Important Notes About Using Optical Modules Certified For Huawei Switches; How To Identify Huawei-Certified Optical Modules; Risks Of Using Non-Huawei-Certified Optical Modules - Huawei S2720 Series Hardware Description

S2720&S2750 Series Ethernet Switches
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4.1 Important Notes About Using Optical Modules Certified
for Huawei Switches

4.1.1 How to Identify Huawei-Certified Optical Modules

l Huawei switches must use Huawei-certified optical modules. Non-Huawei-certified optical
l The methods provided here are only for reference. To confirm whether optical modules you
If the optical modules you use are delivered after July 1, 2013, use either of the following methods
to determine whether they have been certified by Huawei.
Method 1: Check for "HUAWEI" on the Label
If an optical module has been certified by Huawei, its label contains "HAUWEI", as shown in
Figure
Figure 4-1 "HUAWEI" on the label of a Huawei-certified optical module
Method 2: Run the display transceiver Command
If an optical module meets the following conditions, it has been certified by Huawei. Otherwise,
the optical module is not a Huawei-certified one.
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4.1.2 Risks of Using Non-Huawei-Certified Optical Modules

During certification of optical modules for Huawei switches, Huawei completes comprehensive
functionality verification to ensure quality of optical modules. The verified items include optical
module plug/unplug, transmit optical power, receive optical power, signal transmission quality,
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modules cannot ensure transmission reliability and may affect service stability. Huawei is
not liable for any problem caused by the use of non-Huawei-certified optical modules and
will not fix such problems.
use have been certified by Huawei, contact Huawei Technical Assistant Center (TAC).
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In the display elabel command output, the Manufactured field displays a date later than
2013-07-01.
In the display version command output, the display version is V200R001C00 or later.
In the display transceiver command output, the Manufacturing Date field displays a date
later than 2013-07-01, and the Vendor Name field displays HUAWEI.
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