Installing An Sfp Transceiver And A Fiber-Optic Cable - Quantum StorNext QD7000 Hardware Manual

• Handle the component by its edges. Do not touch solder joints, pins, or printed circuitry.
• Use conductive field service tools.

Installing an SFP transceiver and a fiber-optic cable

You must install SFP transceivers into each connector to which you will connect a fiber-optic cable.
About this task
Be aware of potential hardware risks when performing this task.
Potential degraded performance – To prevent degraded performance, do not twist,
Attention:
fold, pinch, or step on the fiber-optic cables. Many cables have a minimum bending radius. For
example, do not bend fiber-optic Fibre Channel cables tighter than a 2 in. (5 cm) radius. Check the
specifications for your cables and do not bend any cable more tightly than the minimum specified
radius.
Possible hardware damage – To prevent electrostatic discharge damage to the tray,
Attention:
use proper antistatic protection when handling shelf (tray) components.
Steps
1. Put on antistatic protection.
2. Make sure that your cables are fiber-optic cables by comparing them to the fiber-optic cable
shown in the following figure.
Your SFP transceivers might look slightly different from the one shown. The differences do not
affect the performance of the SFP transceiver.
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3. Insert an SFP transceiver into the port in which the fiber-optic cable will be installed.
Make sure that the SFP transceiver installs with an audible click.
Note:
SFP transceiver
Fiber-optic cable
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