HP 6400CL 1. Prepare the Installation Site, Switch the Installing, Cabling Infrastructure, Table 2-2.Copper Cables, Table 2-1. Fiber-OpticCables

Installing the Switch

Installation Procedures

1. Prepare the Installation Site

Cabling Infrastructure - Ensure the cabling infrastructure meets the necessary network specifications. The copper ports accept CX4 cable with Infiniband-style connectors or fiber cable using a CX4 optical media converter (OMC). The fiber ports accept single-mode fiber optic cable with SC connectors.

Table 2-1. Fiber-Optic Cables

Port Type	Cable Specifications	Connector	Supported Length
		Type
10-GbE SR	Multimode fiber-optic cable designed for Gigabit	SC	■	62.5 ∝m cable:
	Ethernet: 62.5/125 ∝m (core/cladding) diameter			•	160 Mhz*km = 2-26 meters
	or 50/125 ∝m, low metal content, complying with
				•	200 Mhz*km = 2-33 meters
	the ITU-T G.652 and ISO/IEC 793-2 Type B1
	standards. 1		■	50 ∝m cable:
				•	400 Mhz*km = 2-66 meters
				•	500 Mhz*km = 2-82 meters
				•	2000 Mhz*km = 2-300 meters
10-GbE LR	9/125 ∝m (core/cladding) diameter, low metal	SC	single-mode cable: 2 meters - 10 km
	content, single mode fiber-optic cables,
	complying with the ITU-T G.652 and ISO/IEC 793-
	2 Type B1 standards. 1,2
10-GbE ER	9/125 ∝m (core/cladding) diameter, low metal	SC	single-mode cable: 2 meters - 30 km (40
	content, single mode fiber-optic cables,		kilometers, on an engineered fiber optic
	complying with the ITU-T G.652 and ISO/IEC 793-		link that meets standards in the
	2 Type B1 standards. 1,2		specification).
OMC CX4 Fiber	12 fiber 50/125 ∝m (core/cladding) diameter,	MTP	1-300 meters
	multimode Fiber ribbon cable. 12 fiber 62.5/125
	∝m (core/cladding) diameter, multimode Fiber
	ribbon cable is also supported. 1

1Conditioning patch cord cables are not supported.

2Multimode cables are not supported

Table 2-2. Copper Cables

Port Type	Cable Specifications	Connector	Supported Length
		Type
CX4	Speed 3.125Gbx4	CX4	0.5-15 meters
	(Cables compatible with the 802.1ak standard)	Infiniband-
		style

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