Connecting Your Switch To The Network Through Optical Fibers - HP FlexFabric 11908-V Installation Manual

Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers

WARNING!
To avoid injury to your eyes, do not stare at the optical fiber interfaces and optical fiber connectors when
connecting optical fibers.
You can install a transceiver module (see
connect the port to the network. For more information about optical fibers, see
To connect a fiber port to a peer device through optical fibers:
1. Install a transceiver module into the port.
2. Remove the dust cover of the optical fiber connector, and clean the end of the optical fiber.
3. Remove the dust plug of the transceiver module, plug one end of the optical fiber into the
transceiver module, and plug the other end into the transceiver module in the peer device.
For how to connect an LC connector, see
For how to connect an MPO connector, see
4. Examine the port LEDs for incorrect connection.
For more information about the LED status, see
NOTE:
For a QSFP+ module, you do not need to differentiate between the Tx and Rx ports. For other types of
transceiver modules, the Tx port on one end must connect to the RX port on the other end.
Figure 33 Using LC optical fiber connectors to connect transceiver modules
Figure 34 Using an MPO optical fiber connector to connect a QSFP+ module
MPO plug
QSFP+ module
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