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Installing 2x100GbE interface modules in Brocade MLX routers 4proper tool, allowing it to be connected to both ground screws on the enclosure. Before crimpingthe ground wire into the provided ground lug, insure the bare copper wire has been cleaned andantioxidant is applied to the bare wire.Installing 2x100GbE interface modules in Brocade MLX routersThis section provides installation instructions for 2x100G interface modules.Installation considerations• 2x100G interface modules cannot be installed in slot 1 of a Brocade MLX 4-slot or a BrocadeNetIron XMR4000 chassis. This restriction does not apply to Brocade MLXe 4-slot devices.• 2x100G modules occupy two adjacent slots. When you install a 2x100G module, the oddnumbered (low number) slot of the slot pair becomes the active slot, and the even numberedslot (higher number) is blocked.The acceptable slots in which to install this module are odd-numbered interface module slots(1, 3, 5, 7, 9. 11, 13, and 15 for a 16-slot chassis, for example). Adjacent even-numbered slotswill be in blocked state. In all cases, the lower number (odd number) becomes the active slotand the higher number (even number) becomes the blocked slot.• 2x100G modules cannot be installed in the following scenarios:- If there is another type of module installed in either of the slots- If either slot is configured as something else. Before you install your 2x100G module, youwill need to reconfigure the slot using the no module command.• The following conditions will prevent a 2x100G interface module from operating properly:- If either of the two slots required to house the module is already configured for anothertype of module.If the higher-number slot (even number) is configured for another type of module, you mustreconfigure it by entering the no module command.- If there is a module of another type installed in either of the slots. You must remove theexisting module, remove the center slot guide, and reconfigure the higher-numbered (evennumber) of the two slots as no module.• For maximum performance you must operate your 2x100G module with high speed switchfabric modules in turbo mode.Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide 23953-1002373-02