Cisco 6509 - Catalyst Chassis Switch Installation Manual page 137

Chapter 3 Installing the Switch
To install and cable an SFP transceiver, follow these steps:
Step 1 Attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and to the ESD ground connector or a bare metal
surface on your chassis.
Step 2 Remove the SFP transceiver module from its protective packaging.
Note
Check the label on the SFP transceiver body to verify that you have the correct model for your network.
Step 3
Find the transmit (TX) and receive (RX) markings that identify the top side of the SFP transceiver.
Step 4
Note
Position the SFP transceiver in front of the socket opening.
Step 5
Note
Insert the SFP transceiver into the socket until you feel the SFP transceiver module connector snap into
Step 6
place in the socket connector.
For optical SFP transceivers, before removing the dust plugs and making any optical connections,
Note
observe the following guidelines:
Always keep the protective dust plugs on the unplugged fiber-optic cable connectors and the
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transceiver optical bores until you are ready to make a connection.
Always inspect and clean the LC connector end-faces just before making any connections. (See the
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Tip on this page for a pointer to more information about fiber-optic inspection and cleaning.)
Always grasp the LC connector housing to plug or unplug a fiber-optic cable.
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Step 7 Remove the dust plugs from the network interface cable LC connectors. Save the dust plugs for future
use.
Inspect and clean the LC connector's fiber-optic end-faces. (Refer to the Tip below for a pointer to more
Step 8
information about fiber-optic inspection and cleaning.)
Tip For complete information on inspecting and cleaning fiber-optic connections, refer to the document at
this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk482/tk607/technologies_white_paper09186a0080254eba.shtml
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Do not remove the optical bore dust plugs until you are directed to do so later in the procedure.
On some SFP transceivers, the TX and RX marking might be replaced by arrowheads pointing
from the SFP transceiver connector (transmit direction or TX) and toward the connector (receive
direction or RX).
Different Cisco devices have different SFP module socket configurations. Your Cisco device
could have either a latch-up or a latch-down orientation. Ensure that you are installing the SFP
transceiver in the correct orientation for your Cisco device. For more details, refer to the
hardware installation instructions that shipped along with your Cisco device.
Attaching the Interface Cables
Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Installation Guide
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