Network cabling requirements
The network cables that can be used with the switch are listed in Table 4.
Table 4. G8000 network cabling requirements
Transceiver
10 Gb Ethernet
10GBASE-SR SFP+
Transceiver (46C3447)*
10GBASE-LR SFP+
Transceiver (90Y9412)*
10GBASE-ER SFP+
Transceiver (90Y9415)*
SFP+ direct attach cable*
CX4 copper cable**
1 Gb Ethernet
RJ-45 ports (fixed)
1000BASE-T SFP Transceiver
(00FE333)
1000BASE-SX SFP
Transceiver (81Y1622)
1000BASE-LX SFP
Transceiver (90Y9424)
Management ports
Ethernet management port
RS-232 serial console port
* Requires Dual-port 10GbE SFP+ Uplink Module (46C3417).
** Requires Dual-port 10GbE CX4 Uplink Module (46C3421).
Warranty
RackSwitch G8000
Standard
Cable
10GBASE-SR
Up to 30 m with fiber optic cables supplied by
Lenovo (see Table 3); 850 nm OM3 multimode fiber
cable up to 300 m or up to 400 m with OM4
multimode fiber
10GBASE-LR
1310 nm single-mode fiber cable up to 10 km
10GBASE-ER
1310 nm single-mode fiber cable up to 40 km
10GSFP+Cu
SFP+ DAC cables up to 7 m (see Table 3)
10GBASE-CX4
InfiniBand 4X copper cables up to 15 m
1000BASE-T
UTP Category 5, 5E, and 6 up to 100 meters
1000BASE-T
UTP Category 5, 5E, and 6 up to 100 meters
1000BASE-SX
Up to 30 m with fiber optic cables supplied by
Lenovo (see Table 3); 850 nm multimode fiber cable
(50 µ) up to 550 m or up to 220 m (62.5 µ)
1000BASE-LX
1310 nm single-mode fiber cable up to 10 km
1000BASE-T
UTP Category 5, 5E, and 6 up to 100 meters
RS-232
DB-9-to-Mini-USB or RJ-45-to-Mini-USB (come
standard with the switch)
Connector
LC
LC
LC
SFP+
SFF-8470
(InfiniBand 4X)
RJ-45
RJ-45
LC
LC
RJ-45
Mini-USB
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