Network cabling requirements
The network cables that can be used with the switch are shown in Table 6.
Table 6. Virtual Fabric 10 GbE switch network cabling requirements
Transceiver
Standard
Cable
Connector
10 Gb Ethernet
10GBASE-SR SFP+
Transceiver (46C3447)
10GBASE-SR Up to 30 m with fiber optic cables supplied by Lenovo
(see Table 2); 850 nm OM3 multimode fiber cable (50 µ or
62.5 µ) up to 300 m or up to 400 m with OM4 multimode
fiber
LC
10GBASE-LR SFP+
Transceiver (90Y9412)
10GBASE-LR
1310 nm single-mode fiber cable up to 10 km
LC
10GBASE-ER SFP+
Transceiver (90Y9415)
10GBASE-ER 1310 nm single-mode fiber cable up to 40 km
LC
Direct attach cable
Cu
SFP+ DAC cables up to 7 m (see Table 2)
SFP+
1 Gb Ethernet
1000BASE-T SFP
Transceiver (00FE333)
1000BASE-T
UTP Category 5, 5E, and 6 up to 100 meters
RJ-45
1000BASE-SX SFP
Transceiver (81Y1622)
1000BASE-SX Up to 30 m with fiber optic cables supplied by Lenovo
(see Table 2); 850 nm multimode fiber cable up to 550 m
(50 µ) or up to 220 m (62.5 µ)
LC
1000BASE-LX SFP
Transceiver (90Y9424)
1000BASE-LX 1310 nm single-mode fiber cable up to 10 km
LC
Management ports
External 1 GbE
management port
1000BASE-T
UTP Category 5, 5E, and 6 up to 100 meters
RJ-45
External RS-232
management port
RS-232
DB-9-to-mini-USB console cable (comes with the switch) Mini-USB
Warranty
The switch carries a 1-year, customer-replaceable unit (CRU) limited warranty. When installed in a chassis,
these I/O modules assume your system’s base warranty and any warranty service upgrade. The software
license will match the warranty and allows for the download of new software releases.
BladeCenter Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module (withdrawn product)
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