Removing an SFP

To remove an SFP:

1. Have a replacement SFP or a transceiver slot plug ready, as well as an antistatic mat and a rubber safety cap for the SFP.
2. Attach an ESD wrist strap to your bare wrist, and connect the wrist strap to an appropriate grounding point.
3. Label the cables connected to the SFP so that you can reconnect them correctly later.

   Warning: Do not look directly into a fiber-optic transceiver or into the end of a fiber-optic cable. Fiber-optic transceivers contain laser light sources that can damage your eyes.

4. Remove the cable connector plugged into the SFP.

   Caution: Avoid bending fiber-optic cable beyond its minimum bend radius. An arc smaller than a few inches in diameter can damage the cable and cause problems that are difficult to diagnose.

5. Pull the ejector handle out from the SFP to unlock the SFP.

   Caution: Make sure that you open the ejector handle completely (you will hear it click). This prevents damage to the SFP.

6. Grasp the SFP ejector handle, and pull the SFP approximately 0.5 in (1.3 cm) out of the interface port.
7. Using your fingers, grasp the body of the SFP, and pull it the rest of the way out.

   Figure 13: Removing SFPs

   

8. Place a rubber safety cap over the transceiver.
9. Place the removed SFP on an antistatic mat or in an electrostatic bag.

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