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To connect the fiber-optic cables, do the following.
1 Remove the two protective caps from one end of the fiber-optic cable.
Fiber-optic
cable
2 Connect the fiber-optic cable to a GBIC that is installed in a mini-hub.
GBIC
Fiber-optic
cable
After you install the cables, the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop is operational.
To remove the fiber-optic cables and GBIC, do the following:
1 Remove the fiber-optic cables from the GBIC; then, replace the protective caps.
Note: If you are using IBM GBICs, you must remove the fiber-optic cables from the
GBIC before you can remove the GBIC from the mini-hub port.
2 Move the metal latch on the GBIC to the unlocked (center) position.
3 Pull the GBIC out of the port.
4 Insert the protective cap on the GBIC.
Protective cap
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