Installing Fiber-Optic Cables; Unlocking The Sfp Module Latch - Plastic Variety; Unlocking The Sfp Module Latch - Wire Variety - IBM DS4800 Installation, User And Maintenance Manual

Protective cap
Figure 27. Unlocking the SFP module latch - plastic variety
Protective cap
Figure 28. Unlocking the SFP module latch - wire variety
3. With the SFP latch in the unlocked position, extract the SFP module.
4. Replace the protective cap on the SFP module.
5. Place the SFP module into a static-protective package.
6. Replace the protective cap on the port.

Installing fiber-optic cables

To connect the fiber-optic cables, perform the following steps.
1. Remove the protective cap from the fiber-optic cable. See Figure 29 on page
Plastic tab
o
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SFP module
v For SFP modules that contain wire tabs, unlock the SFP module latch by
pulling the wire latch outward 90°, as shown in Figure 28.
Wire tab
o
90
v For SFP modules that contain plastic tabs, slide the SFP module out of the
port.
v For SFP modules that contain wire tabs, grasp the wire latch and pull the
SFP module out of the port.
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SFP module
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