-16

MLXe-32

MLX-32

MLXe-32 NetIron R05.7.xx. Yes You must use one of

Introduced Supported Notes

NetIron R05.7.xx. Yes You must use one of

the relevant MR2 modules starting from NetIron R05.8.00.

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TABLE 1 Management modules used with Brocade MLXe Series routers (continued)

Part number Description Supported

devices

NI-MLX-MR (MR) management module, 1 GB SDRAM,

dual auxiliary ash slots, EIA or TIA-232 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports.

NI-MLX-32MR

NI-XMR-MR (MR) management module, 2 GB SDRAM,

NI-XMR-32MR

(MR)-32 management module, 1 GB SDRAM, dual auxiliary ash slots, EIA or TIA-232 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports.

dual auxiliary ash slots, EIA or TIA-232 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports.

(MR)-32 management module, 2 GB SDRAM, dual auxiliary ash slots, EIA or TIA-232 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports.

MLXe-4, MLXe-8 and MLXe-16

MLX-4, MLX-8 and MLX-16

MLXe-32

MLX-32

MLXe-4, MLXe-8 and MLXe-16

Introduced Supported Notes

NetIron R05.2.00. NetIron

The following table describes all supported interface modules for the Brocade MLXe Series routers.

EOL initiated.

R05.7.xx.

EOL initiated.

R05.7.xx.

EOL initiated.

R05.7.xx.

EOL initiated.

R05.7.xx.

TABLE 2 Interface modules used with Brocade MLXe Series routers

Part number Description Supported

device(s)

BRMLX-100GX1X

BRMLX-100GX2CFP2-M

BRMLX-100GX2CFP2-X2

BRMLX-100GX2X

BRMLX-10GX4IPSEC-M

BRMLX-10Gx20M

BRMLX-10Gx20X2

One (1)-port 100 GbE (X) module with IPv4/ IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB in XMR mode and 512K IPv4 routes in MLX mode.

Two (2)-port 100 GbE (M) module with IPv4/ IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB.

Two (2)-port 100 GbE (X2) module with IPv4/ IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports simultaneous 2M IPv4 and 0.8M IPv6, or simultaneous 1.5M IPv4 and 1M IPv6 routes in FIB.

2-port 100-GbE (X) Module with IPv4/IPv6/ MPLS hardware support. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB in XMR mode and 512K IPv4 routes in MLX mode.

Eight port (4-port 10-GbE and 4-port 1-GbE) (M) IP Security (IPSEC) module with IPv4/ IPv6/VRF hardware support. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB.

Twenty (20)-port 10-GbE/1-GbE (M) combo module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB.

Twenty (20)-port 10-GbE/1-GbE (X2) combo module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports simultaneous 2M IPv4 and

MLXe-4, MLXe-8, MLXe-16 and MLXe-32

MLX-4, MLX-8 MLX-16 and MLX-32

MLXe-4, MLXe-8, MLXe-16 and MLXe-32

MLXe-4, MLXe-8,

Introduced Supported Notes

NetIron R05.6.00e. Yes Requires CFP optics

and high speed switch fabric modules.

License upgradeable to 2 ports on MLXe.

NetIron R05.7.00. Yes Requires CFP2

optics and high speed switch fabric modules.

NetIron R05.7.00. Yes Requires CFP2

optics and high speed switch fabric modules.

NetIron R05.6.00e. Yes Requires CFP optics

and high speed switch fabric modules.

NetIron R05.8.00. Yes Requires SFP+ and

SFP optics and high speed switch fabric modules.

NetIron R05.7.00. Yes Requires SFP+ and

SFP optics and high speed switch fabric modules.

NetIron R05.7.00. Yes Requires SFP+ and

SFP optics and high

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TABLE 2 Interface modules used with Brocade MLXe Series routers (continued)

Part number Description Supported

device(s)

NIMLX-10GX2

NIMLX-10GX4

BRMLX-10GX4-X

BRMLX-10Gx4-XML

BRMLX-40Gx4-M

NIMLX-10GX8-M

NIMLX-10GX8-D

BRMLX-10GX8-X

NIMLX-1GX20SFP

NIXMR-1GX20SFP

0.8M IPv6, or simultaneous 1.5M IPv4 and 1M IPv6 routes in FIB.

