Pluggable SFP/SFP+/XFP Transceiver
Modules Installation Guide (6P102)
BOM: 3105A01J
CAUTION:
• Carefully read this manual before installing the transceivers.
• Sections 1 through 4 in this manual are applicable to all SFP,
SFP+, and XFP transceivers and section 5 is applicable only to
SFP+ transceivers and cables.
Wearing an ESD-Preventive Wrist Strap
The transceivers are ESD sensitive. Be sure to wear an ESD-preventive
wrist strap when installing or removing a transceiver.
Make sure that the wrist strap has good skin contact and attach the wrist
strap wire to the ESD jack (if any) on the device chassis as shown on the
left of Figure 1, or to the rack with an alligator clip as shown on the right
of Figure 1.
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Figure 1 Ground the ESD-preventive wrist strap
If you are using ESD gloves, wear the wrist strap outside the ESD glove
and ensure that it has good contact with the glove.
Installing a Transceiver
CAUTION:
When installing or removing a transceiver, avoid touching the
connector of the transceiver with a bare hand.
Pivot the clasp of the transceiver up so that it catches a knob on the top
of the transceiver, and then, holding the transceiver as shown in Figure
2, insert the transceiver into the socket until it has firm contact with the
socket (you can feel that the top and bottom spring tabs catch in the
socket). If the clearance at the sides of the transceiver is insufficient, you
can instead gently press the transceiver into the socket.
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Figure 2 Install a transceiver
CAUTION:
• Do not remove the dust plug from the transceiver before installing
it.
• Remove the fibers, if any, from the transceiver before installing it.
After the installation is completed, you can use the display transceiver
interface command to verify the installation and check transceiver
information. If the transceiver is successfully installed, the command
displays transceiver information normally. If not, follow the instructions
in this document to re-install the transceiver. After the transceiver is
successfully installed, enter the view of the port where the transceiver is
installed, and use the display this command to check the status of the
port. If the port is down, execute the undo shutdown command to bring
it up, and then connect the optical fiber to the transceiver. To verify the
operating status of the port, observe the port LED behaviors. For more
information about port LEDs, see the Installation Guide.
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Removing a Transceiver
To remove a transceiver, disconnect the fiber cable from the transceiver,
pivot the clasp down to the horizontal position to release the spring tabs
from the socket as shown in Figure 3, and pull the transceiver out of the
socket.
Figure 3 Remove a transceiver
Wrong Installation and Removal Practices
Figure 4 Handle transceivers without wearing an ESD-preventive wrist
strap
Plugging or unplugging a transceiver without taking adequate
grounding measures might result in ESD breakdown of the electronic
components in the transceiver or transceiver socket.
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Figure 5 Unplug a transceiver with the clasp in vertical position
Pulling the transceiver out by force without releasing the spring tabs
might damage the spring tabs or the transceiver socket.
SFP+ Transceiver/Cable Installation
Guidelines
Installing an SFP+ Transceiver
Hold the SFP+ transceiver with the clasp at the top, if the spring tab in
the SFP+ socket is at the bottom. If the spring tab is at the top of the
socket, hold the transceiver with the clasp at the bottom. Gently pressing
the SFP+ transceiver against the spring tab in the SFP+ socket, insert the
transceiver into the socket.
Correct installation practice: During installation, leave clearance
between the transceiver and the socket side opposite to the spring tab.
For example, when you install an SFP+ transceiver with the clasp at the
bottom, leave clearance between the transceiver and the socket top.
Wrong installation practice: During the installation, leave no clearance
between the transceiver and the socket side opposite to the spring tab.
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Figure 6 Correct and wrong SFP+ transceiver installation practices
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(1) Spring tab
Removing an SFP+ Cable
There is a clasp on the SFP+ cable and a triangular fillister on the
transceiver socket to prevent the SFP+ cable from disengaging from the
transceiver socket.
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Figure 7 Triangular fillister and clasp structure
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(1) Triangular fillister
(2) Clasp
To unplug the SFP+ cable, press the connector with your thumb, and
then pull the clasp on the cable in a parallel direction, as shown on the
left of Figure 8.
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Figure 8 Correct and wrong removal practice of an SFP+ cable
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Correct removal practice: Pull the clasp in a parallel direction.
Wrong removal practice: Pull the clasp not in a parallel direction, which
will make the cable hard to pull out and even damage the triangular
fillister and clasp.
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