IBM DS3500, Installation, User & Maintenance Manual

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3. With the SFP module latch in the unlocked position, remove the SFP module.
v
For SFP modules that contain plastic tabs, slide the SFP module out of the
port.
v For SFP modules that contain wire tabs, grasp the wire latch and pull the
SFP module out of the port.
4. Replace the protective cap on the SFP module.
5. Place the SFP module into a static-protective package.
6. Replace the protective cap on the host port.
Using LC-LC Fibre Channel cables
The LC-LC Fibre Channel cable is a fiber optic cable that you use to connect Fibre
Channel ports to one of the following devices:
v An SFP module installed in a Fibre Channel switch port
v
A Fibre Channel host bus adapter port (optical interface connector)
See Figure 24 for an illustration of the LC-LC Fibre Channel cable.
For more information, see the documentation that comes with the LC-LC Fibre
Channel cable.
Connecting an LC-LC cable to an SFP module: To connect an LC-LC Fibre
Channel cable to an SFP module, complete the following steps.
Protective
cap
SFP
module
90
Wire
tab
Figure 23. Unlocking the SFP module latch - wire variety
Figure 24. LC-LC Fibre Channel cable
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