HP SFP to HP CX4 ports
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reviving my old thread.. loving it..
4 machines on 10gb through hp procurve 6400cl into the brocade and out onto my 1gb network...
now life was peachy...
server 2019
Windows 10 x2
ESXI 6.7
ESXI 6.7
upgraded one esxi box to esxi 7 and my old card is no longer supported, thus no 10gb...
so lookin for help and since people knew the brocade here, thought id ask here but can start a new thread. I know nothing about enterprise switches, thus why i appreciated all the hand walking through this...
now i thought maybe to get a newer sfp+ card and put in my esxi 7 box...
if I do that... i could connect it to the brocade but I do not know what I need. I have 4 ports across the top.
what module would i put in there?
thx...
4 machines on 10gb through hp procurve 6400cl into the brocade and out onto my 1gb network...
now life was peachy...
server 2019
Windows 10 x2
ESXI 6.7
ESXI 6.7
upgraded one esxi box to esxi 7 and my old card is no longer supported, thus no 10gb...
so lookin for help and since people knew the brocade here, thought id ask here but can start a new thread. I know nothing about enterprise switches, thus why i appreciated all the hand walking through this...
now i thought maybe to get a newer sfp+ card and put in my esxi 7 box...
if I do that... i could connect it to the brocade but I do not know what I need. I have 4 ports across the top.
what module would i put in there?
thx...
just looked through my parts stach and found a cable...
HP 10GbE SFP+ 5m DAC
p/n: 537965-001
so that plugged into one of the 4 ports with no issue... sweet.. so now just need a regular 1 port 10GbE sfp+ card?
what do you recommend for esxi 7...
HP 10GbE SFP+ 5m DAC
p/n: 537965-001
so that plugged into one of the 4 ports with no issue... sweet.. so now just need a regular 1 port 10GbE sfp+ card?
what do you recommend for esxi 7...
Are you talking about the brocade FCX? if so, those four ports are SFP, not SFP+ - that means they're 1gbE only (and shared with the first four copper rj45 ports). Below it there should be a module slot (will have a cover on it) for a 10gbE card, if you pick up one of those it will add two 10gbE ports (in XFP, not SFP+, but using XFP SR optics it will work just fine connected to 10gbE NICs/SFP+ optics on the other side). one of these cards: Brocade ES4625M-FLF-08 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP Module | eBay
ahhh that is what i was looking for.
so that module you link above, and an intel X520 and use my current cable?
like I mentioned, I am not a networking guy so piecing all of this together, appreciate everyone's assistance.
also, that module, plug it in and do i have to do anything to activate it?
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wait.. i gotcha now...
so I need
* module for Brocade
* module to plugin to brocade - FOR Juniper SRX-XFP-10GE-SR 10GBase-SR 10G XFP optical transceiver w/60 days WRT | eBay
* Cable - not sure what cable i need yet
* intel x520 card
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indeed! you'll also need an optic for the intel x520, and intel is picky so it will need to be intel branded. as for the fiber, you just need LC multimode fiber. so:
brocade module: Brocade ES4625M-FLF-08 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP Module | eBay
brocade XFP optic: FOR Juniper SRX-XFP-10GE-SR 10GBase-SR 10G XFP optical transceiver w/60 days WRT | eBay
fiber: 10 Meter 10G Multimode OM3 Duplex LC to LC Fiber Optic Patch Cable | eBay
intel SFP+ SR optic: Intel Ethernet SFP+SR Optics SFP+ transceiver module 1/10G SR X710-DA4 X710-DA2 82145502731 | eBay
brocade module: Brocade ES4625M-FLF-08 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP Module | eBay
brocade XFP optic: FOR Juniper SRX-XFP-10GE-SR 10GBase-SR 10G XFP optical transceiver w/60 days WRT | eBay
fiber: 10 Meter 10G Multimode OM3 Duplex LC to LC Fiber Optic Patch Cable | eBay
intel SFP+ SR optic: Intel Ethernet SFP+SR Optics SFP+ transceiver module 1/10G SR X710-DA4 X710-DA2 82145502731 | eBay
that's indeed the right connector (LC), it just needs to be multimode fiber as well. It looks like it's orange from that picture, so that's multimode (singlemode fiber is almost always yellow). If you look closely on the jacket, it should have printing stating multimode, and either OM1, OM2, or OM3 (or FDDI if it's really old - which will still work fine, for runs under ~80ft)
this is 4y old but really appreciate it and this beast has been running since then! Runs like a champ...
Link is a little different, but he still has all the steps up here!!!
I have to get a pic of my switch as I have a port module on the left side and not sure which it is. I think it is an FCX-2SFPP and hoping yall networking guru's can help me out with two things...
1. whatever I need to connect from that switch to a card I need to buy for esxi8 so I can have 10gb
2. hope there is something to plug in to go to 10gbe rj45 as my gaming rig, the way the motherboard sits, the cx4 network cable would stick straight up through the case and I am afraid to cut a hole in my nice case!!!! hah...
I am going to dive through my cables tonight and list it out as I have a ton of stuff I can use.. I have fiber cables (with orange ends), i have sfp+ cables, etc...
I have been long busy and never got to it... now I am back!!!
I do appreciate your comment. I just bought the dual xfp module...
I am not a networking guy... can you point me to what cable I need... 15ft and what card to put in for windows 11?
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ok so I didnt follow the link to "license" and do all that other stuff and it is working but not great.
