Removing Sfp Modules; Installing Fiber-Optic Cables; Unlocking The Sfp Module Latch - Plastic Variety; Unlocking The Sfp Module Latch - Wire Variety - IBM TotalStorage DS4100 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

Removing SFP modules

To remove the SFP module from the host port, perform the following steps.
Attention:
unplug the LC-LC fibre channel cable before you remove the SFP module.
1. Remove the LC-LC fibre channel cable from the SFP module. For more
2. Unlock the SFP module latch:
Protective cap
Figure 36. Unlocking the SFP module latch - plastic variety
Protective cap
Figure 37. Unlocking the SFP module latch - wire variety
3. With the SFP latch in the unlocked position, extract the SFP module.
4. Replace the protective cap on the SFP module.
5. Place the SFP module into a static-protective package.
6. Replace the protective cap on the port.

Installing fiber-optic cables

To connect the fiber-optic cables, perform the following steps.
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To avoid damage to the cable or to the SFP module, make sure you
information, see "Handling fiber-optic cables" on page 45.
v For SFP modules that contain plastic tabs, unlock the SFP module latch by
pulling the plastic tab outward 10°, as shown in Figure 36.
Plastic tab
o
10
SFP module
v For SFP modules that contain wire tabs, unlock the SFP module latch by
pulling the wire latch outward 90°, as shown in Figure 37.
Wire tab
o
90
v For SFP modules that contain plastic tabs, slide the SFP module out of the
port.
v For SFP modules that contain wire tabs, grasp the wire latch and pull the
SFP module out of the minihub port.
SFP module