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MX7000 PTM Pass Thru Module
I am using a PTM for the first time on this MX7000 with 1 blade in slot 1. The blade has 2 mezz cards (51G0W) and is loaded with ESXi 8.0. All I am trying to do is establish a connection from the PTM to the mezz card in order to access access the ESXi GUI. I have a ethernet cable from port 1 on the PTM to my switch. The NIC were originally set to NPar, I changed it to RDMA and still unable to get a IP for ESXi.
Everything is updated.
I must be missing something, is there a setting on the NIC I need to change to get a connection on the pass thru module?
DELL-Young E
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January 26th, 2024 04:28
Hello thanks for choosing Dell. I don't recall MX7000 supporting pass thru module. What is in the slot A1, A2 and A3 in the back, can you tell us?
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January 26th, 2024 16:01
the part number for the module is PJPWW. Dell shows it as a 10GBASE-T PTM for MX. This is the only module in the system, installed in A1.
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January 26th, 2024 16:25
TheMattHatter_17f8db
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January 26th, 2024 17:55
Looks like the 51G0W card allows a 10 Gbps link speed in BIOS. I set it to 10G. So with the 25GbE mezz card being set to 10G for the PTM, can the PTM connect to a 1GbE switch? or do I need a 10GbE switch?
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January 26th, 2024 19:51
Hi I am facing close issue. I have MX7000 with PowerEdge MX 25GbE PTM and I am not able to setup the way doc explains. Please advise. Thanks
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January 26th, 2024 21:01
TheMattHatter_17f8db,
I believe it will connect, but it will slow the traffic, so that may help you decide.