Hi all,

I have recently acquired a Dell Powerconnect 6248 and was surprised to see a 10Gbase-T module installed. It is located in bay 2. I have had trouble connecting it to any other devices, dell r710 (gigabit nics), confirmed as the link doesn't light up. I have been successful in generating a link when the cable is connected to the other port on the module. I have used a variety of cables including cat 6 and 5e however the above scenario is repeated for each and every cable.

I feel a bit crazy by now but is the module only able to stack switches and not connect servers? (Apologies for my ignorance if so) Also is there a way to check whether the module is operational via serial or on the via the http management utility?

Cheers, Dave