Protective cap
Figure 24. Installing an SFP module into the host port
5. Connect an LC-LC fibre-channel cable. For information about the LC-LC cable,
Removing SFP modules
Complete the following steps to remove the SFP module from the host port:
Attention:
you unplug the LC-LC fibre-channel cable before you remove the SFP module.
1. Remove the LC-LC fibre-channel cable from the SFP module. For more
2. Unlock the SFP module latch:
Protective cap
Figure 25. Unlocking the SFP module latch - plastic variety
Plastic tab
SFP module
see "Using LC-LC fibre-channel cables" on page 43.
To avoid damage to the cable or to the SFP module, make sure that
information, see "Handling fibre-optic cables" on page 42.
v For SFP modules that contain plastic tabs, unlock the SFP module latch by
pulling the plastic tab outward 10°, as shown in Figure 25.
Plastic tab
o
10
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 26 on page 42.
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