question please: I was given an IBM Emulex OCE11102 (work surplus) but it comes with transceivers...

[mrjayviper]

some info:

- card is this: IBM 95Y3766 (IBM 95Y3766 Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Virtual Fabric Adapter)
- transceiver is this: QLogic FTLX8571D3BCL-QL (QLogic brand) (Amazon.com: Qlogic FTLX8571D3BCL-QL 10Gb 850nm SW SFP+ Optical Transceiver : Electronics)

Thanks for the reply.

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- can I flash it with HP firmware? (HP released a recent firmware as recently as 2017)

- can I do point-to-point (not sure of terminology but aiming to replicate crossover cables if the old days. I only need to connect my main desktop to my NAS) on fiber?

 

[Wolfcastle]

FTLX are Finisar (now II-VI) transceivers, this one happens to be rebranded as QLogic. A quick Google shows that this is a 10GBase-SR transceiver so you'll need LC-LC duplex multimode fiber. Don't buy OM1, like you linked directly, it is obsolete; instead buy OM4 (aqua) or OM5.(lime green).

 

[mrjayviper]

FTLX are Finisar (now II-VI) transceivers, this one happens to be rebranded as QLogic. A quick Google shows that this is a 10GBase-SR transceiver so you'll need LC-LC duplex multimode fiber. Don't buy OM1, like you linked directly, it is obsolete; instead buy OM4 (aqua) or OM5.(lime green).

Any advantage of om4 vs om5?

 

[Wolfcastle]

OM5 should be better for >100G+ transmission in terms of supported distances. If the price is close may as well buy OM5, it is backward-compatible.