IBM SAN768B-2, User Manual

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Installing an SFP+ transceiver
Complete these steps to install an SFP+ transceiver.
Note: The 16-Gbps SFP+ transceivers have an attached pull tab like the mSFPs. See
the mSFP transceiver in Figure 42 for the basic appearance of the 16-Gbps
transceiver. Connect the cable to the 16-Gbps SFP+ first, and then insert the
SFP+/cable unit into the port, using the pull tab to help push the transceiver and
cable into the port.
1. Ensure that both cable and transceiver are clean prior to installation.
2.
For SFPs and SFP+ transceivers with wire bails, make sure that the bail (wire
handle) is in the unlocked position. Align the optical transceiver so that the key
is oriented correctly to the port. Insert the transceiver into the port until it is
firmly seated and the latching mechanism clicks, and then close the bail.
Transceivers are keyed so that they can only be inserted with the correct
orientation. If a transceiver does not slide in easily, ensure that it is correctly
oriented.
3. Position a cable so that the key (the ridge on one side of the cable connector) is
aligned with the slot in the transceiver. Insert the cable into the transceiver
until the latching mechanism clicks. Cables are keyed so that they can be
inserted in only one way. If a cable does not slide in easily, ensure that it is
correctly oriented.
Attention: Do not insert a cable intended for an mSFP transceiver into a
regular SFP+ transceiver. You may damage the cable.
4.
Replace the chassis door.
Removing an mSFP transceiver
Do not use the extraction tool to remove mSFP transceivers.
Note: The mSFP transceivers are used only with the FC8-64 port blade. Narrower
OM-3 LC cables are used to connect the FC8-64. These cables are offered by several
major manufacturers. Contact your IBM representative for options regarding
different cable and patch panel configurations to simplify cable management with
higher density FC8-64 port blades.
Attention: The pull tabs (
1
in Figure 42) are not designed to be bent. Doing so
may result in damage to the pull tab.
1
Pull tab
2
mSFP transceiver
To remove an mSFP transceiver, complete these steps.
1. Remove the chassis door if you have not already done so (“Removing and
installing the chassis door” on page 81).
1 2
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Figure 42. Optical mSFP transceiver
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