x600 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Switches Installation Guide
Redundant Twisted Pair Ports
Four of the twisted pair ports on the
Table 2. Twisted Pair Ports Matched with SFP Slots
Models | Ports and Slots |
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21R with SFP slot 21 | |
22R with SFP slot 22 | |
| 23R with SFP slot 23 |
| 24R with SFP slot 24 |
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Follow these guidelines when using these ports and slots:
Only one port in a pair can be active at a time. It can be either the twisted pair port or the corresponding SFP module.
The twisted pair port is the active port when its SFP slot is empty, or when an SFP module is installed but has not established a link to an end node.
The twisted pair port automatically changes to the redundant status mode when an SFP module establishes a link with an end node.
A twisted pair port automatically transitions back to the active status when the link is lost on the SFP module.
In nearly all cases, a twisted pair port and an SFP module share the same configuration settings, including port settings, VLAN assignments, access control lists, and Spanning Tree Protocol settings.
An exception to the shared settings is port speed. If you disable Auto- Negotiation on a twisted pair port and set the speed and duplex mode manually, the speed reverts to
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