5 SFP management

SFP management

The Port SFP dialog box enables you to display the properties that are associated with a selected small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver.

Displaying SFP information using the BCU

Enter the following command to view the SFP information. If the firmware detects a non-Brocade SFP, the port is disabled.

bcu diag --sfpshow<port_id>

Refer to “diag” on page 137 for details about this command.

Displaying SFP information using HCM

NOTE

Brocade 804 mezzanine cards connect to the embedded switch modules or embedded interconnect modules on the Blade System chassis by way of an internal backplane and therefore, the SFP properties do not apply to the Brocade 804 mezzanine card.

1.Select a port in the device tree.

2.Click the SFP tab in the right pane.

The SFP Properties panel, shown in Figure 23, displays.

FIGURE 24 SFP Properties panel

Details about the port technology and extended link are described in “SFP Properties panel” on page 107.

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Brocade Communications Systems 804 manual SFP management, Displaying SFP information using the BCU