Brocade Communications Systems Brocade MLX Series and Brocade Netlron XMR 53-1002373-02 Manual De Usuario

Installing a Brocade MLX-32 router

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FIGURE 148 Installing a module in a Brocade MLX-32 router

Power supply requirements for NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A modules

You can install up to 20 NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A modules and populate the remaining slots with other 
modules using four 2400W power supplies. You can achieve 4+4 power redundancy by installing 
four additional power supplies.

If you install 21 or more NI-MLX-1Gx48-T-A modules in a Brocade MLX-32 router, you will need a 
minimum of five power supplies. You can achieve 5+3 power redundancy by installing three 
additional power supplies.

Brocade MLX-32 cable management

Brocade MLX-32 cable management is designed to allow access to the power supplies at the 
bottom of the router, and to keep the air inlet clear in the center of the router (this is essential for 
proper cooling). Cable management hardware at the top, bottom and sides of the router helps you 
route the cables in the proper directions. 

In general, cables from the outer interface modules are routed horizontally away from the router. 
Cables from the remaining modules in the upper half of the router are routed up, then outwards 
along the channels.