Cabling A Fiber-Optic Transceiver; Replacing A Power Supply; Determining Which Power Supply Failed - Dell PowerConnect B - MLXe 4 Hardware Installation Manual

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DANGER
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a 1 megohm series resistor.
Follow these steps to replace a fiber-optic transceiver in a 10 Gbps Ethernet port.
1. Put on the ESD wrist strap and ground yourself by inserting the plug into the ESD connector
2. Disconnect the two fiber cable connectors from the port connectors.
3. Replace the protective cover on the port connectors.
4. Pull down the latch on the front of the transceiver.
5. Pull the transceiver out of the port and place it in an anti-static bag for storage.
6. Remove the new transceiver from the protective packaging.
7.

Cabling a fiber-optic transceiver

To cable a fiber-optic transceiver, perform the following steps.
Fiber-optic cabling steps
1. Before cabling a fiber-optic transceiver, it is strongly recommended that you clean the cable
2. Gently insert the two cable connectors (a tab on each connector should face upward) into the

Replacing a power supply

You can replace a power supply while the device is powered on and running. For the location of the
power supplies refer to
CAUTION
If you are hot-swapping a module, power supply, or fan tray, allow a minimum of two seconds
after a module (or power supply or fan tray) has been removed before inserting a module in the
same slot.

Determining which power supply failed

To determine which power supply has failed, enter the show chassis command at any CLI
command prompt.
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An ESD wrist strap with a plug for connection to the ESD connector on the router chassis.
located on the front of the router.
Insert the fiber-optic transceiver into the port until it clicks into place. Fiber-optic transceivers
are keyed to prevent incorrect insertion.
connectors and the port connectors. For more information, refer to
module"
on page 161.
port connectors until the tabs lock into place.
Chapter 1, "Product
Replacing a power supply
Overview".
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