Maintenance And Field Replacement; Hardware Maintenance Schedule - Brocade Communications Systems MLX Series Installation Manual

Maintenance and Field Replacement

This chapter describes how to perform any required maintenance on your device. It also describes how to install the following
field-replaceable hardware:
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Management modules
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Compact flash cards in management modules
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Interface modules
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Switch fabric modules
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Fiber optic transceivers
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Fans
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Power supplies
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Fan deflectors
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Air filters

Hardware maintenance schedule

The procedures in this manual are for qualified service personnel.
Brocade routers require minimal maintenance for hardware components. It is recommended that you perform the following regular
maintenance tasks:
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Clean the fiber-optic connectors on a fiber-optic transceiver port and the connected fiber cable each time you disconnect the
cable.
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Replace the air filters quarterly.
You can also replace the following hardware components, as needed:
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All modules (management, interface, and switch fabric).
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Fiber-optic transceivers.
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AC or DC power supplies.
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Fan assemblies.
NOTE
The management, interface, and switch fabric modules are dedicated, which means that you must install them in Brocade routers
only. If you install these modules in another Brocade device or you install a module intended for another Brocade device in a
Brocade router, the device and modules will not function properly.
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