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Installing the Switch
Installation Procedures
Installing the Switch
WARNING The ProCurve mini-GBICs are Class 1 laser devices. Avoid direct eye 
exposure to the beam coming from the transmit port.
SFP and SFP+ transceivers Plug-in, Fault and Alert behaviors.
Working SFP Transceiver plugged into SFP slot 21S, 22S, 23S or 24S: 
■ When the switch recognizes the transceiver, the Mode LED turns on solid 
for 2 seconds and then goes to normal operation. 
• After inserting a mini-GBIC, do not remove it until the Mode LED has 
turned off.
Working SFP+ Transceiver plugged into SFP+ slot 25, 26, 27 & 28: 
■ When the switch recognizes the transceiver, the Mode LED turns on solid 
for 2 seconds and then goes to normal operation. 
• After inserting an SFP+ transceiver, do not remove it until the Mode 
LED has turned off.
For a faulty or non-ProCurve Transceiver:
■ The switch Fault LED and port Link LED for the affected port would be 
slow flashed for situations that cannot be fixed by the customer.
For working but unsupported transceiver including:
1. SFP transceiver into SFP+ slot 25, 26, 27 or 28
2. SFP+ transceiver into SFP slot 21S, 22S, 23S or 24S:
■ Orange fast flash on the port's Link LED for the affected port, plus 
appropriate log messages. Examples include transceivers are not 
supported by the current software, or are the wrong revision, or are the 
wrong type.
Removing the mini-GBICs:
Note You should disconnect the network cable from the mini-GBIC before removing 
it from the switch.
Depending on when you purchased your ProCurve mini-GBIC, it may have 
either of three different release mechanisms: 
■ a plastic tab on the bottom of the mini-GBIC
■ a plastic collar around the mini-GBIC
■ a wire bail