2-port 10-GbE module with IPv4/IPv6/ MPLS hardware support.

4-port 10-GbE module with IPv4/IPv6/ MPLS hardware support.

4-port 10-GbE (X) module with IPv4/IPv6/ MPLS hardware support. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB.

4-port 10-GbE (ML) module with IPv4/IPv6/ MPLS hardware support. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB.

4-port 40-GbE (M) module with Layer 2, IPv4/IPv6, MPLS and OpenFlow. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB.

Brocade NetIron MLX Series 8-port 10-GbE (M) module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB.

Brocade NetIron MLX Series 8-port 10-GbE (M) module with IPv4/IPv6 hardware support. Supports 256K IPv4 routes in FIB. Doesn't support MPLS.

8-port 10-GbE (X) module with IPv4/IPv6/ MPLS hardware support. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB.

20-port FE/GE (100/1000) module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support.

MLXe-16 and MLXe-32

MLX-4, MLX-8 MLX-16 and MLX-32

MLXe-4, MLXe-8, MLXe-16 and MLXe-32

MLX-4, MLX-8 MLX-16 and MLX-32

MLXe-4, MLXe-8, MLXe-16 and MLXe-32

MLX-4, MLX-8 MLX-16 and MLX-32

MLXe-4, MLXe-8, MLXe-16 and MLXe-32

MLX-4, MLX-8 MLX-16 and MLX-32

MLXe-4, MLXe-8, MLXe-16 and MLXe-32

MLX-4, MLX-8 MLX-16 and MLX-32

Supported hardware and software

Introduced Supported Notes

speed switch fabric modules.

Earlier than NetIron R05.1.00.

NI R05.6.00. EOL initiated.

Requires XFP optics.

Earlier than NetIron R05.1.00.

NetIron R05.6.00.

EOL initiated.

Requires XFP optics.

NetIron R05.1.00f.

NetIron R05.2.00e.

Yes Requires XFP

optics.

NetIron R05.3.00b. NetIron R05.1.00f.

NetIron R05.2.00e.

NetIron R05.3.00b.

Yes Requires XFP

optics.

License Upgradable to "X" scalability (1M IPv4 routes in FIB).

NetIron R05.6.00. Yes Requires QSFP+

optics and high speed switch fabric modules.

NetIron R05.0.00. Yes Requires SFP optics

and high speed switch fabric modules.

NetIron R05.0.00. Yes EOL initiated.

Requires SFP optics and high speed switch fabric modules.

NetIron R05.2.00. Yes Requires SFP optics

and high speed switch fabric modules.

NetIron R05.2.00. NetIron

R05.6.00.

EOL initiated. Support discontinued.

NetIron R05.2.00. NetIron

R05.6.00.

Requires SFP optics.

Copper SFPs are supported at 1000Mbps only.

Requires SFP optics.

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TABLE 2 Interface modules used with Brocade MLXe Series routers (continued)

Part number Description Supported

device(s)

Introduced Supported Notes

NIMLX-1GX20GC

NIXMR-1Gx20GC

BRMLX-1GCX24X

BRMLX-1GCX24X-ML

BRMLX-1GFX24X

BRMLX-1GFX24X-ML

BRMLX-10GX24DM

NIMLX-1GX48T-A

20-port 10/100/1000 copper module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support.

24-port 10/100/1000 Copper (RJ-45) Module with IPv4/ IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB.

24-port 10/100/1000 Copper (RJ-45) Module with IPv4/ IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB.

24-port 1-GbE Fiber (SFP) Module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB.

24-port 1-GbE Fiber (SFP) Module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB.

24-port 10-GbE Module with IPv4/IPv6/ MPLS hardware support. Bandwidth up to 200Gbps per module. Supports 256K IPv4 routes.

48-port 10/100/1000Base-T, MRJ21 module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support.

