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Installing Dedicated CX4/SFP+ Cable
Installing Dedicated CX4/SFP+ Cable
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Make sure that you have installed a CX4/SFP+ interface module before installing dedicated
CX4/SFP+ cables.
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The installation and removal procedures of a CX4 cable are similar to that of an SFP+ cable. This
section describes the installation and removal of the SFP+ cable for illustration.
Step1
Put on an ESD-preventive wrist strap and verify the ESD-preventive wrist strap properly grounded.
Then take out the dedicated SFP+ cable from the package.
Step2
Horizontally plug the plug of the dedicated SFP+ cable into the SFP+ port of the switch and pay
attention to the direction of the plug when plugging it.
Removing Dedicated CX4/SFP+ Cable
Step1
Put on an ESD-preventive wrist strap and verify the ESD-preventive wrist strap properly grounded.
Step2
Hold the plug of the SFP+ cable, pull the handle at the end of the plug to horizontally unplug the plug of
the SFP+ cable from the SFP+ port of the switch.
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Dedicated CX4/SFP+ cable of the S5500-EI series is hot pluggable.
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Make sure that the cable bending radius is no less than eight times of the cable diameter when
dedicated CX4/SFP+ cable is connected.
Installing Switches for an IRF
The S5500-EI series support the IRF function. You can install IRF-capable interface modules to connect
multiple switches through the 10 GE ports to form a logical entity, thus to establish a new intelligent
network with high reliability, expandability and manageability.