Brocade Communications Systems MLX Series Hardware Installation Guide

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Chapter
2
Installing a Brocade MLX Router
This chapter describes how to install a Brocade MLX router and its modules in the following
sections:
• “Installation precautions” on page 41
• “Installing 2x100GbE interface modules in Brocade MLX routers” on page 45
• “Installing a Brocade MLX-4 router” on page 49
• “Installing a Brocade MLX-8 router” on page 58
• “Installing a Brocade MLX-16 router” on page 68
• “Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router” on page 85
• “Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router” on page 90
• “Attaching a management station” on page 122
• “Activating the power source” on page 123
• “Verifying proper operation” on page 124
The illustrations in this chapter display how to correctly insert the modules and routers. For a
complete router module description and slot number identification, refer to “Brocade MLX routers”
on page 2 of this guide.
NOTE
Illustrations in this chapter may differ slightly from the actual equipment.
Installation precautions
Read the following cautions and danger notices before installing Brocade MLX routers.
General precautions
DANGER
The procedures in this manual are for qualified service personnel.
DANGER
All fiber-optic interfaces use Class 1 Lasers.

Brocade Communications Systems MLX Series Specifications

General

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