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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Removal 11
9. Verify that the NEM is working properly.
See “To Verify NEM Status” on page 16.
▼ To Connect the Optical Cables
Note – The NEM does not allow normal data transmission on an optical link unless
it is connected to another similar or compatible Fibre Channel (FC) product (that is,
multimode to multimode).
Use multimode fiber-optic cable, intended for short-wave lasers, that adheres to the
specifications in
TABLE 2-1.
Follow these steps when connecting the optical cables:
1. Connect each fiber-optic cable to an LC connector on the NEM (see
FIGURE 2-3).
The ports are numbered 0-9 right-to-left as viewed from the back of the chassis. Each
NIC has two external network ports. For each pair of external ports (for each blade),
the top is port 0 and the bottom is port 1.
TABLE 2-1 Optical Cable Specifications
Fiber-Optic Cable Maximum Length Minimum Length Connector
62.5/125 µm
(multimode)
300 meters at 1.0625 Gbps
150 meters at 2.125 Gbps
70 meters at 4.25 Gbps
2 meters LC
50/125
µm
(multimode)
500 meters at 1.0625 Gbps
300 meters at 2.125 Gbps
150 meters at 4.25 Gbps
2 meters LC