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Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide 349
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Chapter
8
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:
• Management modules
• Compact flash cards in management modules
• Interface modules
• Switch fabric modules
• Fiber optic transceivers
• Fans
• Power supplies
• Fan deflectors
• Air filters
Hardware maintenance schedule
DANGER
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:
• 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.
You can also replace the following hardware components, as needed:
• All modules (management, interface, and switch fabric).
• Fiber-optic transceivers.
• AC or DC power supplies.
• Fan assemblies.
NOTE
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.