Stacking Configuration - HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module Quickspecs

QuickSpecs
Supported Products
Required Cabling
NOTE: Direct Attach Copper cables listed in the options section below are fully supported by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
HPE recommends use of these cables. If not identified as a "supported" DAC, VC will allow the connection to proceed if the
discovery process indicates the cable meets the following criteria: connector=copper pigtail; transceiver code=active cable or
passive cable; speed >=10Gb; length between 1m and 7m, inclusive. The connection is logged as an unsupported cable. Prior
to requesting support from HPE, a DAC from the supported list must be used to validate the issue.
Maximum Distances
SR
LR
LRM
Table below lists distance for various cables types for Fibre Channel interface
Fiber Channel Data Rate (Gbps)
8Gbps
4Gbps
2Gbps
Stacking Stacking links are used to interconnect Virtual Connect Ethernet/FlexFabric Modules when using more than
Configuration
one enclosure or when using more than two Virtual Connect Ethernet/FlexFabric Modules in a single
enclosure.. The following provides recommended configurations.
Interconnecting the modules allows all Ethernet NICs or CNAs on all server blades in the Virtual Connect
domain to have access to any Virtual Connect Ethernet uplink port. By using these module-to-module links, a
single pair of uplinks can be used as the data center Ethernet network connections for the entire Virtual
Connect domain, and allows any server blade to be connected to any Ethernet network.
For additional stacking configuration information go to: HPE Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Setup
and Installation Guide
(http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01732252/c01732252.pdf).
NOTE: Two (2) internal 20Gb links are provided between Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 modules
in horizontally adjacent bays.
Multimode OM1
62.5/125 micron
2 - 26m/33m*
0.5 - 220m
Maximum Cable Distance (Meters) for Multi-mode Fiber Shortwave
Multimode OM2
50/125 micron
2 - 82m
0.5 - 220m
OM1
21m
70m
150m
HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module
Multimode OM3
50/125 micron
2 - 300m
0.5 - 220m
Multimode Fiber Type
OM2 OM3
50m 150m
150m 380m
300m 500m
Singlemode
9 micron
2 -10km
OM4
190m
400m
500m
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