Transceivers And Cables; Supported Transceivers And Cables; Time And Items Required - Extreme Networks ExtremeSwitching SLX 9030 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Transceivers and Cables

• Supported transceivers and cables............................................................................................................................................................ 65
• Time and items required................................................................................................................................................................................. 65
• Precautions specific to transceivers and cables....................................................................................................................................66
• Cleaning the fiber-optic connectors...........................................................................................................................................................66
• Managing cables................................................................................................................................................................................................ 67
• Installing an SFP+ transceiver...................................................................................................................................................................... 67
• Replacing an SFP+ transceiver.................................................................................................................................................................... 69
• Installing a QSFP28 transceiver................................................................................................................................................................. 71
• Replacing a QSFP28 transceiver............................................................................................................................................................... 73
• Breakout cables.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 74
• Verifying transceiver operation.....................................................................................................................................................................75

Supported transceivers and cables

SLX 9030/9030-T Switch requires QSFP28 optics for 100GbE connectivity, QSFP+ optics for 40GbE connectivity, and 40GbE-
to-10GbE breakouts for 10GbE connectivity.
SLX 9030/9030-T Switch requires SFP+ optics for 10GbE connectivity and SFP optics for 1GbE connectivity.
For current information about transceivers and cables that is supported by this device, refer to the Extreme Ethernet Optics Family
Datasheet on https://cloud.kapostcontent.net/pub/a070d154-d6f1-400b-b2f0-3d039ae2f604/data-center-ethernet-optics-data-
sheet and to the current SLX-OS18x1.00 for ExtremeSwitching SLX 9030/9030-T Release Notes .

Time and items required

The installation or replacement procedure for one transceiver takes less than 5 minutes. Ensure that the following items are available:
• Required number of compatible power cables
• Required number of supported Extreme-branded transceivers
• Required number of compatible fiber-optic cables
• Optical transceiver extraction tool (for 10 Gbps transceiver only)
NOTE
Most Extreme devices come with a transceiver extraction tool and holster. The extraction tool is designed to remove
transceivers from modules where the space is limited.
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