Cisco 6503 - Catalyst Firewall Security Sys Installation Manual page 195

Chapter 3 Installing the Switch
Step 5 If you are cabling an optical X2 transceiver, perform the following substeps. If you are cabling a CX4
X2 transceiver, go to Step 6.
Before removing the dust plugs and making any optical connections, observe the following guidelines:
Note
Always keep the protective dust plugs on the unplugged fiber-optic cable connectors and the
•
transceiver optical bores until you are ready to make a connection.
• Always inspect and clean the SC connector end-faces just before making any connections. Refer to
the Tip on this page for a pointer to a fiber-optic inspection and cleaning white paper.
• Always grasp the SC connector housing to plug or unplug a fiber-optic cable.
Remove the dust plugs from the optical network interface cable SC connectors. Save the dust plugs
a.
for future use.
Inspect and clean the SC connector's fiber-optic end faces. Refer to
b.
Connectors" section on page
Remove the dust plugs from the X2 transceiver optical bores.
c.
Immediately attach the network interface cable SC connectors to the X2 transceiver. (See
d.
Figure 3-44
Figure 3-44
SC connector
Network interface
OL-5781-08
for cabling an optical X2 transceiver.)
Cabling an Optical 10-Gigabit X2 Transceiver
X2 transceiver
cable
B-38.
Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Installation Guide
Attaching the Interface Cables
"Cleaning the Fiber-Optic
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