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
Hardware features
Brocade NetIron MLXe Series Hardware Installation Guide
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