MLX-4, MLX-8 MLX-16 and MLX-32

MLXe-4, MLXe-8, MLXe-16 and MLXe-32

MLX-4, MLX-8 MLX-16 and MLX-32

MLXe-4, MLXe-8, MLXe-16 and MLXe-32

MLX-4, MLX-8 MLX-16 and MLX-32

MLXe-4, MLXe-8, MLXe-16 and MLXe-32

MLX-4, MLX-8 MLX-16 and MLX-32

EOL initiated. Support discontinued.

Copper SFPs are supported at 1000Mbps only.

NetIron R05.2.00. NetIron

R05.6.00.

EOL initiated. Support discontinued.

NetIron R05.2.00. NetIron

R05.6.00.

EOL initiated. Support discontinued.

Earlier than NetIron

Yes

R05.9.00.

Earlier than NetIron R05.4.00.

Yes License Upgradable

to "X" scalability (1M IPv4 routes in FIB).

Earlier than NetIron

Yes

R05.4.00.

Earlier than NetIron R05.4.00.

Yes License Upgradable

to "X" scalability (1M IPv4 routes in FIB).

NetIron R05.4.00. Yes Requires SFP

optics.

Earlier than NetIron R05.4.00.

Yes Requires high speed

fans NIBI-16-FANEXH-A on MLX-16.

The following table describes all supported switch fabric modules for the Brocade MLXe Series routers.

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TABLE 3 Switch fabric modules used with Brocade MLXe Series routers

Part number Description Supported

device(s)

NI-X-4-HSF High speed switch fabric module MLXe-4

MLX-4

NI-X-16-8HSF

NI-X-32-HSF High speed switch fabric module MLXe-32

NI-X-SF1 Switch fabric module MLXe-4

NI-X-SF3 Switch fabric module MLXe-8,

NI-X-32-SF Switch fabric module MLXe-32

High speed switch fabric module MLXe-8,

MLXe-16

MLX-8, MLX-16

MLX-32

MLX-4

MLXe-16

MLX-8, MLX-16

MLX-32

Supported hardware and software

Introduced Supported Notes

Earlier than NetIron R05.4.00.

Earlier than NI R05.4.00.

NetIron R05.2.00. NetIron

Yes

EOL initiated.

R05.6.00.

EOL initiated.

R05.6.00.

EOL initiated.

R05.6.00.

The following table describes all supported power supplies for the Brocade MLXe Series routers.

TABLE 4 Power supplies used with Brocade MLXe Series routers

Part number Description Supported

device(s)

XBRACPWR-1800

XBRDCPWR-1800

BR-MLXEACPWR-1800

BR-MLXEDCPWR-1800

NI-X-ACPWR AC 1200W power supply. MLXe-4, MLXe-8

NI-X-DCPWR DC 1200W power supply. MLXe-4, MLXe-8

AC 1800W power supply. MLXe-4, MLXe-8

and MLXe-16

MLX-8 and MLX-16

DC 1800W power supply. MLXe-4, MLXe-8

and MLXe-16

MLX-8 and MLX-16

AC 1800W power supply. MLXe-4, MLXe-8

and MLXe-16

MLX-8 and MLX-16

DC 1800W power supply. MLXe-4, MLXe-8

and MLXe-16

MLX-8 and MLX-16

and MLXe-16

MLX-8 and MLX-16

and MLXe-16

MLX-8 and MLX-16

Introduced Supported Notes

NetIron R05.4.00. or earlier

Yes

EOL initiated. Not available for

purchase.

EOL initiated. Not available for

purchase.

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TABLE 4 Power supplies used with Brocade MLXe Series routers (continued)

Part number Description Supported

device(s)

NI-X-ACPWR-A AC 1200W power supply. MLXe-4, MLXe-8

and MLXe-16

MLX-8 and MLX-16

NI-X-DCPWR-A1200W power supply. MLXe-4, MLXe-8

and MLXe-16

MLX-8 and MLX-16

BR-MLXE-32ACPWR-3000

BR-MLXE-32DCPWR-3000

NIBI-32ACPWR-A

NIBI-32DCPWR

AC 3000W power supply. MLXe-32

MLX-32

DC 3000W power supply. MLXe-32

MLX-32

AC 2400W power supply. MLXe-32

MLX-32

DC 2400W power supply. MLXe-32

MLX-32

Introduced Supported Notes

NetIron R05.4.00. or earlier

EOL initiated. Not available for

purchase.

