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Brocade 6542 Blade Server SAN I/O Module for Inspur Shangri-la Chassis Hardware Reference Manual
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Removing and replacing an optical transceiver
Removing and replacing an optical transceiver
You may need to remove or replace an optical transceiver in case of transceiver or switch module
failures.
1. Disconnect the cable from the SFP+ optical transceiver.
NOTE
The appearance of your SFP+ optical transceivers may differ slightly from the optical transceiver
shown in the following illustration, but the steps for removal are the same.
2. Remove the SFP+ optical transceiver according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
1 Bail
closed
2 Bail
open
FIGURE 12
Removing and replacing an optical transceiver
3. Insert the replacement SFP+ optical transceiver in the appropriate external port of the switch
module.
Removing a license
When you remove licenses, some features require that you reboot the switch and some features
require you to disable and re-enable selected ports or the entire switch. For example, the Dynamic
POD license requires you to disable and re-enable the chassis or the appropriate ports.
Complete the following steps to remove a license.
1. Enter the
licenseShow
command to display the active licenses.
2. Issue the
licenseRemove
command followed by the license key or the feature name.
The license key is case-sensitive and must be entered exactly as shown. If the license key includes
spaces, you must enclose the entire string in double quotation marks.
3. Take the appropriate action as indicated by the command output.