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3.
Mount the lowest router first. With one person on each side, lift the router and slip the widest part of each keyhole slot on the
mounting bracket over the corresponding screw in the rack post, as shown in the following figure.
FIGURE 35 Mounting the router in a rack
1.
Screws in mounting posts
2.
Front-mount position installation
4.
Slide the router down so that the mounting screw heads are in the narrowest part of the keyhole slots.
5.
Tighten the screws to secure the router in place. For extra support, use additional screws.
NOTE
For better grounding of the router to the rack, attach the router using star washers. You should also use star washers
with any single-hole grounding lugs to keep the lugs from rotating.
Repeat step 2 through step 5 to mount each router in the rack, moving from lowest to highest.
Installing Brocade MLXe Series-8 modules
The sequence for installing multiple modules is important to ensure proper fit. The recommended sequence for the Brocade MLXe
Series-8 router is to install right-to-left, beginning with the lowest row and moving up.
The Brocade MLXe Series-8 router ships with the required switch fabric modules installed.
For instructions about installing 2x100GbE interface modules, refer to
Series routers
on page 90.
For instructions about installing BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules, refer to
in Brocade MLXe Series routers
NOTE
installation instructions are identical for interface, management, and switch fabric modules.
Brocade NetIron MLXe Series Hardware Installation Guide
53-1004203-04
on page 91.
3.
Mid-mount installation
Installing 2x100GbE CFP2 interface modules in Brocade MLXe
Installing BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM interface modules
Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-8 router
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