Cisco CATALYST 6509E 9 SLOT 15U CHASSIS NO POWER SUPPLY NO FAN TRAY Specification Guide

To install and cable an SFP transceiver, follow these steps:

Attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and to the ESD ground connector or a bare metal 
surface on your chassis.

Remove the SFP transceiver module from its protective packaging.

Do not remove the optical bore dust plugs until you are directed to do so later in the procedure.

Check the label on the SFP transceiver body to verify that you have the correct model for your network.

Find the transmit (TX) and receive (RX) markings that identify the top side of the SFP transceiver.

On some SFP transceivers, the TX and RX marking might be replaced by arrowheads pointing 
from the SFP transceiver connector (transmit direction or TX) and toward the connector (receive 
direction or RX).

Position the SFP transceiver in front of the socket opening.

Different Cisco devices have different SFP module socket configurations. Your Cisco device 
could have either a latch-up or a latch-down orientation. Ensure that you are installing the SFP 
transceiver in the correct orientation for your Cisco device. For more details, refer to the 
hardware installation instructions that shipped along with your Cisco device.

Insert the SFP transceiver into the socket until you feel the SFP transceiver module connector snap into 
place in the socket connector.

For optical SFP transceivers, before removing the dust plugs and making any optical connections, 
observe the following guidelines:

Always keep the protective dust plugs on the unplugged fiber-optic cable connectors and the 
transceiver optical bores until you are ready to make a connection.

Always inspect and clean the LC connector end-faces just before making any connections. (See the 
Tip on this page for a pointer to more information about fiber-optic inspection and cleaning.)

Always grasp the LC connector housing to plug or unplug a fiber-optic cable.

Remove the dust plugs from the network interface cable LC connectors. Save the dust plugs for future 
use.

Inspect and clean the LC connector’s fiber-optic end-faces. (Refer to the Tip below for a pointer to more 
information about fiber-optic inspection and cleaning.)

For complete information on inspecting and cleaning fiber-optic connections, refer to the document at 
this URL: 

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk482/tk607/technologies_white_paper09186a0080254eba.shtml