Alcatel-Lucent 6624, 6600 Series manual Installing MiniGBICs, Inserting the MiniGBIC OS6648 Shown

OmniSwitch 6600 Series Chassis and Hardware Components Installing MiniGBICs

Installing MiniGBICs

Each OS6600-GNI-U2 uplink module supports up to two MiniGBICs on OmniSwitch 6624, 6600-U24, and 6648 switches. These MiniGBICs are packaged separately and therefore are not factory-installed. You can install the MiniGBIC(s) by following the steps below:

Anti-Static Warning. Before handling any components, free yourself of static by wearing a grounding strap, or by grounding yourself properly. Static discharge can damage the MiniGBIC, as well as the switch and uplink module.

1Holding the MiniGBIC by its sides, carefully slide it into the desired MiniGBIC slot in the OS6600- GNI-U2 module on OmniSwitch 6624, 6600-U24, and 6648 switches, as shown.

							K	IN	G
						C
					TA
			N	/S		5	2
		SIO
A	N
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Inserting the MiniGBIC (OS6648 Shown)

Note. The MiniGBIC should slide in easily. Do not force the MiniGBIC into the slot. Otherwise you can damage the connectors. If any resistance is encountered, ensure the MiniGBIC is aligned and oriented properly, as shown in the diagram above.

OmniSwitch 6600 Series Hardware Users Guide April 2004 page 2-35