Brocade Communications Systems 53-1002373-02 manual Final steps

2 Mounting Brocade MLXe-4, -8, or -16 routers in a 4-post rack or cabinet

Final steps

Complete these steps in the order listed:

•“Attaching a management station”

•“Activating the power source”

•“Verifying proper operation”

Mounting Brocade MLXe-4, -8, or -16 routers in a 4-post rack or cabinet

Cabinet or 4-Post Rack Mount Kit contents

You can mount Brocade MLXe routers in a cabinet or 4-post rack using the optional cabinet/4-post rack mount kits available from Brocade. Table 30 lists these kits, and their contents.

TABLE 30	Cabinet/4-Post Rack Mount Kits for Brocade MLXe-4, MLXe-8, and MLXe-16 routers
Contents for RMK-CAB-MLXE-4		Contents for RMK-CAB-MLXE-8	Contents for RMK-CAB-MLXE-16
Front bracket left A (1)		Front bracket left A (1)	Front bracket left A (1)
Front bracket right B (1)		Front bracket right B (1)	Front bracket right B (1)
Left side plate A (1)		Left side plate A (1)	Left side plate A (1)
Right side plate (B 1)		Right side plate B (1)	Right side plate B (1)
2U shelf assembly (1)		2U shelf assembly (1)	Chassis alignment rail ((1)
Adjustable top rail (1)		Adjustable top rail (1)	Air block shelf (1)
Rail extender for top rail, 27-29” (1)		Rail extender for top rail, 27-29” (1)	Phillips flat-head screws, 6-32x1/4” (10)
Rail extender for top rail, 29-31” (1)		Rail extender for top rail, 29-31” (1)	Snap plastic rivets (12)
Thermal duct (1)		Thermal duct (1)	Right transport bracket, 27-29” (1)
Right transport bracket, 27-29” (1)		Right transport bracket, 27-29” (1)	Left transport bracket, 27-29” (1)
Left transport bracket, 27-29” (1)		Left transport bracket, 27-29” (1)	Right transport bracket, 29-31” (1)
Right transport bracket, 29-31” (1)		Right transport bracket, 29-31” (1)	Left transport bracket, 29-31” (1)
Left transport bracket, 29-31” (1)		Left transport bracket, 29-31” (1)	Alignment washers (4)
Alignment washers (4)		Alignment washers (4)	Phillips pan-head screws, 10-32x.63”,
Phillips pan-head screws, 10-32x.63”, square		Phillips pan-head screws, 10-32x.63”, square	square cone (30)
cone (30)		cone (30)	Floating clip nut, 10-32 (26)
Floating clip nut, 10-32 (26)		Floating clip nut, 10-32 (26)	Retainer nut, 10-32 (26)
Retainer nut, 10-32 (26)		Retainer nut, 10-32 (26)	Screws, 6-32, 1/4” Phillips flat-head, zinc,
Snap plastic rivets (12)		Snap plastic rivets (12)	black (18)
Phillips flat-head screws, 6-32x1/4” (10)		Phillips flat-head screws, 6-32x1/4” (10)	Screws, 10-32, 1/4” Phillips flat-head,
Screws, 6-32, 1/4” Phillips flat-head, zinc,		Screws, 6-32, 1/4” Phillips flat-head, zinc,	100Deg, steel, black (16)
black (18)		black (18)
Screws, 10-32, 1/4” Phillips flat-head,		Screws, 10-32, 1/4” Phillips flat-head,
100Deg, steel, black (16)		100Deg, steel, black (16)

Installing Brocade MLXe-4 and Brocade MLXe-8 routers in a cabinet or 4-post rack

This section describes how to install Brocade MLXe-4 or MLXe-8 routers in a cabinet or a 4-post rack using the RMK-CAB-MLXE-4 or RMK-CAB-MLXE-8 Cabinet/4-Post Rack Mount Kits.

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