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Table 36 provides the router slot numbers into which you must install the modules. Markings for the router slots are at the base of the slots.

TABLE 36 Brocade MLX-16 module slot designations

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

Fan and switch fabric requirements for NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A interface modules in 16-slot routers

If you install NI-MLX-10Gx8-M, NI-MLX-10x8G-D or NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A interface modules in a 16-slot router, you must replace the standard fans on the back of the router with high speed fans. You must also replace standard switch fabric modules with high-speed switch fabric modules.

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 MLX modules are dedicated, which means that you must install them in a Brocade MLX router only. If you install a Brocade MLX module in another Brocade device or install a module intended for another Brocade device in a Brocade MLX 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.

Before installing modules in the Brocade MLX-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.

DANGER

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

The Brocade MLX-16 router ships with slot blanks installed in all empty module slots. The slot blanks help ensure proper airflow inside the router. You must remove the slot blank to install a module in a slot.

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