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PowerConnect B-MLXe Hardware Installation Guide
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Router modules
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8-port 10 Gbps interface modules
For PowerConnect B-MLXe routers, the 8-port, 10 Gbps interface modules (NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and
NI-MLX-10Gx8-D) provide eight 10 Gbps ports that support SFP+ optics. These modules contain an
internal flash memory of 16 MB for local storage of CPU images, and 32 MB for local storage of
FPGA images. Each 8-port 10 Gbps Ethernet interface module can support a buffer of 256 MB.
When installing NI-MLX-10Gx8-M or NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules, you must first upgrade the software
on all interface modules and management modules to Multi-Service IronWare software 5.1 or later.
For more information on upgrading the software, refer to
Chapter 6, “Upgrading Software Images
and Configuration Files”
.
NOTE
NI-MLX-10Gx8-D interface modules do not support MPLS.
Routers that are loaded with one or more NI-MLX-10Gx8-M or NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules must also
have high-speed switch fabric modules installed in order to operate. You can replace switch fabric
modules while the system is powered on and running.
For PowerConnect B-MLXe routers, NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules require the
installation of high-speed switch fabric modules and high-speed fans. For more information about
high-speed switch fabric modules, see
“High-speed switch fabric modules”
on page 17. For
information about the high-speed fans, see
“NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A high-speed fan assemblies”
on
page 20.
Figure 6
illustrates the faceplate of the NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules.
FIGURE 6
NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D module faceplate
NOTE
NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules are designed for use with PowerConnect B-MLXe
routers only.
NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules support the SFP+ optics listed in
Table 6
. These
modules do not support SFP optics.
NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D interface module LEDs
The NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D Ethernet interface module LEDs indicate module and
port status, as described in
Table 7
.
TABLE 6
SFP+ optic transceivers for NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D Ethernet interface modules
Part number
Description
10G-SFPP-SR
10GBASE-SR serial pluggable SFP+ optic (LC), target range 300 m over multi-mode fiber
10G-SFPP-LR
10GBASE-LR serial pluggable SFP+ optic (LC) for up to 10 km over single-mode fiber
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