Time Required; Items Required; Removing An Sfp+ Transceiver - Brocade Communications Systems Backbone DCX 8510-8 Hardware Reference Manual

Time Required

Blade
FC8-64
FC16-32 and FC16-48
FC16-32 and FC16-48
FCOE10-24
FC16-64
CR16-4/8
Time Required
The replacement procedure for a transceiver takes less than five minutes.

Items Required

• Replacement mSFP, SFP, SFP+, or XFP
• Optical transceiver extraction tool (for SFP, SFP+, and XFP transceivers)
Most Brocade switches and backbones come with a transceiver extraction tool and holster. The
extraction tool is designed to remove transceivers from switches and blades where the space is
limited.
FIGURE 31 Optical transceiver (SFP+) extraction tool

Removing an SFP+ transceiver

Complete the following steps to remove an 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 switch or blade.
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Transceiver Auto-negotiate/Fixed
mSFP Auto negotiate
SFP+ Auto negotiate
10-Gbps SFP+ Fixed
10-GbE SFP+ (only Fixed
optical)
QSFP Auto negotiate
QSFP Fixed
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Speeds supported(xGbps)
2, 4, and 8.
2, 4, 8, and 16
10
10
4, 8, and 16. However, all the four
ports within a quad-SFP should be
of the same speed.
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