QuickSpecs
HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module
Supported Products
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Required Cabling
NOTE:
Direct Attach Copper cables listed in the options section below are fully supported by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
HPE recommends use of these cables. If not identified as a "supported" DAC, VC will allow the connection to proceed if the
discovery process indicates the cable meets the following criteria: connector=copper pigtail; transceiver code=active cable or
passive cable; speed >=10Gb; length between 1m and 7m, inclusive. The connection is logged as an unsupported cable. Prior
to requesting support from HPE, a DAC from the supported list must be used to validate the issue.
Maximum Distances
Multimode OM1
62.5/125 micron
Multimode OM2
50/125 micron
Multimode OM3
50/125 micron
Singlemode
9 micron
SR
2 - 26m/33m
*
2 - 82m
2 - 300m
LR
2 -10km
LRM
0.5 - 220m
0.5 - 220m
0.5 - 220m
Table below lists distance for various cables types for Fibre Channel interface
Maximum Cable Distance (Meters) for Multi-mode Fiber Shortwave
Multimode Fiber Type
Fiber Channel Data Rate (Gbps)
OM1
OM2
OM3
OM4
8Gbps
21m
50m
150m
190m
4Gbps
70m
150m
380m
400m
2Gbps
150m
300m
500m
500m
Stacking
Configuration
Stacking links are used to interconnect Virtual Connect Ethernet/FlexFabric Modules when using more than
one enclosure or when using more than two Virtual Connect Ethernet/FlexFabric Modules in a single
enclosure.. The following provides recommended configurations.
Interconnecting the modules allows all Ethernet NICs or CNAs on all server blades in the Virtual Connect
domain to have access to any Virtual Connect Ethernet uplink port. By using these module-to-module links, a
single pair of uplinks can be used as the data center Ethernet network connections for the entire Virtual
Connect domain, and allows any server blade to be connected to any Ethernet network.
For additional stacking configuration information go to: HPE Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Setup
and Installation Guide
(
http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01732252/c01732252.pdf
).
NOTE:
Two (2) internal 20Gb links are provided between Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 modules
in horizontally adjacent bays.
