Cisco Systems 9216 manual Supported SFP Transceivers, Fibre Channel SFP Transceivers

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Supported SFP Transceivers

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Supported SFP Transceivers

The following types of SFP transceivers are available from Cisco and are supported on the Cisco MDS 9216:

•Fibre Channel SFP transceivers, in either short wavelength (SWL) or long wavelength (LWL)

•Combination Fibre Channel / Gigabit Ethernet SFP transceivers, in either SWL or LWL

•Combination Fibre Channel / Gigabit Ethernet CWDM SFP transceivers, which can be used for extended long wavelength (ELWL) transmission or for coarse wavelength-division multiplexing (CWDM)

Note Combination Fibre Channel / Gigabit Ethernet SFP transceivers are supported for switches running Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.1(1a) or later.

SFP transceivers are field-replaceable. You can use any combination of SFP transceivers that are supported by the switch. The only restrictions are that SWL transceivers must be paired with SWL transceivers, LWL transceivers with LWL transceivers, and the cable must not exceed the stipulated cable length for reliable communications.

Refer to the release notes for the list of supported SFP transceivers. For more information about a specific Cisco SFP transceiver, refer to the SFP transceiver documentation.

SFP transceivers can be ordered separately or with the Cisco MDS 9216.

Note Use only Cisco SFP transceivers on the Cisco MDS 9216. Each Cisco SFP transceiver is encoded with model information that enables the switch to verify that the SFP transceiver meets the requirements for the switch.

Fibre Channel SFP Transceivers

Cisco’s Fibre Channel SFP transceivers are available in short wavelength (SWL) or long wavelength (LWL) versions. Both of these versions are 1 Gbps / 2 Gbps capable.

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