Common procedures 10-13
6200 Packet-Optical Platform Installation, Commissioning, and Testing Procedures
Release 1.1 009-6200-201 Draft Issue 1
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Procedure 10-6
Installing and removing pluggable modules
Use this procedure to install or remove a small-form factor pluggable
(SFP/XFP) module to or from an optical interface. See Figure 10-2 on page
10-16 for an illustration of an SFP/XFP module.
Prerequisites
• Make sure you obtain dust caps for all SFPs/XFP. Dust cap is required to
prevent damage to SFPs/XFP.
• Make sure you have the correct type of SFP/XFP and the required number
of modules. You require one module for each port.
• Make sure you have a photocopy of the tables in the ordering chapter of
the Planning Guide, S78-1002-110.
• For the pluggable modules supported by each optical interface circuit
pack, refer to the chapter on ordering and system engineering rules of the
Planning Guide, S78-1002-110.
Action
Step Action
Installing a pluggable module
1 Determine your next step.
2 Remove the pluggable module from its packaging.
3 Remove the dust cap from the SFP/XFP.
4 Make sure that the latch on the SFP/XFP module is closed (folded back in the
SFP module). See Figure 10-3 on page 10-16.
Note: If the latch is not closed when you insert the SFP/XFP module, the
module can jam inside the receptacle in the circuit pack faceplate.
If you want to Then go to
install a SFP/XFP step 2
remove a SFP/XFP step 6 on page 10-14
CAUTION
Risk of static damage
Wear an antistatic wrist strap and foot straps to protect
the shelf and the equipment from static damage.
Connect the wrist strap to an available earth point.