2-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Modules With Xenpak Optics; System Requirements - HP ProCurve 9304M Installation And Configuration Manual

Installation and Basic Configuration Guide
Figure 5.1 Front panel of 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module
This module provides one 10 Gigabit interface. The interfaces operate at full duplex. For the serial port types
listed above, use the matching fiber type with an SC connector. For example, if you are using the 1310nm serial
module for single-mode fiber, attach a 1310nm single-mode fiber cable that has an SC connector.
HP 10 Gigabit Ethernet modules are compliant with the IEEE 802.3ae 10-Gigabit Ethernet standard.

System Requirements

The 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet modules are supported in the following products:
• HP 9304M, HP 9308M, and HP 9315M
• All M2 and M4 management modules, including the J4885A EP mini-GBIC management module. (M1
management modules do not support the 1-port 10 Gigabit module.)
Hardware on the 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module
Each 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module uses a single 10 Gigabit Ethernet MAC controller, separate transmit and
receive controllers, and five Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). The FPGAs enable you to easily
implement architecture upgrades without changing the hardware. The software includes a CLI command you can
use to upgrade the FPGAs if needed. See "Upgrading an FPGA on a 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module" on page 5-5.
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard does not include link auto-negotiation. An HP 10 Gigabit Ethernet port is unable
to detect a link failure at the other end of the link if the failure is on the receive side of the remote link. However,
the HP 10 Gigabit Ethernet port can detect a link failure if the failure occurs on the transmit side of the remote link.
NOTE: The non-XENPAK 10 Gigabit Ethernet module can function in the same chassis with HP's XENPAK-
based 2-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet modules.
Features Not Supported on the 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module
The following features are not supported on the non-XENPAK 10 Gigabit Ethernet module in the current release:
• Rate limiting
• Q oS
• IP multicast on tagged ports
• Jumbo packets, if the module is used in a chassis that contains Standard (non-EP) modules. When you use
the module in a chassis containing EP modules, jumbo packets are supported.
Replacing the Optics on the 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module
If you need to replace the optics on the non-XENPAK 10 Gigabit Ethernet module, contact Hewlett-Packard.

2-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Modules with XENPAK Optics

Software release 07.6.04 introduced support for the J8174A 2-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet module with XENPAK
optics.
Figure 5.2 shows the front panel of a 2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module.
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