Connecting Optical Fibers; Optical Fiber - Symantec NetBackup 5220 Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting optical fibers

The NetBackup 5220 provides a tape out card (Fiber Channel, FC) and a 10 GE NIC,
both of which are connected to other devices through optical fibers.
Using the tape out card (Fiber Channel) as an example, this section describes how to
connect an optical fiber. The procedure for connecting an optical fiber to the 10GE NIC
is the same as that for connecting an optical fiber to the tape out card (Fiber Channel).
When connecting optical fibers, note the following:
Procedure
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The laser beams of an optical interface board or inside an optical fiber can cause eye
damage. When installing or maintaining an optical fibers or optical transceivers,
do not look into the outlet of the optical fiber or transceiver directly.
 An optical transceiver is electrostatic sensitive and should be placed
in an ESD-preventive and dust-proof environment for transportation,
storage, and use.
 Optical fibers and optical transceivers not in use must be protected
with dust caps. If the optical transceiver is contaminated, carefully
clean the optical interface.
 Keep the surface of all optical connectors clean and free from
scratches.
 Do not squeeze, distort, fold, or repair an optical fiber. Do not bend
the optical fiber into a circle with a radius less than 5 cm. Otherwise,
the optical fiber may be damaged, which reduces the system
performance or causes data loss.
Take the cap of the optical transceiver out of the interface of the tape out card
(2-port 8Gb FC HBA, Fiber Channel).
Unpack and remove an optical fiber.
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Cables
Connecting optical fibers