Brocade FastIron WS Hardware Installation Guide - Manual (Page 55)

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Hardware maintenance schedule
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Hardware maintenance schedule
The device requires minimal maintenance for its hardware components. Brocade recommends
cleaning the fiber-optic connectors on a fiber-optic port and the connected fiber cable each time
you disconnect the cable.
Otherwise, you can replace the following hardware components as needed:
• Copper and fiber optic modules (SFPs (mini-GBICs))
Replacing a fiber optic module
You can remove an SFP from a slot and replace it with a new one while the FWS624 is powered on
and running.
This section provides information about the following tasks:
• Removing a fiber optic module
• Installing a new fiber optic module
• Cabling a fiber optic module
Removing a fiber optic module
You can remove a fiber SFP (also called a mini-GBIC) from a slot while the device is powered on and
running.
Before removing a fiber optic module, have the following on hand:
• An ESD wrist strap with a plug for connection to the ESD connector on the device.
DANGER
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a series 1 meg ohm resistor.
Remove a fiber optic module from an SFP slot.
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 fiber cable connector from the port connector.
3. Pull the fiber optic module out of the port by pulling the bail latch forward, away from the front
panel of the module. This unlocks the module from the front panel.
1 Bail latch
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