Re: #EC2S) PCIe3 2-Port 10Gb NIC&ROCE SR/Cu Adapter - support for 3rd Party transceivers -- MIDRANGE-L

Hi Jim,

The switch is 10G with 25G SFP Uplinks which are all used.

So would need RJ45 Connection to the switch.

I can't comment on the port config - at this stage just trying to get a
connection.

Cheers

Don

From: "Jim Oberholtzer" <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Don Brown" <DBrown@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion"
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 15/06/2022 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: #EC2S) PCIe3 2-Port 10Gb NIC&ROCE SR/Cu Adapter -
support for 3rd Party transceivers

IBMs favorite answer: it depends…..

Are you looking for a 10Gb twinaxial(I’m doubtful, but), RJ45, or…..

Is the switch you are proposing to connect to capable of 10Gb? Does it
have a properly configured port? If the answer here is no, then just use
the 1Gb Ethernet card (you have one to support the LAN console) and
potentially aggregate two port’s to give you a boost of capacity.

I can’t recall a 41A that was able to utilize a 10Gb line even at 5%, so I
question the need for it, but your customer will need to decide.

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

On Jun 15, 2022, at 6:10 AM, Don Brown <DBrown@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks Jim

But what IBM part ?

Cheers

Sent from my iPhone

On 15 Jun 2022, at 21:02, Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

wrote:

It’s highly likely it will work, the better question is: “Is it

supported?”. I’ll guess not.

Why not just get the IBM part instead? Yes it might cost a bit more but

then it will not only be supported from a software perspective, but also
hardware support. FSPs do fail occasionally.

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

On Jun 15, 2022, at 1:42 AM, Don Brown via MIDRANGE-L

<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The network team at one of our clients upgraded the core switches

without

any planning - well that is my opinion.

System is 9009-41A running V7R3

We have a 2 Port 10G Nic

Type-model . . . . . . . . . : 58FA-001
Serial number . . . . . . . : YA50YD81P105
Part number . . . . . . . . : 01FT760

All available SFP's in the switches are in use.

The network team are now asking ...

1. Will the network card support 3rd party transceivers that are coded
specific to IBM? The brand they use are FlexOptix, this is the

transceiver

we’d look to use ->

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.flexoptix.net_en_transceiver_sfp-2Dcopper&d=DwIFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=x3rBwxMTlO3UcnVchBJYlkqPD8BpO91HbuZYQ_ZepUs&m=emgYs8zuvAQnpwaSGSsK01FGCNlXsIcJOqOOFzpwi8U&s=u6FJE561nUqLUigVrM-5nGBu5e7Vto59ijAM-J6Q7S0&e=

2. If the answer to question 1 is no, is there an IBM branded /

certified

10G-T transceiver that is supported?

This system does NOT have a HMC or VIOS.

Thanks

Don

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