Brocade Communications Systems MLXe Series User Manual

Brocade MLXe Series Hardware Installation Guide v
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Installing a Brocade MLXe-32 router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Preparing the installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Brocade MLXe-32 router shipping carton contents. . . . . . . . . .86
Unpacking your Brocade MLXe-32 router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Installing a Brocade MLXe-32 router in a rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Installing modules in the Brocade MLXe-32 router . . . . . . . . .104
Brocade MLXe-32 cable management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Accessing modules for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Installing power supplies in a Brocade MLXe-32 router . . . . .119
Connecting AC power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Connecting DC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Removing Brocade MLXe-32 router DC power supplies . . . . .123
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Attaching a management station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Attaching a PC or terminal to the console port
or Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Activating the power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Observing the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Displaying the module status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Forced card deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Chapter 3 Using Brocade Structured Cabling Components
Cable cinch overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
mRJ21 procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Cable cinch with two mRJ21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Cable cinch with three mRJ21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Cable cinch with four mRJ21 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Cable cinch with five mRJ21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Cable cinch with six mRJ21 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Cable cinch with seven mRJ21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Cable cinch with eight mRJ21 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
RJ45 procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Cable cinch with one group of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Cable cinch with two groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Cable cinch with three groups of RJ45 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Cable cinch with four groups of RJ45 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Cable cinch with five groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Cable cinch with six groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Cable cinch with seven groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Cable cinch with eight groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Chapter 4 Connecting a Router to a Network Device
Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Brocade Communications Systems MLXe Series Specifications

General

Brand	Brocade Communications Systems
Model	MLXe Series
Category	Control Unit
Language	English