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5. Remove the port cover from one or both ports, depending on how you plan to use your module.
FIGURE 106
6. Insert the module into the slot until the connectors securely engage the backplane.
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Installing 2x100GbE interface modules in Brocade MLX routers
If you are using one port only (always Port 1), you must leave the port cover in the inactive port
(always Port 2). Port covers are designed for a tight fit and will take some effort to remove.
Refer to Figure 106.
NOTE
Do not use the port cover tabs to lift the module. They are not designed to support the weight
of the module, which can fall and be damaged.
Port covers and connector covers
Port covers
In 4- and 8-slot devices, the modules are installed horizontally. In 16- and 32-slot devices the
modules are installed vertically.
modules in horizontal and vertical slots (4-slot and 16-slot devices are shown, but the process
is the same for 8-slot and 32-slot devices).
NOTE
The 2x100G interface module is sensitive to dust and debris. Keep the optics covers in place
until you are ready to connect the fiber cable. Clean all fiber cables properly before you
connect them to the 2x100G interface module.
Rear connector covers
Caution: do not lift module
by port cover tabs
Figure 107 and Figure 108 show how to install 2x100G
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