Dell Brocade G620 Hardware Installation Guide - Page 59

Installing Transceivers and Cables, Time and items required

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Installing Transceivers and Cables ● Time and items required 59 ● Precautions specific to transceivers and cables 60 ● Cleaning the fiber-optic connectors 60 ● Managing cables...60 ● Installing an SFP+ transceiver 61 ● Replacing an SFP+ transceiver 62 ● Installing a QSFP transceiver 63 ● Replacing a QSFP transceiver 64 ● Verifying the operation of new transceivers 65 Time and items required The installation or replacement procedure for one transceiver takes less than five minutes. Ensure that the following items are available: • Required number of compatible power cables • Required number of supported Brocade-branded transceivers Refer to the Fabric OS Release Notes for the list of supported transceivers and cables. • Required number of compatible fiber-optic cables • Optical transceiver extraction tool (for 10-Gbps transceiver only) NOTE Most Brocade switches and backbones come with a transceiver extraction tool and holster. The extraction tool is designed to remove transceivers from modules where the space is limited. FIGURE 24 Optical transceiver extraction tool Brocade G620 Hardware Installation Guide 59 53-1003990-01

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Installing Transceivers and Cables
Time and items required
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59
Precautions specific to transceivers and cables
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60
Cleaning the fiber-optic connectors
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60
Managing cables
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60
Installing an SFP+ transceiver
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61
Replacing an SFP+ transceiver
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62
Installing a QSFP transceiver
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63
Replacing a QSFP transceiver
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64
Verifying the operation of new transceivers
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65
Time and items required
The installation or replacement procedure for one transceiver takes less than five minutes. Ensure that
the following items are available:
Required number of compatible power cables
Required number of supported Brocade-branded transceivers
Refer to the
Fabric OS Release Notes
for the list of supported transceivers and cables.
Required number of compatible fiber-optic cables
Optical transceiver extraction tool (for 10-Gbps transceiver only)
NOTE
Most Brocade switches and backbones come with a transceiver extraction tool and holster. The
extraction tool is designed to remove transceivers from modules where the space is limited.
FIGURE 24
Optical transceiver extraction tool
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53-1003990-01