Installing Nibi-16-Fan-Exh-A Fan Assemblies - Brocade Communications Systems MLX Series Installation Manual

Installing a Brocade MLX-16 router
FIGURE 53 Installing a module in a Brocade MLX-16 router
If you install thirteen or more NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A modules are installed in your router, you will need a minimum of five power supplies.
You can achieve 5+3 power redundancy by installing an additional three power supplies.
When one or more NI-MLX-1GX48-T-A modules are installed in the Brocade MLX-16 router, you must replace the NI-X-16-FAN-EXH
fan modules with NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A high speed fan modules. Refer to
If the Brocade MLX-16 is not upgraded to support NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A modules when NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A modules are installed, the
following syslog message is displayed:
SYSLOG: Mar 26 14:19:53:<12>R1, 48X1G modules in slots 10,11,13,16 shouldn't be running without high speed
fans.
This message is displayed at bootup, or when the NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A module is inserted in the router.
When installing NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A modules, you must upgrade the software on all installed interface modules and management
modules to the appropriate software release. For more information refer to the <Italic>Multi-Service IronWare Software Release 06.0.000
for Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron Family. For more information on upgrading the software, refer to the
IronWare Software Upgrade

Installing NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A fan assemblies

NOTE
You can remove and replace fan assemblies and switch fabric modules while the Brocade MLX 16-slot router is powered on and
running.
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