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The following table lists the back-end cable options for the PowerScale/Isilon platform nodes.
Cable type | Connector | Length | Description | Supported back-end switch | Node types | ||
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Copper | QSFP+ | 1, 2, 3, 5 m | 40 GbE cable; QSFP+ to QSFP+ | 40/100 GbE switch | F910, F900, F710, F600, F210, F200, F800, F810 | H600, H500, H5600 | A300, A3000 (with 100 Gb/ 40 GbE back-end card) |
Optical | MPO | 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 30, 50, 100, 150 m | 100 GbE/40 GbE MPO to MPO Optical (optics required) | 40/100 GbE switch | F900, F710, F600, F200, F800, F810 | H600, H500, H5600 | A300, A3000 (with 100 Gb/ 40 GbE back-end card) |
Active Optical | QSFP+ | 3, 10 m | 40 GbE cable; QSFP+ to QSFP+ | 40/100 GbE switch | F910, F900, F710, F600, F210, F200 | H700, H7000 | A300, A3000 (with 100 Gb/ 40 GbE back-end card) |
Active Optical | QSFP28 | 3, 7,10, 30 m | 100 GbE cable; QSFP28 to QSFP28 | 100 GbE switch | F910, F900, F710, F600, F210, F200 | H700, H7000 | A300, A3000 (with 100 Gb/ 40 GbE back-end card) |
Copper | QSFP28 | 1, 3, 5 m | 100 GbE cable; QSFP28 to QSFP28 | 100 GbE switch | F910, F900, F710, F600, F210, F200 | H700, H7000 | A300, A3000 (with 100 Gb/ 40 GbE back-end card) |
Copper | (1) QSFP+ to (4) SFP+ | 1, 3, 5, 7 m | Breakout: 40 GbE/10 GbE (4) | Switches that support breakout cables | F210, F200 | H700, H7000, H400 | A200, A2000 |
Active Optical | (1) QSFP+ to (4) SFP+ | 10, 30 m | Breakout: 40 GbE/10 GbE (4) | Switches that support breakout cables | F210, F200 | H700, H7000, H400 | A200, A2000 |
Copper | (1) QSFP28 to (4) SFP28 | 1, 2, 3, 5 m | Breakout: 100 GbE/25 GbE (4) | Switches that support breakout cables | F210, F200 | H700, H7000 | A300, A3000 |
Active Optical | (1) QSFP28 to (4) SFP28 | 5, 10, 30 m | Breakout: 100 GbE/25 GbE (4) | Switches that support breakout cables | F210, F200 | H700, H7000 | A300, A3000 |
Copper | SFP+ | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 m | 10 GbE cable; SFP+ to SFP+ | 10 GbE switch | F210, F200 | H400 | A200, A2000 |
Optical | LC | 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 30, 50, 100 m | 10/25 GbE cable; LC to LC (optics required) | 10 GbE Switch | F210, F200 | H400 | A200, A2000 |
Note: Breakout cables do not require optics.
QSFP+ cables for Ethernet use do not require optics. MPO cables for Ethernet use require passive optics.
The optics for the LC-LC cables are bundled with the cable BOM.