Installing A Cfp2 Module - HP FlexFabric 12900E series Installation Manual

If you cannot hold the module by its two sides because of high module density, press the
module on its head end to push it in.
Figure 35 Installing an SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module (12916E switch)
For information about connecting an optical fiber, see

Installing a CFP2 module

CAUTION:
• Read the following instructions before you install a CFP2 module. Failure to follow these
instructions might cause damage.
• Do not remove the dust plug from the CFP2 module if you are not to connect an optical fiber to
the module.
• Before you install or remove a CFP2 module, remove the optical fiber (if any) from it.
To install a CFP2 module:
Unpack the CFP2 module.
1.
Do not touch the golden plating of the module.
Pivot the module handle up.
2.
Correctly orient the CFP2 module and make sure the module handle is on top of the CFP2
3.
module. Gently push the module into the port until it clicks into place.
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