Dell SFP, Replacement Procedure

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SFP, SFP+, and XFP Optical Transceiver Replacement Procedure 3
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In this guide
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Installing an SFP, SFP+, or XFP Optical Transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Time required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Removing a transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Replacing a transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing an SFP, SFP+, or XFP Optical Transceiver
NOTE
The XFP transceivers are used only with the FC10-6 port card.
Switches and blades that employ transceivers typically have them arranged in two rows, back to back. On most
switches and the DCX-4S Backbone, that means that the bottom row of transceivers is upside down in relation to the
top row.
Time required
The replacement procedure for an SFP or XFP takes less than five minutes.
Items required
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Replacement SFP, SFP+, or XFP
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Optical transceiver extraction tool
Most Brocade switches and backbones come with a transceiver extraction tool (
Figure 1 ) and holster. The
extraction tool is designed to remove transceivers from switches and blades where the space is limited.
FIGURE 1
Optical transceiver (SFP, SFP+, and XFP) extraction tool