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Connecting an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ DAC cable
Use SFP+ DAC cables to connect SFP+ ports, QSFP+ DAC cables to connect QSFP+ ports, and
QSFP+ to SFP+ DAC cables to connect QSFP+ and SFP+ ports. All these cables are hot
swappable.
To connect an SFP+, QSFP+, or QSFP+ to SFP+ DAC cable:
1.
Wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded.
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2.
Unpack the cable.
3.
Connect the cable connector to the port. Make sure the cable connector is the right side up.
The bend radius of the cable must be a minimum of eight times the cable diameter.
Figure 39 Connecting an SFP+ DAC cable
(1) Pull latch
(2) Connector