Brocade Communications Systems MLX Series Hardware Installation Guide

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Chapter 6 Managing Routers and Modules
Managing the device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Enabling and disabling a DC Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Disabling and re-enabling power to interface modules. . . . . .223
Monitoring I2C failures on management modules . . . . . . . . .224
Displaying device status and temperature readings . . . . . . . .226
Displaying the Syslog configuration and static and dynamic buffers
229
MP Presence from LP Detection (Headless Router Operation)231
Rolling Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Line Module Configuration Deletion in Interactive Boot Mode233
Managing switch fabric modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Forcing HSF modules to operate in normal mode . . . . . . . . . .234
Blocking discovery of G1 switch fabric modules . . . . . . . . . . .234
Managing the cooling system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Configuring the cooling system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Manually setting the fan speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Monitoring the cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Temperature log reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Managing interface modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Configuring interface module boot parameters. . . . . . . . . . . .244
Changing priority of slots for interface modules . . . . . . . . . . .250
Disabling and re-enabling power to interface modules. . . . . .250
Monitoring Link Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Enabling monitoring link status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Disabling monitoring link status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Displaying fabric link status (Fix for HTML) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Syslog messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Using alarms to collect and monitor device status. . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Configuring Alarm History Buffer Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Configuring alarm logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Displaying alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Clearing the alarm history log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
Disabling SNMP trap generation and logging . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
Displaying MR2 management module memory usage . . . . . . . . .258
Enabling and disabling management module CPU usage calculations
258
Displaying CPU usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Displaying management module CPU usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Removing MAC address entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Simplified Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Version Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Single-Command Package Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Interface Module Auto-Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Brocade Communications Systems MLX Series Specifications

General

Brand	Brocade Communications Systems
Model	MLX Series
Category	Network Router
Language	English