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Upgrading port speeds on the VDX 6740T
Testing connectivity
After you install the network cables, you can test network connectivity to other devices by observing the LEDs related to network
connection and performing trace routes. Refer to the LED patterns section of this guide for a description of the port states.
Upgrading port speeds on the VDX 6740T
Using the 10G Port Upgrade License, you can enable RJ45 ports operating at 1 Gbps on the VDX 6740T to also operate at 10 Gbps.
The license is applied in increments of 16 ports. To upgrade the ports, use the following procedure. This information applies to the VDX
6740T-1G variant.
1.
Install the PORT_10G_UPGRADE license. Use the following instructions in the Administering Licenses chapter of the Extreme
Network OS Software Licensing Guide:
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Displaying the switch license ID
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Obtaining the license key
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Installing a license
2.
Enter the show dpod command to verify the allowed reservation pool size and to determine 10G ports that are assigned to a
10G Port Upgrade license already.
device# show dpod
3.
Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode
device# configure terminal
4.
Enter the shutdown command for the interface if not already in shutdown state.
device(config)# interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1
device(conf-if-gi-1/0/1)# shutdown
5.
Enter the dpod command while in global configuration mode to reserve a license assignment for the port from the license pool.
device(config)dpod 1/0/1 reserve
NOTE
To remove a license assignment for a port, use release instead of reserve.
6.
Perform one of the following steps:
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Configure interface speed to 10000 using the speed command.
device(config)# interface tengigabitethernet 1/0/1
device(conf-if-int-1/0/1)# speed 10000
NOTE
This operation may fail as a result of limited available reservations.
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Configure the interface speed to auto to allow dynamic link speed selection up to 10 Gbps.
device(config)# interface tengigabitethernet 1/0/1
device(conf-if-int-1/0/1)# speed auto
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