EOL initiated. Not available for

purchase.

Yes

EOL initiated. Not available for

purchase.

EOL initiated. Not available for

purchase.

The following table describes all rack mount kits for the Brocade MLXe Series routers.

TABLE 5 Rack mount kits used with Brocade MLXe Series routers (OS-independent)

Part number Description Supported device(s) Notes

RMK-4POST-MLXE-32 4-post rack mount kit MLXe-32 Flush mount installation RMK-CAB-CTO-MLXE-32 4-post rack mount kit MLXe-32 Custom Federal Rack/

Cabinet (CTO)

RMK-CAB-MLXE-16 Kit for installation in a cabinet or a 4-post rack MLXe-16 Includes a Cable

Management Comb for cable

management RMK-CAB-MLXE-32 Rack-mount kit for installation in a cabinet MLXe-32 Recess kit RMK-CAB-MLXE-4 Kit for installation in a cabinet or a 4-post rack MLXe-4 RMK-CAB-MLXE-8 Kit for installation in a cabinet or a 4-post rack MLXe-8 RMK-NI-X-32 Kit for installation in a standard 2-post rack MLXe-32

MLX-32

XMR32000

Supported software

This document is specic to the Brocade MLXe Series routers running NetIron software release 6.0.00.

What’s new in this document

This document has been updated to add information about EMC, safety, and environmental regulatory compliance.There is no new hardware supported for this release.

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Notice to the reader

How command information is presented in this guide

Starting with NetIron 5.6.00, command syntax and parameter descriptions are removed from commands that are referenced in conguration tasks. To nd the full description of a specic command, including all required and optional keywords and variables, refer to the NetIron Command Reference for your software release.

Notice to the reader

This document contains references to Phillips screws. This trademark is the property of the Phillips Screw Company, Inc.

This reference is made for informational purposes only.

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Product Overview

• Brocade router overview.................................................................................................................................................................................21

• Router applications............................................................................................................................................................................................21

• Hardware features..............................................................................................................................................................................................21

• Router modules..................................................................................................................................................................................................28

• Supported software features.........................................................................................................................................................................86

Brocade router overview

Brocade routers provide high-performance routing to service providers, distributed enterprises, and research networks, oering the following benets:

• Scalable multi-service IP/MPLS carrier Ethernet routers

• 100-Gbps Ethernet, 10-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 NetIron

• 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 supporting residential triple-play and business services

• Comprehensive hardware-based security and policies

• Advanced QoS for dierentiated SLAs.

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)

• MPLS backbone "P" routers

• Data centers

• Enterprise backbones

Hardware features

This section describes the available hardware components of the Brocade MLXe Series routers, including the slots available in the chassis for each component. For installation instructions, refer to the Installing a Brocade MLXe Router on page 87.

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Hardware features

Brocade MLXe Series routers

Brocade MLXe Series routers are available in the following models:

• Brocade MLXe Series-4: 4 interface slots (refer to Brocade MLXe Series-4 router components on page 22)

• Brocade MLXe Series-8: 8 interface slots (refer to Brocade MLXe Series-8 router components on page 23)

• Brocade MLXe Series-16: 16 interface slots (refer to Brocade MLXe Series-16 router components on page 23)

• Brocade MLXe Series-32: 32 interface slots (refer to Brocade MLXe Series-32 router components on page 26)

The following content describes the components you can install in the router slots, and the numbering scheme used for those slots. For a detailed list of components that ships with each router, refer to Brocade MLXe Chassis Bundles on page 277.

Brocade MLXe Series-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 Brocade MLXe Chassis Bundles on page 277.

FIGURE 1 Brocade MLXe Series-4 router

1. Interface slot 2

2. Switch fabric slot 2

3. Switch fabric slot 3

4. ESD connector

5. Interface slot 1

6. Switch fabric slot 1

7. Interface slot 3

8. Management slot 1

9. Management slot 2

10. Interface slot 4

11. Power supply 1

12. Power supply 2

13. Power supply 3

14. Power supply 4

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Brocade MLXe Series-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 Brocade MLXe Chassis Bundles on page 277.

