Allied Telesis AT-SBx81CFC960, Installation Manual

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Chapter 8: Installing the Transceivers and Cabling the Ports
164 Section II: Installing the Chassis
Installing SFP+ Transceivers in the AT-SBx81CFC960 Card
The AT-SBx81CFC960 Controller Fabric Card has four slots for 10Gbps
SFP+ transceivers. You may use the slots for the following functions:
 Build high-speed links to network servers, switches, routers, or
other network devices.

Connect two chassis together to form a stack with the VCStack
Plus feature.
For background information on the SFP+ slots on the controller card, refer
to “SFP+ Slots” on page 70. A list of supported SFP+ transceivers can be
found on the Allied Telesis web site.
Note
The transceiver slots on the controller card do not support
1000Mbps SFP transceivers.
Please review the following information if you are using the SFP+ slots on
the controller cards to build a stack with the VCStack Plus feature:
 Do not install the transceivers in the SFP+ slots of the controller
cards until after you have configured both chassis for the stacking
feature. For further information, refer to Chapter 14, “VCStack Plus
Overview” on page 273 and Chapter 15, “Building a Stack” on
page 287.
 The cabling configurations for the SFP+ slots on the controller
cards of a stack can be found in “Cabling Configurations for the
Trunk” on page 277.
To install a 10Gbps SFP+ transceiver in an SFP+ slot in the controller
card, perform the following procedure:
1. Remove the dust plug from the slot chosen for the SFP+ transceiver.
Refer to Figure 98 on page 165.