Can you post part numbers for them? I'm trying to buy them from somewhere and to return this twinax I got.
If you find the genuine ones expensive the ones I got from Fibrestore work fine for me (thanks to the pointer from someone else in the thread) - they are guaranteed by Fibrestore as well to work - and are US$25 each + shipping.Can you post part numbers for them? I'm trying to buy them from somewhere and to return this twinax I got.
Yessir, version 3.2.4.0, pretty bummed this combo doesn't work as I thought I researched/validated the hell out of this to be a known working config.Are you running latest firmware?
Twinax/DAC's are good, I can confirm I have the HP branded DAC's pushing 9.7 Gbps on my Intel X520 DA2's. It's either a bad cable or incompatible somewhere/somehow. Hell, now I know why these 1020's are so cheap. Any advise from others who have gotten this adapter to play nice w/ ESXi 5.5 and a switch...any switch at this moment would be good to hear from so I knwo they can actually work and in what configs/pairing of gear. Very disappointed right now. Least it was only $65 out the door between 1020 and active DAC...no wonder why i usually stick w/ Intel for this stuff...just works but @ 5-6 times the pricepoint.Humm. Well it seems Twinax doesn't work so good. I got a twinax cable from Ebay and only getting 3gbps on a good day. I'm now getting those Fiber transceivers / cables from Fiberstore (link above). Just waiting for them to arrive now.
Guessing they require them to be HP branded? Looks like the other things you have in there are. Just a guess though.Anyone have any idea why I cannot get my 1020 w/ active twinax to play nice w/ my HP Procurve 2910al?
Also if you look at the FAQ's [PDF-50KB] from them it also says that SPF is supported/• 10Gbps Ethernet LC-style pluggable (SFP+), SR
(850nm) and LR 10km (1310nm), hot-swappable
Lastly, in their install guide [PDF-9.1MB] it clearly states information about installing optical modules on page 100. Has diagrams and everything to prove that point - it even has a note clearly statingQ Are Brocade- Are Brocade-branded SFPs required for the CNAs? branded SFPs required for the CNAs? branded SFPs required for the CNAs?
A Yes. The Brocade 1010 and 1020 require Brocade-branded SFPs or active Twinax cables.
Third-party active Twinax cables can be used but are not supported by Brocade.
If I were you, I'd go back and hit them over the head a few times with their own documentation, clearly someone there hasn't read itIn the following figure, the fiber-optic SFP transceivers are shown in illustration A, and the copper SFP transceivers with attached cable are shown in illustration B.
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 4.39 GBytes 3.77 Gbits/sec
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 6.72 GBytes 5.77 Gbits/sec
Should it not be possible to check if you have the 0010 or 1010 in the card bios or physically somewhere on the card?Just received this from qlogic support:
What is the serial number for the adapter so I can confirm which version of the adapter you have. Either you have a BR1020-0010 or a BR1020-1010. The BR1020-1010 is for use with twinax cabling. The BR1020-0010 is for use with optical transceivers and fiber cabling.
Hope I have the one that is Twinax/DAC capable. Fingers crossed.