FIGURE 2 Brocade MLXe Series-8 router

Hardware features

1. Interface slot 1

2. Interface slot 2

3. Interface slot 3

4. Interface slot 4

5. Switch fabric slot 1

6. Switch fabric slot 2

7. Switch fabric slot 3

8. Interface slot 5

9. Interface slot 6

10. Interface slot 7

11. Interface slot 8

12. Management slot 1

13. Management slot 2

14. Power supply slot 1

15. Power supply slot 2

16. Power supply slot 3

17. Power supply slot 4

18. ESD connector

Brocade MLXe Series-16 router components

You can install the following components in the router slots:

• Up to two management modules (one active and one redundant).

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Hardware features

• 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 Brocade MLXe Chassis Bundles on page 277.

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FIGURE 3 Brocade MLXe Series-16 router

Hardware features

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Hardware features

1. Interface slot 1

2. Interface slot 2

3. Interface slot 3

4. Interface slot 4

5. Interface slot 5

6. Interface slot 6

7. Interface slot 7

8. Interface slot 8

9. Interface slot 9

10. Interface slot 10

11. Interface slot 11

12. Interface slot 12

13. Interface slot 13

14. Interface slot 14

15. Interface slot 15

16. Interface slot 16

Brocade MLXe Series-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).

17. Switch fabric slot 1

18. Switch fabric slot 2

19. Switch fabric slot 3

20. Switch fabric slot 4

21. Management slot 1

22. Management slot 2

23. ESD connector

24. Power supply slot 1

25. Power supply slot 2

26. Power supply slot 3

27. Power supply slot 4

28. Power supply slot 5

29. Power supply slot 6

30. Power supply slot 7

31. Power supply slot 8

For a detailed list of components that ships with each router, refer to Brocade MLXe Chassis Bundles on page 277.

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FIGURE 4 Brocade MLXe Series-32 router

Hardware features

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Router modules

1. Interface slot 1

2. Interface slot 2

3. Interface slot 3

4. Interface slot 4

5. Interface slot 5

6. Interface slot 6

7. Interface slot 7

8. Interface slot 8

9. Interface slot 9

10. Interface slot 10

11. Interface slot 11

12. Interface slot 12

13. Interface slot 13

14. Interface slot 14

15. Interface slot 15

16. Interface slot 16

17. Interface slot 17

18. Interface slot 18

19. Interface slot 19

20. Interface slot 20

21. Interface slot 21

22. Interface slot 22

23. Interface slot 23

24. Interface slot 24

25. Interface slot 25

26. Interface slot 26

27. Interface slot 27

28. Interface slot 28

29. Interface slot 29

30. Interface slot 30

31. Interface slot 31

32. Interface slot 32

33. Switch fabric slot 1

34. Switch fabric slot 2

35. Switch fabric slot 3

36. Switch fabric slot 4

37. Switch fabric slot 5

38. Switch fabric slot 6

39. Switch fabric slot 7

40. Switch fabric slot 8

41. Management slot 1

42. Management slot 2

43. Captive screws

44. ESD connector

45. Power supply slot 1

46. Power supply slot 2

47. Power supply slot 3

48. Power supply slot 4

49. Power supply slot 5

50. Power supply slot 6

51. Power supply slot 7

52. Power supply slot 8

Router modules

The Brocade MLXe Series routers support a number of management modules, interface modules, and switch fabric modules, as shown in the following content.

Management modules

Brocade MLXe Series routers support the following management modules types.

• MR management module

• MR2 management module

The following table lists the management modules available for Brocade MLXe Series routers.

TABLE 6

Part number Description Notes

NI-MLX-MR (MR) Brocade MLXe Series and Brocade NetIron MLX

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Series management module, 1 GB SDRAM, dual auxiliary ash slots, EIA or TIA-232 and

This module is no longer supported from NetIron R05.7.xx.

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TABLE 6 Management modules for all Brocade MLXe Series routers (continued)

Part number Description Notes

10/100/1000 Ethernet ports for out-of-band management.

