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Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-4 router
This section describes how to install a Brocade MLXe Series-4 router.
Preparing the installation site
Before installing the router, plan the location and orientation relative to other devices and equipment. For cooling purposes, allow a
minimum of six inches of space between the sides, front, and the back of the router and walls or other obstructions. If a router is installed
in a perforated enclosure, the perforations must cover at least 60 percent of the surface.
NOTE
This equipment is suitable for installation in a Network Telecommunication facility and where NEC requirements apply.
Additionally, it may be installed in either a Common Bonding Network (CBN) or Isolated Bonding Network (IBN). It is not
intended for Outside Plant (OSP) installations.
Ensure that the proper cabling is installed at the site.
For information on cabling, refer to
station
on page 171, and
Connecting the router to a network device
Unpacking a Brocade MLXe Series-4 router
The Brocade MLXe Series-4 router ships with the following items:
•
Router chassis with switch fabric modules installed in slots marked SF, slot blanks installed in all empty module slots, and
mounting brackets attached for front-mount.
•
Insertion or extraction tool for use with RJ-45 and fiber-optic connectors.
NOTE
If any items are missing, contact the place of purchase.
Follow these steps to unpack your Brocade MLXe Series-4 router.
1.
Remove the router from the shipping carton.
2.
Save the shipping carton and packing materials in case you need to move or ship the router at a later time.
Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-4 router in an EIA rack
Your Brocade MLXe Series-4 router ships from the factory with mounting brackets attached. You can mount your router in the following
ways:
•
Front-mount in a standard two-post rack using the factory-installed brackets.
•
Mid-mount in a standard two-post rack by moving the factory-installed brackets to the center of the device
•
Mount the device in a four-post EIA rack using the EIA Rack Mount Kit. Refer to
MLXe Series-8 routers in a 4-post EIA rack
NOTE
Because of the weight of a fully loaded Brocade MLXe Series-4 router, Brocade recommends mounting it in a rack before
installing the modules and AC power supplies.
Brocade NetIron MLXe Series Hardware Installation Guide
53-1004203-04
Installing power supplies in a Brocade MLXe Series-4 router
on page 121.
on page 197.
Installing Brocade MLXe Series-4 and Brocade
Installing a Brocade MLXe Series-4 router
on page 98,
Attaching a management
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