
When connected to a QSFP or QSFP+ port on a 40 Gigabit adapter, QSA acts as an interface for the SFP or SFP+ cables. This
interface enables you to directly plug in an SFP or SFP+ cable originating at a 10 Gigabit Ethernet port on a switch or server.
You can use QSFP optical cables (without a QSA) to split a 40 Gigabit port on a switch or a server into four 10 Gigabit ports. To split
the ports, .enable the fan-out mode.
Similarly, you can enable the fan-out mode to configure the QSFP port on a device to act as an SFP or SFP+ port. As the QSA
enables a QSFP or QSFP+ port to be used as an SFP or SFP+ port, Dell Networking OS does not immediately detect the QSA after
you insert it into a QSFP port cage.
After you insert an SFP or SFP+ cable into a QSA connected to a 40 Gigabit port, Dell Networking OS assumes that all the four
fanned-out 10 Gigabit ports have plugged-in SFP or SFP+ optical cables. However, the link UP event happens only for the first 10
Gigabit port and you can use only that port for data transfer. As a result, only the first fanned-out port is identified as the active 10
Gigabit port with a speed of 10G or 1G depending on whether you insert an SFP+ or SFP cable respectively.
NOTE: Although it is possible to configure the remaining three 10 Gigabit ports, the Link UP event does not occur for
these ports leaving the lanes unusable. Dell Networking OS perceives these ports to be in a Link Down state. You must
not try to use these remaining three 10 Gigabit ports for actual data transfer or for any other related configurations.
NOTE: Trident2 chip sets do not work at 1G speeds with auto-negotiation enabled. As a result, when you peer any device
using SFP, the link does not come up if auto-negotiation is enabled. Therefore, disable auto-negotiation on platforms that
currently use Trident2 chip sets (S6000 and Z9000). This limitation applies only when you convert QSFP to SFP using
the QSA. This constraint does not apply for QSFP to SFP+ conversions using the QSA.
Important Points to Remember
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Before using the QSA to convert a 40 Gigabit Ethernet port to a 10 Gigabit SFP or SFP+ port, enable 40 G to 4*10 fan-out
mode on the device.
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When you insert a QSA into a 40 Gigabit port, you can use only the first 10 Gigabit port in the fan-out mode to plug-in SFP or
SFP+ cables. The remaining three 10 Gigabit ports are perceived to be in Link Down state and are unusable.
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You cannot use QSFP Optical cables on the same port where QSA is used.
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When you remove the QSA module alone from a 40 Gigabit port, without connecting any SFP or SFP+ cables; Dell Networking
OS does not generate any event. However, when you remove a QSA module that has SFP or SFP+ optical cables plugged in, Dell
Networking OS generates an SFP or SFP+ Removed event.
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The QSA module does not have a designated EEPROM. To recognize a QSA, Dell Networking OS reads the EEPROM
corresponding to an SFP+ or SFP module that is plugged into QSA. The access location of this EEPROM is different from the
EEPROM location of the QSFP+ module.
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The diagnostics application is capable of detecting insertion or removal of both the QSA as well as the SFP+ or SFP optical
cables plugged into the QSA. In addition, the diagnostic application is also capable of reading the DDS and Vendor information
from the EEPROM corresponding to SFP+ or SFP optical cables. As a result, no separate detection of QSA is required.
Example Scenarios
Consider the following scenarios:
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QSFP port 0 is connected to a QSA with SFP+ optical cables plugged in.
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QSFP port 4 is connected to a QSA with SFP optical cables plugged in.
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QSFP port 8 in fanned-out mode is plugged in with QSFP optical cables.
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QSFP port 12 in 40 G mode is plugged in with QSFP optical cables.
For these configurations, the following examples show the command output that the
show interfaces
tengigbitethernet transceiver
,
show interfaces tengigbitethernet
, and
show inventory media
commands displays:
Dell#show interfaces tengigabitethernet 1/40 transceiver
SFP+ 1 Serial ID Base Fields
Interfaces
389
Содержание S4048-ON
Страница 1: ...Dell Configuration Guide for the S4048 ON System 9 9 0 0 ...
Страница 146: ...Figure 14 BFD Three Way Handshake State Changes 146 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection BFD ...
Страница 477: ...Figure 68 Inspecting Configuration of LAG 10 on ALPHA Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP 477 ...
Страница 480: ...Figure 70 Inspecting a LAG Port on BRAVO Using the show interface Command 480 Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP ...
Страница 481: ...Figure 71 Inspecting LAG 10 Using the show interfaces port channel Command Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP 481 ...
Страница 522: ...Figure 87 Configuring Interfaces for MSDP 522 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP ...
Страница 523: ...Figure 88 Configuring OSPF and BGP for MSDP Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP 523 ...
Страница 524: ...Figure 89 Configuring PIM in Multiple Routing Domains 524 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP ...
Страница 528: ...Figure 91 MSDP Default Peer Scenario 1 528 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP ...
Страница 529: ...Figure 92 MSDP Default Peer Scenario 2 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP 529 ...
Страница 530: ...Figure 93 MSDP Default Peer Scenario 3 530 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP ...
Страница 633: ...Policy based Routing PBR 633 ...
Страница 777: ...Figure 119 Single and Double Tag TPID Match Service Provider Bridging 777 ...
Страница 778: ...Figure 120 Single and Double Tag First byte TPID Match 778 Service Provider Bridging ...