Brocade Communications Systems MLX Series Installation Manual page 197

Table 36
the router slots are at the base of the slots.
TABLE 36
Brocade MLX-16 module
Management modules
Interface modules
Switch Fabric modules
Fan and switch fabric requirements for NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A
interface modules in 16-slot routers
If you install NI-MLX-10Gx8-M, NI-MLX-10x8G-D or NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A interface modules in a 16-slot
router, you must replace the standard fans on the back of the router with high speed fans. You
must also replace standard switch fabric modules with high-speed switch fabric modules.
If you are installing a redundant management module, refer to the chapter titled "Using a
Redundant Management Module" in the Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron Family
Configuration Guide for information about how the redundant module works, optional software
configurations that you can perform, and how to manage the redundancy feature.
NOTE
Brocade MLX modules are dedicated, which means that you must install them in a Brocade MLX
router only. If you install a Brocade MLX module in another Brocade device or install a module
intended for another Brocade device in a Brocade MLX router, the router and module may not
function properly.
Although management modules are designed to be hot-swappable, you must upgrade the software
on all interface modules and management modules to the appropriate software release before
installing them. For more information on the appropriate software release, refer to the Hardware
Installation Notes that shipped with the management module.
Before installing modules in the Brocade MLX-16 router, have the following items available:
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DANGER
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a 1 megohm series resistor.
The Brocade MLX-16 router ships with slot blanks installed in all empty module slots. The slot
blanks help ensure proper airflow inside the router. You must remove the slot blank to install a
module in a slot.
Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide
53-1002373-02
provides the router slot numbers into which you must install the modules. Markings for
Brocade MLX-16 module slot designations
Slot number
Active module – M1 (upper).
Redundant module – M2 (lower).
1 – 16
SF1 – SF4
A large flat-blade screwdriver.
A new or replacement interface module, which you can order from Brocade
An ESD wrist strap with a plug to attach to the ESD connector on the router chassis.
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