Mini-GBIC Operation Notes

Revision “B” mini-GBICs only. This product requires ProCurve revision “B” or later mini-GBICs (product number ends with the letter “B” or “C”, for example J4858B, J4859C). These switches do not support revision “A” mini-GBICs.

Use only genuine ProCurve mini-GBICs.Non-ProCurve mini-GBICs are not supported. Use of genuine products ensures that your network maintains optimal performance and reliability. Should you require additional ProCurve mini-GBICs, please contact a ProCurve sales representative or an authorized reseller.

Hot Swapping mini-GBICs.The mini-GBICs that you can install in your ProCurve switch or mini-GBIC Module can be “hot swapped”—removed and installed after the module is installed in the switch and receiving power. You should disconnect the network cables from the mini-GBICs before hot swapping them.

When you replace a mini-GBIC with another mini-GBIC of a different type and then execute the write memory command in the switch console, the switch configures the port on the new mini-GBIC with the default mode (speed and duplex) settings used for the new mini-GBIC type. The default mode for the mini-GBICs is Auto. Note that the switch retains other port-specific configuration settings, such as trunking, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), and VLAN values that were configured for the previous mini-GBIC.

Connecting the mini-GBICs to Devices with Fixed Configurations. For some older network devices, including some older ProCurve devices, the default for Gigabit ports is a fixed configuration, for example 1000 Mbps/Full Duplex, or is otherwise different from these default configurations for the mini-GBICs, which is Auto. As a result, those devices may not connect properly to your mini-GBIC port; you will not get a link. Because of these default configuration and full-duplex considerations, for best operation, you should make sure that the devices connected to the mini-GBIC ports are also configured to Auto. At a minimum, make sure the configurations match.

 

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January 2008

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