Replacing A Qsfp Transceiver; Installing A 32-Gbps Qsfp Transceiver In An Upper Port - IBM Storage Networking SAN128B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual

Procedure
1. Use the pull tab on these transceivers to help push the transceiver into the port. Transceivers are
keyed so that they can only be inserted with the correct orientation. If a transceiver does not slide in
easily, ensure that it is correctly oriented. Push the correctly oriented transceiver into the port until it
is firmly seated and the latching mechanism clicks.
Figure 27. Installing a 32-Gbps QSFP transceiver in an upper port
1. Pull tab
2. QSFP cable
3. QSFP transceiver
2. Position a cable so that the key (the ridge on one side of the cable connector) is aligned with the slot
in the transceiver. Insert the cable into the transceiver until the latching mechanism clicks.
Note: Cables are keyed so that they can be inserted in only one way. If a cable does not slide in
easily, ensure that it is correctly oriented. Do not insert any unsupported cable intended for an other
type of transceiver into a regular QSFP transceiver. You may damage the cable as well as the
transceiver.

Replacing a QSFP transceiver

About this task
Complete the following steps to remove and then install a new QSFP transceiver.
Note: QSFP transceivers have pull tabs rather than bails. Always use the pull tab to insert or remove the
QSFP transceivers, as the QSFP might be thermally hot.
Procedure
1. Remove any cables that are inserted into the transceiver.
2. Grasp the QSFP transceiver pull tab and gently pull the tab straight out.
Note: Grasp the pull tab near the body of the transceiver to reduce the chances of bending the pull
tab. As the QSFP may be hot, avoid touching it.
3. To insert the replacement transceiver, use the pull tab to carefully push the transceiver into the port.
Transceivers are keyed so that they can only be inserted with the correct orientation. If a transceiver
does not slide in easily, ensure that it is correctly oriented. Gently push the correctly oriented QSFP
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