Connecting The Router To A Network Device; Installing A Fiber-Optic Transceiver - Brocade Communications Systems MLX Series Installation Manual

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You cannot enable and run routing protocols on the management port.
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You cannot configure routes from the management interface.
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The management port uses static IP routes from the interface routing tables.
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If you configure the redistribution of static or directly connected routes for a particular routing protocol, the protocol redistributes
routes associated with the interface module ports, but not the routes associated with the management port.
To display configuration information and statistics about the management port, enter the show interface management 1 command at any
CLI level.

Connecting the router to a network device

You can connect a router to another Ethernet network device. Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR routers support connections to
other vendors' devices as well as Brocade network devices.
The Ethernet interface modules available with Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR routers are described in
page 13. These include XFP fiber, SFP and SFP+ fiber, and RJ45 copper interfaces. Details regarding the SFP, SFP+, and XFP fiber-optic
transceivers supported for these interface modules are also described.
To connect a router to another network device, you must do the following:
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Install the fiber-optic modules if required.
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Cable the modules with either copper cable or fiber-optic cable as required.
The following sections provide information about module installation and cabling, as well as how to clean fiber-optic connectors and
troubleshoot network connections.

Installing a fiber-optic transceiver

To connect a router to another network device using a fiber port, install a fiber-optic transceiver (SFP, SFP+, or XFP, as required by your
interface module).
All fiber-optic interfaces use Class 1 Lasers.
NOTE
Refer to "Installation precautions"
Before installing a fiber-optic transceiver, have on hand an ESD wrist strap with a plug for connection to the ESD connector on the router
chassis.
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a 1 megohm series resistor.
Follow these steps to install a fiber-optic transceiver.
1. Put on the ESD wrist strap and ground yourself by inserting the plug into the ESD connector on the router chassis.
2. Remove the transceiver from the protective packaging.
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