Twinax Cables Certification Matrix for Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders and 5000 Series Switches [Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches]

Revised: November 05, 2009

The Cisco Nexus® 2000 Series Fabric Extenders and 5000 Series Switches deliver an innovative architecture to simplify data center transformation by enabling a high-performance, standards-based Ethernet unified fabric.

The Cisco Nexus 2000 and 5000 Series both use Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) 10 Gigabit Ethernet interconnects, which can provide 10 Gigabit Ethernet support in either copper or fiber media (Figure 1).

Figure 1. 10GBASE SFP Modules

Note: Requirements and procedures for initial configurations and software upgrades are subject to change and therefore appear only in the switch or router software release notes. Before installing, configuring, or upgrading a switch, refer to the product release notes on Cisco.com for the latest information. This matrix does not replace or supersede the release notes.

Table 1 presents the twinax cables certification matrix for the Cisco Nexus 2000 and 5000 Series.

Table 1. Twinax Cables Certification Matrix for Cisco Nexus 2000 and 5000 Series

Platform

Twinax Cables

Length

Vendor

Minimum Software

N2K-C2148T-1GE

SFP-H10GB-CU1M

SFP-H10GB-CU3M

SFP-H10GB-CU5M

Cisco

Cisco NX-OS 4.0(0)N1(1)

N5K-C5020P-BF

N5K-M1600

N5K-M1404

SFP-H10GB-CU1M

SFP-H10GB-CU3M

SFP-H10GB-CU5M

NEX-5020-TX1M

NEX-5020-TX3M

NEX-5020-TX5M

3722 S51 5510

3722 S51 5520

3722 S51 5530

AP784A

AP785A

X-SFP-H10GB-CU1M-R6

X-SFP-H10GB-CU1M-R6-C

X-SFP-H10GB-CU3M-R6

X-SFP-H10GB-CU3M-R6-C

X-SFP-H10GB-CU5M-R6

X-SFP-H10GB-CU5M-R6-C

Cisco

EMC

IBM

HP StorageWorks

NetApp

Cisco NX-OS 4.0(0)N1(1)

Cisco NX-OS 4.0(0)N1(2a)

Cisco NX-OS 4.1(3)N1(1)

Cisco NX-OS 4.0(1A)N1(1)

N5K-C5010P-BF

N5K-M1600

N5K-M1404

SFP-H10GB-CU1M

SFP-H10GB-CU3M

SFP-H10GB-CU5M

NEX-5020-TX1M

NEX-5020-TX3M

NEX-5020-TX5M

3722 S51 5510

3722 S51 5520

3722 S51 5530

AP784A

AP785A

X-SFP-H10GB-CU1M-R6

X-SFP-H10GB-CU1M-R6-C

X-SFP-H10GB-CU3M-R6

X-SFP-H10GB-CU3M-R6-C

X-SFP-H10GB-CU5M-R6

X-SFP-H10GB-CU5M-R6-C

Cisco

EMC

IBM

HP StorageWorks

NetApp

Cisco NX-OS 4.0(1A)N1(1)

Cisco NX-OS 4.1(3)N1(1)

Cisco NX-OS 4.0(1A)N1(1)

Twinax Cable Support Algorithm on Cisco Nexus 2000 and 5000 Series

Starting with Cisco NX-OS Software Release 4.1(3)N2.1, the following algorithm is used while detecting SFP+ twinax cables on Cisco Nexus 2000 and 5000 Series switches:

If the attached interconnect (transceiver) is a twinax cable, then verify that the transceiver SPROM matches the Cisco code. If the check succeeds, then bring up the interface; else check whether the vendor part number has been certified. If the vendor part number is certified, bring up the interface; else print a warning message stating that a third-party transceiver is attached, as shown here, and try to bring up the port:

2009 Oct 9 01:46:42 switch %ETHPORT-3-IF_NON-CISCO_TRANSCEIVER: Non-Cisco transceiver on interface Ethernet1/18 is detected

Cisco Service and Support

If a customer has a valid support contract for Cisco Nexus Family switches, the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) will support twinax cables that are part of the compatibility matrix for the respective switches. However, if the twinax cables are not purchased through Cisco, the customer cannot get a return material authorization (RMA) to send these cables to Cisco for replacement.

If a twinax cable that is not part of the compatibility matrix is connected into a system, Cisco TAC will still debug the problem provided that the customer has a valid support contract for the switches. However, Cisco TAC may ask the customer to replace the cables with Cisco qualified cables if the cables may be faulty, or Cisco TAC may direct the customer to the cable provider for support. Cisco TAC cannot issue an RMA for replacement of uncertified cables.

For More Information

• Cisco Nexus 2000 Series: http://www.cisco.com/go/nexus2000

• Cisco Nexus 5000 Series: http://www.cisco.com/go/nexus5000

• Cisco 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ transceivers: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/modules/ps5455/data_sheet_c78-455693.html

• Cisco NX-OS: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9372/index.html

• Cisco Nexus Services: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10405/serv_home.html

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