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1. Loosen the screws on either end of the slot blank by hand or with a flat-blade screwdriver.
2. Pull the slot blank out of the router and store it in a safe place for future use.
CAUTION
If you are hot-swapping a module, allow a minimum of two seconds after a module (or power
supply or fan tray) has been removed before inserting a module in the same slot.
Follow this procedure to install an interface module, management module, or switch fabric module
in the Brocade MLX-16 router
1. If you are installing a module in a slot which may have been previously configured for a
2. Put on the ESD wrist strap and ground yourself by inserting the plug into the ESD connector on
3. Remove the module from the packaging.
4. Insert the module into the router slot, and slide the module along the card guide until the
5. Rotate the ejectors flush with the module front panel. This action will fully seat the module in
6. Tighten the two screws on the module faceplate by pushing them in and turning them
7.
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different module type, remove the old configuration information using this procedure:
a. Use the show running-config command in config mode to determine the current
configuration of the slot.
Brocade(config)# show running-config
Current configuration:
!
ver V5.0.0T163
module 1 ni-mlx-20-port-1g-copper
!
This example shows that slot 1 is currently configured for a 20-port 1 Gbps copper
interface module.
b. With the module designation from show running-config command output, use the no
module slot-number module-type command to remove the configuration from slot 1.
Brocade(config)# no module 1 ni-mlx-20-port-1g-copper
This command removes the configuration from slot 1, leaving it ready for a new module.
the front of the chassis.
ejectors on either side of the module rotate towards the module front panel.
NOTE
When inserting a module into the router, make sure that the module faceplate does not
overlap the faceplate of an adjacent module.
the backplane.
clockwise. Complete the tightening process using the flat-blade screwdriver.
Enter the write memory command to ensure that the slot will be correctly configured for the
new module after a reboot.
Brocade(config)# write memory
Write startup-config done.
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