IBM TOTALSTORAGE DS4500 - Manual (Page 2)

Installing an SFP module and fibre channel cable
1. Remove the protective caps from the SFP module and from the fibre channel cable. Do not touch the
exposed fibre-optic cable.
Protective
cap
10
Plastic
tab
SFP
module
Fibre Channel
cable
Protective
caps
Protective
cap
SFP
module
90 o
Wire
tab
o
2. Insert the SFP module into an SFP module port on an IBM DS4500 mini hub.
3. Connect the fibre channel cable to the SFP module.
Removing an SFP module and fibre channel cable
1. Remove the fibre-optic cable from the SFP module; then, replace the protective caps on the cable
connector.
Attention: Do not grasp the plastic tab that is part of the SFP module while disconnecting the
fibre-optic cable. Pulling the SFP module plastic tab while disconnecting the fibre-optic cable might
damage the SFP module.
2. For SFPs with plastic tabs, pull the SFP module plastic tab outward at a 10° angle while you remove
the SFP module. The plastic tab releases the SFP module latch.
3. For SFPs with wire tabs, pull the SFP module wire tab outward at a 90° angle and remove the SFP
module. The wire tab releases the SFP module latch.
4. Replace the protective cap on the SFP module.
Statement 3:
CAUTION:
When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are
installed, note the following:
v Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could result in exposure to
hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable parts inside the device.
v Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein
might result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Figure 1. SFP modules and fibre channel cables
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