Installing The Optical Link Kit - Oracle SPARC Enterprise M4000 Installation And Service Manual

Optical interface and two cables — see
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Kit" on page 2-17
Copper interface and one cable — see
■
Kit" on page 2-18
2.6.1

Installing the Optical Link Kit

Note – The minimum bend radius for optical link cables is 1.8 in./46 mm.
1. Use an antistatic strap for this procedure.
2. Install a link card in the host server.
See the service manual for your host server for instructions for installing an PCI
card.
3. If a link card is not already installed in the I/O boat, install it now.
Slot 0 is used for the link card. It is the leftmost slot in the boat. For details about
card removal and replacement, see
page
Caution – The carrier can be damaged during removal and during insertion. For
safe handling of the carrier, read the cautions in
on page
4. Install the link cables.
Note – The two optical link cables are identical. One end of a cable is marked TX.
The other end is marked RX (
TX plug of one cable is paired with the RX plug of the other cable.
a. At the I/O boat, connect a plug marked TX into the TX port on the link card.
b. At the host server, connect a plug marked TX to the TX port on the link card.
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3-1.
Connect the RX plug of the second cable into the RX port.
Connect the RX plug of the remaining cable into the RX port.
Chapter 2
Section 2.6.1, "Installing the Optical Link
Section 2.6.2, "Installing the Copper Link
Section 3.1, "Installing a PCI Card" on
Section 3.1, "Installing a PCI Card"
). When you route the cables, ensure that the
FIGURE 2-13
Installing the External I/O Expansion Unit in a Rack 2-17