Time And Items Required; Removing A Transceiver - Brocade Communications Systems VDX 6940 Hardware Installation Manual

Time and items required

Time and items required
The replacement procedure for one transceiver takes less than 5 minutes. You should have the
following items available:
• Replacement SFP or SFP+ transceiver
• Optical transceiver extraction tool
Most Brocade devices and backbones come with an optical transceiver extraction tool
holster. The extraction tool is designed to remove transceivers from modules where the space is
limited.
FIGURE 55 Optical transceiver extraction tool

Removing a transceiver

For the following procedure refer to the illustration.
Complete the following steps to remove an SFP or SFP+ transceiver.
1. Remove any cables that are inserted into the transceiver. Use the extraction tool to open the cable
latching mechanism.
2. Using the hooked end of the tool, pull the bail (wire handle) away from its pivot point and out, sliding
the transceiver out of the device or module.
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