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Brocade 6545 Gen5 16-Gbps FC Switch Module Hardware Reference Manual
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Removing and replacing an SFP+ optical transceiver
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Removing and replacing an SFP+ optical transceiver
1. Disconnect the cable from the SFP+ optical transceiver.
2. Remove the SFP+ optical transceiver according to the manufacturer’s instructions, or as
shown in
Figure 10
.
Figure 10
illustrates the process for removing the cable from the SFP+ optical transceiver, and
then removing the SFP+ transceiver from the port.
NOTE
The appearance of your SFP+ optical transceivers might differ slightly from the optical
transceiver shown in
Figure 10
, but the steps for removal are the same.
FIGURE 10
Removing an SFP or SFP+ transceiver from a port
3. Insert the replacement SFP+ optical transceiver in the appropriate external port of the Switch
Module. Refer to
“Inserting SFP+ optical transceivers and cables”
on page 19 for installation
instructions.
Removing a license
When you remove licenses, some features require that you reboot the switch and some features
require you to disable and re-enable selected ports or the entire switch. For example, the FCoE
license requires a reboot, while the Dynamic POD license requires you to disable and re-enable the
chassis or the appropriate ports.
Complete the following steps to remove a license.
1. Enter the licenseShow command to display the active licenses.
2. Issue the licenseRemove command followed by the license key or the feature name.
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Cable release clip
2
SFP