Brocade ICX 6650 Hardware Installation Guide - Manual (Page 62)

Hardware maintenance schedule
Brocade ICX 6650 switch hardware components require minimal maintenance. Brocade recommends
cleaning the fiber-optic connectors on a fiber-optic port and the connected fiber cable each time you
disconnect the cable.
Replacing a copper or fiber-optic module
You can remove an SFP+ or QSFP+ transceiver from a slot and replace it with a new one while the
Brocade ICX 6650 is powered on and running.
This section provides information about the following tasks:
• Removing a copper or fiber-optic module
• Cabling a fiber-optic module
• Cleaning the fiber-optic connectors
Removing a copper or fiber-optic module
You can remove a copper or fiber SFP+ or QSFP+ transceiver from a slot while the Brocade ICX 6650
is powered on and running.
While removing a copper or fiber-optic module, be sure to wear an ESD wrist strap with a plug that can
be inserted in the ESD connector on the Brocade ICX 6650.
CAUTION
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a series 1 megaohm resistor.
To remove a copper or fiber-optic module from an SFP slot, do the following.
1. Put on the ESD wrist strap and ground yourself by attaching the clip end to a metal surface (such
as an equipment rack).
2. Disconnect the copper or fiber cable connector from the port connector.
3. Unlock the copper or fiber-optic module by pulling the bail latch forward, away from the front panel
of the module, as shown in the following figure.
NOTE
On 1000Base-LX ports, the bail latch is enclosed in a black sleeve, and on 1000Base-LX ports,
the bail latch is enclosed in a blue sleeve.
Hardware maintenance schedule
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