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Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide 147
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Chapter
3
Installing a Brocade MLX Router
This chapter describes how to install a Brocade MLX router and its modules in the following
sections:
• “Installation precautions” on page 147
• “Installing 2x100GbE interface modules in Brocade MLX routers” on page 151
• “Installing a Brocade MLX-4 router” on page 155
• “Installing a Brocade MLX-8 router” on page 164
• “Installing a Brocade MLX-16 router” on page 175
• “Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router” on page 190
• “Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router” on page 195
• “Attaching a management station” on page 227
• “Activating the power source” on page 228
• “Verifying proper operation” on page 229
The illustrations in this chapter display how to correctly insert the modules and routers. For a
complete router module description and slot number identification, refer to “Brocade MLX routers”
on page 8 of this guide.
NOTE
Illustrations in this chapter may differ slightly from the actual equipment.
Installation precautions
Read the following cautions and danger notices before installing Brocade MLX routers.
General precautions
DANGER
The procedures in this manual are for qualified service personnel.
DANGER
All fiber-optic interfaces use Class 1 Lasers.