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FIGURE 20 Port RX and TX, and LED designations for NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules

1 TX RX 3 TX RX 5 TX RX 7 TX RX

1

7

2

8

2 RX TX			4 RX TX		6 RX TX		8 RX TX
LEDs	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules support the SFP+ optics; they do not support SFP optics. For a list of supported SFP+ optics, refer to the latest version of the Brocade Optics Family Data Sheet, available online in the following location:

http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/Optics_DS.p df

NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D interface module LEDs

The NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D interface module LEDs indicate module and port status, as described in Table 13.

TABLE 13 NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D interface module LEDs

LED	Location	State	Meaning
Power	Lower left corner of module	Green	Module is receiving power
		Off	Module is not receiving power
Link/Activity	Underneath the ports. Top port LED	Green	Port enabled and link is up.
	on left, bottom port LED on right.	blinking
		Off	Port is disabled.

Installation considerations

When you install NI-MLX-10Gx8-M or NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules, you must upgrade the software on all interface modules and management modules to the appropriate software release. Refer to the Hardware Installation Notes that shipped with the interface module.

NOTE

NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules do not support Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS).

If you try to configure MPLS on a device that has NI MLX 8x10G -D modules installed, you will see the following error message.

Brocade(config)# router mpls

The command can't be used when system contains -d class modules.

If you install an NI-MLX-10Gx8-D module in a device that is running MPLS, the NI-MLX-10Gx8-D module boots in INTERACTIVE mode, and the following error message is displayed.

Brocade#

Module is inserted into slot 7

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