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N4032F switch and EMC VNX 5400 connectivity
Currently have Dell R720 servers connected to N4032F with Dell twinax cables and
Dell EqualLogic 6210 SAN's connected to N4032F with Dell twinax cables.
Want to connect EMC VNX 5400 ( has SFP+ ports with Fiber GBIC's )
Can I just remove the GBIC's from the EMC VNX and connect it with Twinax cable or do I need to put GBIC's in N4032F and connect them with Fiber??
Or do I need something else?? EMC asked if Dell stuff does active/active on their ports??
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February 5th, 2016 13:00
A Finisar FTLX8571D3BNL works for connecting Dell N4032F to a EMC VNX or Data Domain
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January 28th, 2016 10:00
The following EMC white paper specifically says. "Supports SFP+ and Active TwinAx cables only (Passive TwinAx cables not supported)"
http://bit.ly/1Vurfxu
However Dell's SFP+ DACs are all passive. Meaning the DAC will not work for the connection between the EMC and N4032F.
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January 28th, 2016 11:00
So, can I use a 10g Fiber GBIC in the N4032F and connect them that way?
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January 28th, 2016 12:00
I don't see why not. Here are some part numbers for the N4032F.
10GBASE-SR, is part number RK0CX.
10GBASE-LR, is part number 7002X.
10GBASE-LRM, is part number H8DRR.
10GBASE-ER, is part number 194JN.
I do not know what the corresponding part numbers are for the VNX5400.
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February 8th, 2016 07:00
Thanks for the update, glad to hear you found a transceiver that works for this setup.