Working With Fiber-Optic Cables - IBM TotalStorage DS300 Hardware Installation And User's Manual

Protective
Figure 20. Unlocking an SFP module - wire tab
4. Replace the protective cap on the SFP module.
5. Place the SFP module into a static-protective package.

Working with fiber-optic cables

After the SFP module is installed in the host connector on the RAID controller, you
will connect a fiber-optic cable.
Handling a fiber-optic cable
Before using fiber-optic cables, read the following precautions.
Attention:
v Do not route the cable along a folding cable-management arm.
v When attaching the cable to a device on slide rails, leave enough slack in the
v Route the cable away from places where it can be snagged by other devices in
v Do not overtighten the cable straps or bend the cables to a radius of less than 38
v Do not put excess weight on the cable at the connection point. Make sure that
Installing a fiber-optic cable
Complete the following steps to connect a fiber-optic cable:
1. Read the information in "Handling a fiber-optic cable."
2. Remove the protective caps from the fiber-optic cable end. See Figure 21 on
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b. Pull the SFP module out of the connector.
To avoid damage to the fiber-optic cables, follow these guidelines:
cable so that it does not bend to a radius of less than 38 mm (1.5 in.) when the
device is extended or become pinched when the device is retracted.
the rack.
mm (1.5 in.).
the cable is well supported.
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