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DANGER
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a 1 meg ohm series resistor.
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Follow the steps given below to install a new switch fabric module in a BigIron RX Series chassis.
1. Put on the ESD wrist strap and ground yourself by inserting the plug into an ESD connector
2. Remove the new module from its packaging.
3. Insert the module into the chassis slot, and slide the card along the card guide until the
4. Push the ejectors even closer until they are flush with the module front panel. This action will
5. Tighten the two screws at either end of the module front panel by pushing them in and turning
Replacing a fiber-optic transceiver
You can remove an SFP or XFP transceiver from a port and replace it with a new one while the
BigIron RX Series chassis is powered on and running.
This section provides information about the following tasks:
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Removing a fiber-optic transceiver
You can remove a SFP (also called a mini-GBIC) or an XFP transceiver from a port while the BigIron
RX Series chassis is powered on and running.
Before removing a fiber-optic transceiver, have the following on hand:
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DANGER
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a 1 meg ohm series resistor.
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BigIron RX Installation Guide
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An ESD wrist strap with a plug for connection to the ESD connector on the BigIron RX Series
chassis
A large flat-head screwdriver
located on the chassis front.
ejectors on either side of the module move close to the module front panel.
fully seat the module in the backplane.
them clockwise. Then, tighten the screws further using the flat-head screwdriver.
Removing the fiber-optic transceiver
Installing a new fiber-optic transceiver
Cabling a fiber-optic transceiver
An ESD wrist strap with a plug for connection to the ESD connector on the BigIron RX Series
chassis
The protective covering that you removed from the fiber-optic transceiver port when you initially
installed the module
A small flathead screwdriver
Replacing a fiber-optic transceiver
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