[c-nsp] SFP-GE-T "stuck" in 4500-X

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Thanks Nick - Hope I dont get one fail in a remote DC and have to request remote hands remove/install a new SFP...

Ill try the small screwdriver on Monday.


> Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 22:06:08 +0000
> From: nick at foobar.org
> To: cisconsp_list at hotmail.com
> CC: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] SFP-GE-T "stuck" in 4500-X
> 
> On 06/03/2013 23:28, CiscoNSP List wrote:
> > As per the subject - I have two SFP-GE-T's that I cannot remove from a
> > 4500-X (If I install the same SFP's into an ASR, they can be removed
> > easily)
> > 
> > Any suggestions on how to remove them from the 4500-X?
> 
> I would use a flat-head mini-screwdriver (e.g. 2.0mm) to gently poke at the
> release mechanism and caress it out.  Do a couple of test runs on another
> (e.g. asr) chassis to make sure you understand how the SFP release
> mechanism works first.  Don't strain anything because you can break these
> things very easily.
> 
> Nick
> /me looks sadly at a small selection of broken sfps in the bottom of his
> toolbox, caused by getting stuck in badly fitting sockets :-(