McDATA 3000 manual Replacing the Fibre Channel Long Wave Transceiver, Removing the Fibre

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Replacing the Fibre Channel Long Wave Transceiver

Replacing the Fibre Channel Long Wave Transceiver

This section provides procedures for both removing and installing the Fibre Channel long wave transceiver.

Tools required: No special tools are required.

CAUTION

Attach a wrist strap and follow ESD procedures during the handling of all electronic components.

The transceivers are hot swappable, which means they can be replaced while the UltraNet Edge 3000 unit is in operation.

CAUTION

Laser radiation is invisible and can damage the eye. Unterminated optical connectors may emit laser radiation. Do not view the beam with the naked eye or with optical instruments. Dust caps and dust covers MUST be left in place on all unterminated bulkhead receptacles and on the end of every radiating fiber jumper.

Removing the Fibre	The long wave Fibre Channel transceiver has a blue plastic tab. Use
Channel Long Wave	the following procedure to remove the long wave transceiver from
SFP Transceiver	the interface card.
Removing the Blue	1.	Remove the fiber optic cabling from the interface card.
Plastic Tab Transceiver	2.	Gently push the blue plastic tab towards the interface card to
		release the transceiver. To avoid breaking the release tab, be
		careful to push it straight in.
	3.	Carefully pull the transceiver out of the interface card.

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