Hi,

What does show interfaces detail for that interface show? It should work for more than stacking, but you may need to connect it to a 10Gb nic.

Hi Josh,

Thank you for the reply! I have connected the two 10Gbase-t connections on the module so the link is online and ran the "#show interfaces configuration" command which generated the following output:

console#show interfaces configuration

Port   Type                            Duplex  Speed    Neg   Admin

                                                              State

-----  ------------------------------  ------  -------  ----  -----

1/g1   Gigabit - Level                 Full    1000     Auto  Up

1/g2   Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g3   Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g4   Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g5   Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g6   Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g7   Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g8   Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g9   Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g10  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g11  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g12  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g13  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g14  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g15  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g16  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g17  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g18  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g19  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

--More-- or (q)uit

1/g20  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g21  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g22  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g23  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g24  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g25  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g26  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g27  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g28  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g29  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g30  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g31  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g32  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g33  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g34  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g35  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g36  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g37  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g38  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g39  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g40  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g41  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g42  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

--More-- or (q)uit

1/g43  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g44  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g45  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g46  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g47  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/g48  Gigabit - Level                 N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/xg1  10G - Level                     N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/xg2  10G - Level                     N/A     Unknown  Auto  Up

1/xg3  10G - Level                     Full    10000    Auto  Up

1/xg4  10G - Level                     Full    10000    Auto  Up

I noticed that it does recognize the connection for xg3 and xg4 (just found out to be my 10Gbase-t module) however does this suggest that this module is not backwards compatible with a gigabit nic? My Transceiver firmware revision is F7101-01.

Cheers,
Dave

Try using the speed command to manually set it to 1000.

I used the web server to access the port configuration and I can edit any of the gigabit ports to change their speed however the 10Gbase-t modules (xg3 and xg4) options are greyed out for the exception of the admin status and maximum frame size. Are there any other ways around this? Purpose is to just check that the port works just before I purchase a 10Gbe NIC.

Cheers,
Dave

You could try it in the CLI.

What is the model for the expansion card of the dual 10G base T ports ?

Is it possible to do some 10g with any firmware of powerconnect 6248 ?

Hello,

If we understand the question correctly, the part number for DELL POWERCONNECT 10GBASE-T MODULE should be X901C.

The Dell PowerConnect X901C is a two port 10 Gigabit Ethernet / RJ-45 module for

Dell PowerConnect 6224 and 6248 network switches. The X901C plugs into the rear

of the Dell 6224 / 6248 switch and is ideal for uplinking the switch for high speed data transfer.

The X901C installs in the second modular bay in the rear of the switch.

DELL X901C FEATURES:

Two Ports

10Gbase-T (10 Gigabit per second)

Ethernet (RJ-45) Interface

Compatibility: Dell PowerConnect 6224 and 6248

Installs in Module Bay 2

We do not see any restrictions as far as versions that support this module.

It is best to use the latest version for PC 6248 which is 3.3.17.1 with release Nov 2017

(I will note this product is End of Life).