Dell C1048P Port Extender Networking Configuration Guide for the C9000 Series - Page 444

Non-qualified pluggable media present, QSFP type is 40GBASE-SR4 Wavelength is 850nm No power Interface index is 2103813 Internet address is not set Mode of IPv4 Address Assignment : NONE DHCP Client-ID :3417ebf225c6 MTU 1554 bytes, IP MTU 1500 bytes LineSpeed 40000 Mbit Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports The switch supports splitting a single 40G QSFP port into four 10G SFP+ ports using a supported breakout cable. (For the link to a list of supported cables, refer to the C9000 Installation Guide or the C9000 Release Notes). To split a single 40G port into four 10G ports, use the following command. • Split a single 40G port into 4-10G ports. CONFIGURATION mode linecard {0-11} port {0-20} portmode quad - The range of switch line-card numbers is 0 to 11. - The range of port numbers on a 40G port to be split is 0 to 20. To verify port splitting, use the show system linecard {0-11} fanout {count | configure} command. • The quad port must be in a default configuration before you can split it into 4x10G ports. The 40G port is lost in the configuration when the port is split; be sure that the port is also removed from other L2/L3 feature configurations. Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port You can convert a QSFP or QSFP+ port to an SFP or SFP+ port using the Quad to Small Form Factor Pluggable Adapter (QSA). QSA provides smooth connectivity between devices that use Quad Lane Ports (such as the 40 Gigabit Ethernet adapters) and 10 Gigabit hardware that uses SFP+ based cabling. Using this adapter, you can effectively use a QSFP or QSFP+ module to connect to a lower-end switch or server that uses an SFP or SFP+ based module. When connected to a QSFP or QSFP+ port on a 40 Gigabit adapter, QSA acts as an interface for the SFP or SFP+ cables. This interface enables you to directly plug in an SFP or SFP+ cable originating at a 10 Gigabit Ethernet port on a switch or server. You can use QSFP optical cables (without a QSA) to split a 40 Gigabit port on a switch or a server into four 10 Gigabit ports. You must enable the fan-out mode in order for this mechanism to work. Similarly, you can enable the fan-out mode to configure the QSFP port on a device to act as an SFP or SFP+ port. As the QSA enables a QSFP or QSFP+ port to be used as an SFP or SFP+ port, Dell Networking OS does not immediately detect the QSA after you insert it into a QSFP port cage. After you insert an SFP or SFP+ cable into a QSA connected to a 40 Gigabit port, Dell Networking OS assumes that all the four fanned-out 10 Gigabit ports have plugged-in SFP or SFP+ optical cables. However, the link UP event happens only for the first 10 Gigabit port and you can use only that port for data transfer. As a result, only the first fanned-out port is identified as the active 10 Gigabit port with a speed of 10G or 1G depending on whether you insert an SFP+ or SFP cable respectively. NOTE: Although it is possible to configure the remaining three 10 Gigabit ports, the Link UP event does not occur for these ports leaving the lanes unusable. Dell Networking OS perceives these ports to be in a Link Down state. You must not try to use these remaining three 10 Gigabit ports for actual data transfer or for any other related configurations. Interfaces 444