Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference Manual (Supporting VDX 6730-32 and VDX 6730-76) - Manual (Page 51)

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Brocade VDX 6730 maintenance
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Brocade VDX 6730 maintenance
The Brocade VDX 6730 is designed for high availability and low failure; it does not require any
regular physical maintenance. The SFP+ optical transceivers and diagnostic tests are described in
the following sections.
Supported transceivers
The Brocade VDX 6730 supports only Brocade-branded SFP+ optical or copper transceivers. For
the Fibre Channel connections, the Brocade VDX 6730 uses Brocade-branded SFP and SFP+
transceivers that support both Short Wavelength (SWL) and Long Wavelength (LWL) optical media.
For its GbE connections, the Brocade VDX 6730 uses SFP+ transceivers that support either optical
or Brocade-branded direct-attach copper and optical (Laserwire) cables.
The optical SFP+ transceivers support both Short Reach (SR) and Long Reach (LR) modules.
Direct-attach copper cables support distances of 1 meter, 3 meters, and 5 meters. Direct-attach
optical cables support distances of 10 meters and 20 meters.
Non-branded active twinax cables can be used, but Brocade does not support them.
Installing an SFP+ transceiver
Complete the following steps to install an SFP+ transceiver.
1. Remove any protector plugs from the transceivers and the ports.
2. Making sure that the bail (wire handle) is in the unlocked position, place the SFP+ transceiver
in the correctly oriented position on the port, as shown in Figure 10 .
3. Slide the SFP+ transceiver into the port until you feel it click into place; then close the bail.
NOTE
Each SFP+ transceiver has a 10-pad gold-plated edge connector on the bottom. The correct
position to insert an SFP+ transceiver in the upper row of ports is with the gold-plated edge down.
The correct position to insert an SFP+ transceiver in the lower row of ports is with the gold-plated
edge up.