Installing A Brocade Mlxe-32 Router; Preparing The Installation Site; Brocade Mlxe-32 Router Shipping Carton Contents; Unpacking Your Brocade Mlxe-32 Router - Brocade Communications Systems MLX Series Installation Manual

Installing a Brocade MLXe-32 router

This section describes how to install a Brocade MLXe-32 router.
NOTE
Illustrations in this chapter may differ slightly from the actual equipment.

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 within 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.
You will need to use a mechanical lift to move and install the router. Be sure to allow enough
working room for the lift.
NOTE
Make sure your site provides 200-240 AC power.
Ensure that the proper power and network cabling is installed at the site.
For information on cabling, refer to
"Installing power supplies in a Brocade MLXe-32 router"
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Brocade MLXe-32 router shipping carton contents

The Brocade MLXe-32 router ships with the following items:
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If any of these items are missing, contact the place of purchase.

Unpacking your Brocade MLXe-32 router

You will need the following tools to remove your router from the shipping crate:
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Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide
53-1002373-02
on page 140.
Router chassis with the empty slots covered with upper and lower shipping panels. The router
is housed in a wooden shipping crate that is strapped to a pallet.
The appropriate number of interface modules, switch fabric modules, management modules,
and power supplies (four AC or four DC) in separate shipping cartons.
32 slot blanks in separate shipping carton.
Insertion or extraction tool for use with RJ45 and fiber-optic connectors.
A forklift or pallet jack with a minimum limit of 550 lbs to move the router crate on the pallet.
Installing a Brocade MLXe-32 router
"Brocade MLXe-32 cable management"
on page 136,
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on page 126,
"Attaching a management
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