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SFP transceiver removal and replacement

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SFP transceiver removal and replacement

Use the following procedure to remove and replace an SFP or SFP+ transceiver.

DANGER

All fiber-optic interfaces use Class 1 lasers.

DANGER

Laser radiation. Do not view directly with optical instruments. Class 1M laser products.

Time and items required

The replacement procedure for one transceiver takes less than 5 minutes. You should have the
following items available:

Replacement SFP or SFP+ transceiver

Optical transceiver extraction tool

Most Brocade switches and backbones come with an optical transceiver extraction tool (

Figure 28

)

and holster. The extraction tool is designed to remove transceivers from modules where the space
is limited.

Neither non-critical seeprom is
corrupted but there is a data
mismatch.

Tool prompts for the CID to be recovered or to abort.

No corruption or mismatch is found.

Tool displays that there is nothing to be done and then exits on
acknowledgement.

TABLE 18

Options for the CID Recovery Tool (Continued)

Condition

Recovery option