Dell Force10 Z9000 Installing the Z9000 System - Page 23

Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports The Z9000 supports splitting a single 40G QSFP port into four 10G SFP+ ports using one of the supported breakout cables. For the system to recognize the port type change, you must enter the stack-unit portmode command. For example: stack-unit stack-unit port number portmode quad • stack-unit: Enter the stack member unit identifier of the stack member to reset. Range: 0 to 7. • number: Enter the port number of the 40G port to be split. Range: 0 to 124 in increments of 4. Important Points to Know • The unit number with the split ports must be the default (stack-unit 0). You can verify the unit number using the show system brief command. If the unit ID is different than 0, it must be renumbered to 0 before the ports are split. Renumber the unit ID by using the stack-unit id renumber 0 command in EXEC mode. • The quad port must be in a default configuration before you can split it into four 10G SFP+ ports. The 40G port is lost in the configuration when you split the port, so be sure the port is also removed from other L2/L3 feature configurations. • For the split-port change to take effect, you must reload the system after issuing the change command. Be sure to save your configuration. Install the Solid State Drive The Z9000 includes a Solid State Drive (SSD) that acts as another storage device. The SSD is shipped installed in the Z9000 system and is located in a slot on the lower-right area on the I/O side as shown in the following figure. The SSD is field replaceable but not hot-swappable and supports drives that use 12 Volts and/or 5.0 Volts. Be sure to use only drives supported by Dell Force10. Install the Z9000 | 23