Qsfp+ Quad-Breakout Cables - Dell Networking N4032 Configuration Manual

2.1.1

QSFP+ quad-breakout cables

QSFP+ quad-breakout cables may also be used for stacking. This allows a 40G QSFP+ port to connect to
four 10G SFP+ ports on the adjacent switch. When a breakout cable is used, the connections are
considered to be four links taking up four ports.
Figure 8 QSFP+ quad-breakout cable may be used for stacking
To use a QSFP+ quad-breakout cable to stack two peers, the QSFP+ port must be set to port mode 4x10G
and reloaded before setting it to stack mode (described in the next section). From the interface
configuration CLI prompt, use the hardware profile command to set the port to this mode. The
command is:
console(config-if-Fo1/0/1)#hardware profile portmode 4x10g
This command will not take effect until the switch is rebooted.
When the portmode changes on a port, so do the interface names. For example, a QSFP+ port may be
named Fo1/0/1
to 10G mode. Therefore, if it is desired to use the QSFP+ quad-breakout cable, be sure to set the port
mode to 4x10G and reload the switch
on one port mode does not translate to the other portmode.
Also, when in port mode 4x10G it is required that all four of the breakout ports be moved from Ethernet
mode to Stack mode to use them for stacking.
12 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F
when in 40G mode but takes on a new identity as
before
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setting the ports to stack mode since configuration settings
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QSFP+ MODULE QSFP+ MODULE
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Te1/1/1 through Te1/0/4
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when changed