Tools And Test Equipment; Tools Supplied With The Switch; Fiber-Optic Protective Plug - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Service Manual

General Information

Tools and Test Equipment

This section describes tools and test equipment that may be required to install,
test, service, and verify operation of the switch and attached HAFM appliance.

Tools Supplied with the Switch

Tools are supplied with the switch or must be supplied by service personnel. Use
of the tools may be required to perform one or more installation, test, service, or
verification tasks.
Figure 1: Multimode and singlemode loopback plugs
Figure 2: Fiber-optic protective plug
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Fiber-optic loopback plug–An SFP multimode (shortwave laser) or
singlemode (longwave laser) loopback plug is required to perform port
loopback diagnostic tests. One loopback plug is shipped with the switch,
depending on the type of port transceivers installed. Both plugs are shipped if
shortwave laser and longwave laser transceivers are installed. The plug is
shown in Figure 1.
Fiber-optic protective plug–For safety and port transceiver protection,
fiber-optic protective plugs must be inserted in all port SFPs without
fiber-optic cables attached. The switch is shipped with protective plugs
installed in all ports. A protective plug is shown in
Null modem cable–An asynchronous RS-232 null modem cable is required
to configure switch network addresses and acquire Event Log information
through the maintenance port. The cable has nine conductors and DB-9 male
and female connectors. A null modem cable is not a standard
(straight-through) RS-232 cable. Refer to
Figure 2.
Figure 3.
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