Connecting The Small Form-Factor Pluggable (Sfp+) Transceivers - Symantec NetBackup 5230 Installation Manual

Connecting the small form-factor pluggable (SFP+)
transceivers
The NetBackup appliance requires an SFP Fibre Channel adapter to be plugged
into the Fibre Channel ports if the appliance uses a Fibre Channel plug-in. The
adapter allows usage of both optical and copper Fibre Channel cables.
The NetBackup appliance supports Fibre Channel (FC) tape out PCIe add-in cards
and a 10 Gb Ethernet NIC with two ports. The cards connect to other devices
through fiber optic cables. Using the tape out card (Fibre Channel) as an example,
this section describes how to connect a fiber optic cable. The procedure to connect
fiber optic cables is the same for both cards.
The fiber optic cables require Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP+) transceivers,
which are provided with each Fibre Channel add-in card. The diagram shows the
SFP (1) and the fiber optic cable which is attached to it (2).
Supported SFPs are listed as follows:
Finisar
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JDSU
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Warning: The laser beams of an optical interface board or inside an optical fibre
can cause eye damage. Do not look directly into the transceiver or point the
transceiver at another person's eyes.
When connecting optical fibers, note the following:
An optical transceiver is electrostatic sensitive and it should be placed in an
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ESD-preventive and dust-proof environment for transportation, storage, and
use.
Optical fibers and optical transceivers not in use must be protected with dust
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caps seated properly on the connectors. If the optical transceiver is contaminated,
carefully clean the optical interface.
Keep the surface of all optical connectors clean and free from scratches.
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Do not squeeze, distort, fold, or repair an optical fiber.
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Connecting the small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) transceivers

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