Installing Gbics - Extreme Networks Summit 300-24 Hardware Installation Manual

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Installing GBICs and Mini-GBICs
GBIC and mini-GBIC interfaces provide installable high-performance ports for Extreme Networks
switches. GBICs can be installed in the following switches:
• Summit1i
• Summit5i
• Summit7i
• Summit48i
Mini-GBICs can be installed in the following switches:
• Summit 200 "e" series
• Summit 300 "e" series
• Summit 400 "e" series
• Summit 48si
This appendix provides installation instructions for GBICs and mini-GBICs.

Installing GBICs

GBICs are available in the following media types:
• SX
• LX, LX70, and LX100
• ZX
• UTP (supported only on "i" series switches)
Requirements for the LX100 GBIC
This section describes the requirements for the LX100 GBIC. Read the information in this section before
you install an LX100 GBIC.
If you have an Alpine 3800 series switch populated with a GM-4Xi module, do one of the following:
• Install a maximum of three LX100 GBICs per GM-4Xi module; the fourth GBIC slot must remain
empty.
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