Prepare The Installation Site - HP ProCurve 6400cl Installation And Getting Started Manual

1. Prepare the Installation Site

Cabling Infrastructure - Ensure the cabling infrastructure meets the
necessary network specifications. The copper ports accept CX4 cable with
Infiniband-style connectors or fiber cable using a CX4 optical media converter
(OMC). The fiber ports accept single-mode fiber optic cable with SC
connectors.
Table 2-1.
Port Type Cable Specifications
10-GbE SR Multimode fiber-optic cable designed for Gigabit
Ethernet: 62.5/125 µm (core/cladding) diameter
or 50/125 µm, low metal content, complying with
the ITU-T G.652 and ISO/IEC 793-2 Type B1
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standards.
9/125 µm (core/cladding) diameter, low metal
10-GbE LR
content, single mode fiber-optic cables,
complying with the ITU-T G.652 and ISO/IEC 793-
2 Type B1 standards.
9/125 µm (core/cladding) diameter, low metal
10-GbE ER
content, single mode fiber-optic cables,
complying with the ITU-T G.652 and ISO/IEC 793-
2 Type B1 standards.
OMC CX4 Fiber 12 fiber 50/125 µm (core/cladding) diameter,
multimode Fiber ribbon cable. 12 fiber 62.5/125
µm (core/cladding) diameter, multimode Fiber
ribbon cable is also supported.
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Conditioning patch cord cables are not supported.
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Multimode cables are not supported
Table 2-2.
Port Type Cable Specifications
CX4 Speed 3.125Gbx4
(Cables compatible with the 802.1ak standard)
Fiber-Optic Cables
Connector
Type
1,2
1,2
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Copper Cables
Supported Length
62.5 µm cable:
SC
• 160 Mhz*km = 2-26 meters
• 200 Mhz*km = 2-33 meters
50 µm cable:
• 400 Mhz*km = 2-66 meters
• 500 Mhz*km = 2-82 meters
• 2000 Mhz*km = 2-300 meters
SC single-mode cable: 2 meters - 10 km
SC single-mode cable: 2 meters - 30 km (40
kilometers, on an engineered fiber optic
link that meets standards in the
specification).
MTP 1-300 meters
Connector Supported Length
Type
CX4 0.5-15 meters
Infiniband-
style
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