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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Hardware maintenance schedule

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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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You can also replace the following hardware components, as needed:
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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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Management modules
Compact flash cards in management modules
Interface modules
Switch fabric modules
Fiber optic transceivers
Fans
Power supplies
Fan deflectors
Air filters
Clean the fiber-optic connectors on a fiber-optic transceiver port and the connected fiber cable
each time you disconnect the cable.
Replace the air filters quarterly.
All modules (management, interface, and switch fabric).
Fiber-optic transceivers.
AC or DC power supplies.
Fan assemblies.
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