Dell C1048P Port Extender Networking Configuration Guide for the C9000 Series - Page 534

Important Points to Remember • Before using the QSA to convert a 40 Gigabit Ethernet port to a 10 Gigabit SFP or SFP+ port, you must enable 40 G to 4*10 fan-out mode on the device. • When you insert a QSA into a 40 Gigabit port, you can use only the first 10 Gigabit port in the fan-out mode to plug-in SFP or SFP+ cables. The remaining three 10 Gigabit ports are perceived to be in Link Down state and are unusable. • You cannot use QSFP optical cables in a QSA setup. • When you remove the QSA module alone from a 40 Gigabit port, without connecting any SFP or SFP+ cables; Dell Networking OS does not generate any event. However, when you remove a QSA module that has SFP or SFP+ optical cables plugged in, Dell Networking OS generates a SFP or SFP+ Removed event. • You can use the QSA on any of the ports. However, the existing maximum fan-out restrictions apply to the ports. • The QSA module does not have a designated EEPROM. To recognize a QSA, Dell Networking OS reads the EEPROM corresponding to a SFP+ or SFP module that is plugged into QSA. The access location of this EEPROM is different from the EEPROM location of the QSFP+ module. • The diagnostics application is capable of detecting insertion or removal of both the QSA as well as the SFP+ or SFP optical cables plugged into the QSA. In addition, the diagnostic application is also capable of reading the DDS and Vendor information from the EEPROM corresponding to SFP+ or SFP optical cables. As a result, no separate detection of QSA is required. Support for LM4 Optics The newly supported LM4 optics are similar in behavior to the LR4 optics that are already supported. However, in the output of show inventory media command, an LM4 optical module is denoted as 40GLM4. Barring this exception, the functionality and behavior of LM4 optics is similar to LR4 optics. Example Scenarios Consider the following scenarios: • QSFP port 0 is connected to a QSA with SFP+ optical cables plugged in. • QSFP port 4 is connected to a QSA with SFP optical cables plugged in. • QSFP port 8 in fanned-out mode is plugged in with QSFP optical cables. • QSFP port 12 in 40 G mode is plugged in with QSFP optical cables. Configuring wavelength for 10-Gigabit SFP+ optics You can set the wavelength for tunable 10-Gigabit SFP+ optics using the wavelength command. To set the wavelength, follow these steps: • Enter the interface mode and set the wavelength. INTERFACE mode Interfaces 534