Brocade Communications Systems 53-1002373-02 manual Brocade MLX-32 cable management

Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router 3

FIGURE 148 Installing a module in a Brocade MLX-32 router

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Power supply requirements for NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A modules

You can install up to 20 NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A modules and populate the remaining slots with other modules using four 2400W power supplies. You can achieve 4+4 power redundancy by installing four additional power supplies.

If you install 21 or more NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A modules in a Brocade MLX-32 router, you will need a minimum of five power supplies. You can achieve 5+3 power redundancy by installing three additional power supplies.

Brocade MLX-32 cable management

Brocade MLX-32 cable management is designed to allow access to the power supplies at the bottom of the router, and to keep the air inlet clear in the center of the router (this is essential for proper cooling). Cable management hardware at the top, bottom and sides of the router helps you route the cables in the proper directions.

In general, cables from the outer interface modules are routed horizontally away from the router. Cables from the remaining modules in the upper half of the router are routed up, then outwards along the channels.

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