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Installing a Brocade MLXe-16 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 ports 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 to connect these interfaces metallically to OSP wiring.

Table 29 provides the router slot numbers into which you must install the modules. Markings for the router slots appear at the base of the slots.

TABLE 29 Brocade MLXe-16 module slot designations

Module	Slot number
Management modules	Active module – M1 (upper).
	Redundant module – M2 (lower).
Interface modules	1 – 16
Switch Fabric modules	SF1 – SF4

NOTE

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 that you can perform, and how to manage the redundancy feature.

NOTE

Brocade MLXe modules are dedicated, which means that you must install them in Brocade MLXe routers only. If you install a Brocade MLXe module in another Brocade router or install a module intended for another Brocade router in a Brocade MLXe router, the router and module may 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.

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

Before installing modules in the Brocade MLXe-16 router, have the following items available:

•A large flat-blade screwdriver.

•A new or replacement interface module, which you can order from Brocade

•An ESD wrist strap with a plug to attach to the ESD connector on the router chassis.

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