Brocade Communications Systems 53-1002373-02 manual Installing a Brocade MLXe-8 router

Installing a Brocade MLXe-8 router 2

DANGER

The intra-building ports of the equipment or subassembly are suitable for connection to intra-building or unexposed wiring or cabling only. The intra-building ports of the equipment or subassembly MUST NOT be metallically connected to interfaces that connect to the outside plant (OSP) or its wiring. These interfaces are designed for use as intra-building interfaces only (Type 2 or Type 4 ports as described in GR-1089-CORE, Issue 5) and require isolation from the exposed OSP cabling. The addition of Primary Protectors is not sufficient protection in order to connect these interfaces metallically to OSP wiring.

NOTE

Brocade MLXe modules are dedicated, which means that you must install them in the Brocade MLXe router only. If you try to install a Brocade MLXe module in a non-Brocade MLXe router, or install a module intended for a non-Brocade MLXe router in a Brocade MLXe router, the router and module will not function properly.

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.

Table 28 identifies the router slot numbers where the modules must be installed. An identifying label can be seen at the base of each slot.

TABLE 28 Brocade MLXe-8 module slot designations

Module	Slot number
Management modules	Active module – M1 (left).
	Redundant module – M2 (right).
Interface modules	1 – 8
Switch fabric modules	SF1 – SF3

For information about how to disable and re-enable power to interface modules, see “Disabling and re-enabling power to interface modules” on page 321

If you are installing a redundant management module, refer to the chapter titled “Using a Redundant Management Module” in the Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron Family Configuration Guide for information about how the redundant module works, optional software configurations, and how to manage redundancy.

Before installing a module in the Brocade MLXe-8 router, have the following items available:

•A large flat-blade screwdriver.

•An ESD wrist strap with a plug for connection to the ESD connector on the router.

DANGER

For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a 1 megohm series resistor.

You can install modules while the router is powered on and running.

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