Cabling the CSS 11503 and CSS 11506 Modules
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Because invisible radiation may be emitted from the aperture of the port when
Warning
no fiber cable is connected, avoid exposure to radiation and do not stare into
open apertures.
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The SCM can have a maximum of two disk drives.
Note
The SCM front panel LEDs indicate module and configuration status:
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Cisco 11500 Series Content Services Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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2 SFP GBICs; 1000BASE-SX or LX with LC-type connectors, or
1000BASE-T with RJ-45 connectors.
The SCM can use the following GBICs with LC-type connectors:
Long-wavelength SFP GBICs (CSS5-GBIC-LX). The longwave length
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transceiver (1000BASE-LX) can reach 1,804.4 ft. (550 m) for all
multimode media types. For single-mode fiber, the distance is 16,404 ft.
(5,000 m).
Short-wavelength SFP GBICs (CSS5-GBIC-SX). The transceiver
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distance can reach from 721.8 ft. (220 m) to 1,640.4 ft. (500 m),
depending on the quality of the fiber.
The 1000BASE-T SFP GBIC on a CSS supports 1000 Mbps full-duplex
operation only and uses standard four twisted-pair, Category 5e cable at
lengths up to 328.08 ft. (100 m).
Two PCMCIA slots for a hard disk or flash disk. A cover is preinstalled over
the slots.
Two status module LEDs indicating power and module readiness
Link/Act and Duplex LEDs for the Ethernet management port
Link LEDs for each SFP GBIC
Chapter 2
Cabling and Troubleshooting the CSS
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