NI-MLX-32-MR (MR) Brocade MLXe Series-32 and Brocade NetIron

MLX Series-32 management module, 1 GB SDRAM, dual auxiliary ash slots, EIA or TIA-232 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports for out-of-band management.

NI-XMR-MR (MR) Brocade NetIron XMR Series management

module, 2 GB SDRAM, dual auxiliary ash slots, EIA or TIA-232 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports for out-ofband management.

NI-XMR-32-MR (MR) Brocade NetIron XMR Series 32000

management module, 2 GB SDRAM, dual auxiliary ash slots, EIA or TIA-232 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports for out-of-band management.

BR-MLX-MR2-M (MR2) MLXe/MLX Gen2 management (M) module for

4-, 8- and 16-slot systems. Includes 4 GB RAM, 1 internal compact ash drive (2 GB), 1 external compact ash slot with included 2 GB card, RS-232 serial console port and 10/100/1000 Ethernet port for management.

BR-MLX-MR2-X (MR2) MLXe/XMR Gen2 management (X) module for

BR-MLX-32-MR2-M (MR2) MLXe/MLX Gen2 management (M) module for

32-slot systems. Includes 4 GB RAM, 1 internal compact ash drive (2 GB), 1 external compact ash slot with included 2 GB card, RS-232 serial console port and 10/100/1000 Ethernet port for management.

BR-MLX-32-MR2-X (MR2) MLXe/XMR Gen2 management (X) module for

This module is no longer supported from NetIron R05.7.xx.

You must use one of the relevant MR2 modules starting from NetIron R05.8.00.

Router modules

The management module controls the hardware components, runs the networking protocols, and provides the Real Time Operating System (RTOS).

Each router requires one management module, and can accommodate a second module for redundancy. A redundant management module works in conjunction with the active management module. If the active module becomes unavailable, the redundant management module automatically takes over the system operation, minimizing system downtime. For information about the redundancy feature, refer to the "Using a Redundant Management Module" chapter in the Brocade NetIron Switching Conguration Guide.

Management modules are installed in dedicated slots marked M1 and M2. By default, the module installed in slot M1 is the active management module.

Management modules are hot-swappable, which means you can remove and replace them without powering down the system.

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NOTE

MR and MR2 management modules cannot be mixed in the same chassis.

NOTE

Prior to installing or replacing the MR2 management module, you must read the Hardware Installation Notes that shipped with the hardware.

NOTE

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.

FIGURE 5 MR management module front panel

FIGURE 6 MR2 management module front panel

The front panel of the management module contains the following features:

• Two auxiliary ash slots (available on MR management modules only)

• Compact ash slot (available on MR2 management modules only)

• Console port

• A 10/100/1000 Ethernet port

• Six LEDs

Auxiliary

Auxiliary ash slots support ash PC cards where you can store boot images, startup and running conguration les, and other system les, in addition to what is stored in system ash memory. This allows you to perform system management tasks, such as copying les

between ash PC cards, or copying les between a ash PC card and ash memory.

For maximum performance, it is recommended that you use Brocade auxiliary ash cards, part number FLASH-PCC, which can be ordered from Brocade. Brocade auxiliary ash cards ship with the label on the bottom of the card; take caution to insert the card with the label on the bottom side.

ash slots

NOTE

Some older auxiliary ash cards can be inserted the wrong way in the slot because there is no indication in the card about which is the right way. If you insert the card backwards, you will see continuous messages in the console and the card inserted/ card removed syslog. If this occurs, you must remove the card and reinsert it the correct way.

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Brocade Communications Systems NetIron MLXe Series Hardware Installation Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Preface

Document conventions

Notes, cautions, and warnings

Text formatting conventions

Brocade resources

Command syntax conventions

Document feedback

Contacting Brocade Technical Support

Brocade customers

Brocade OEM customers

About This Document

Supported hardware and software

Supported hardware

What’s new in this document

Supported software

Notice to the reader

How command information is presented in this guide

Product Overview

Brocade router overview

Router applications

Hardware features

Brocade MLXe Series routers

Brocade MLXe Series-4 router components

Brocade MLXe Series-8 router components

Brocade MLXe Series-16 router components

Brocade MLXe Series-32 router components

Router modules

Management modules