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72 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Connecting a BigIron RX Series switch
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The sections “Installing a fiber optic module” on page 72 and “Cabling a fiber optic module” on
page 73 provide information about performing these tasks. Also refer to “Enhanced Digital Optical
Monitoring” on page 73 for information on cleaning the fiber optic connectors and troubleshooting
network connections.
4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module
The 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface module includes four ports, into which you can install fiber
optic modules provided by Brocade. The XFP fiber optic modules provide an optical transceiver or a
physical medium dependent (PMD) interface for fiber that can be used with the LAN physical layer
(PHY)
Details for optics supported on this module can be found on the
http://www.brocade.com/sites/dotcom/products-solutions/products/tranceivers/index page.
16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module
The 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module supports the Brocade 10 Gbps Direct Attached Small
Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) copper cable (1m, 3m, 5m). These are hot-swappable and
low-voltage cables that connect directly in the the SFP+ modules at both ends.
Details for optics supported on this module can be found on the
http://www.brocade.com/sites/dotcom/products-solutions/products/tranceivers/index page.
Installing a fiber optic module
If you connect a BigIron RX Series switch to another network device using a fiber port, you must do
the following:
• Install a fiber optic module (SFP transceiver for Gigabit Ethernet ports or SFP-MSA transceiver
for 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports)
DANGER
All fiber optic interfaces use Class 1 Lasers.
NOTE
Refer to “Installation precautions” on page 21 for other hardware installation precautions.
Before installing a fiber optic module, have on hand an ESD wrist strap with a plug for connection to
the ESD connector on the BigIron RX Series chassis.
DANGER
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a 1 meg ohm series resistor.