BLADE OS 5.1 Release Notes
BMD00098, December 2009
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The GbESM contains three 10 Gigabit Small Form-factor, Pluggable (SFP+) slots. The 10Gb SFP+
slots can accept 1Gb copper transceivers, 10Gb optical transceivers, or Direct Attach Cables
(DAC).
Note –
If a DAC is not programmed to meet MSA specifications (including length identifier), the
switch disables the port and generates a syslog message indicating that the DAC is not approved.
The GbESM does not disable the SFP+ ports when using MSA-compliant DAC cables. For best
results, the following cables have been qualified to work with the switch:
Table 1
Recommended SFP+ transceiver
Part number
Description
BN-SP-CBL-1M
SFP+ Copper Direct Attach Cable - 1 meter
BN-SP-CBL-3M
SFP+ Copper Direct Attach Cable - 3 meters
BN-SP-CBL-7M
SFP+ Copper Direct Attach Cable - 7 meters
BN-SP-CBL-10M
SFP+ Copper Direct Attach Cable - 10 meters
