Removing an SFP
Before you begin
• Wear an antistatic wrist strap.
Warning:
Risk of eye injury by laser
Fiber optic equipment can emit laser or infrared light that can injure your eyes. Never look
into an optical fiber or connector port. Always assume that fiber optic cables connect to a
light source.
Electrostatic alert:
Risk of equipment damage
To prevent damage from electrostatic discharge, always wear an antistatic wrist strap
connected to an ESD jack.
About this task
Remove an SFP to replace it or to commission it elsewhere.
Procedure
1. Disconnect the network fiber optic cable from the SFP connector.
2. Depending on your SFP model, to release the SFP, pull the latch handle and use
it to extract the module.
3. Slide the SFP out of the module SFP slot.
Removing an SFP
Installing the SFP, SFP+, and XFP transceivers on Avaya ERS 3500 Series
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