FW 08.01.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-330, November 2005)

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General Information
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General Information
Figure 1-1 Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch (Front View)
Figure 1-2 illustrates the rear of the switch and shows the:
1. RS-232 maintenance port.
2. Power supply assemblies with internal cooling fans (2).
Figure 1-2 Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch (Rear View)
SFP Transceiver
Singlemode or multimode fiber-optic cables attach to switch ports
through SFP transceivers. The fiber-optic transceivers provide duplex
LC
®
connectors, and can be detached from switch ports (through a
10-pin interface) for easy replacement. The following fiber-optic
transceiver types are available: