1Gb Support on the Flex-10 - not fully documented

[Adrian Clint]

Hello all, Can someone clarify the 1Gb support on the Flex-10 modules. As I understand it - I can fit 1Gb SFP+ modules to any of the 8 ports on a Flex-10 as per in the launch presentation. But HP dont supply any 1Gb SPF+ modules. And neither are there any 1Gb SPF+ cables... unless I can use the 10Gb ones and they run at 1Gb? How do I know they are supported at the other end? And there are 1Gb SFP modules but HP Sales Builder says I can only fit 2 per Flex-10... which ports are these allowed to go into?

[Toni Maatta]

Hi, I have bought this kind of RJ-45 SFP (1G) HP BLC VC 1Gb RJ-45 SFP Opt Kit so it's copper rj-45 sfp port... works fine. Thou I have only 2 of those on flex-10 module. I don't know if there are some limitations.

[chopper3]

HP sell two 1Gb SFP modules; "1Gb SX SFP Opt Kit" (i.e. SX fibre) - 453151-B21 "1Gb RJ-45 SFP Opt Kit" (i.e. copper) - 453154-B21 Note that these are not SFP+ modules but plain old SFP ones, and any appropriate cabling will do just fine although HP do sell those too.

[vibe06]

SFP+ and SFP share the same form factor. All the SFP+ ports on the Flex-10 module can take SFP or SFP+ modules. The Sales Builder rule that says 2 SFP modules max is wrong, please ignore it. You can put SFP modules in any port, but be aware that if you populate X7 and X8 this will disable the 2 cross-connects with the adjacent Flex-10 module and that is not a supported configuration. The SFP+ DAC cables can do 10Gb only.

[Adrian Clint]

Thanks all. The 2x 1Gb Limit is only highlighted in the HP Salesbuilder solution quoting tool. Looks like that the tools rules are in error.

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[anthonypoh]

Is the RJ-45 SFP option kit an actual RJ-45 jack which you can plug a standard cat-5e patch cable into?

I can't seem to find a picture of it anywhere......

[Jeroen_Kleen]

send me a private message with your e-mail and I'll send you a picture of the 2 1GB SFP's that work on FLex10 modules and on our 1/10F VC modules.

See for now for a 1GB SX SFP: http://i00.twenga.com/informatique/accessoires-reseau/hewlett-packard-453154-b21-p_189300vb.png

funny enough I can't find a picture on google of the RJ45 one.

Cheers, Jeroen

[Abderrazak]

Hello ;

I have HP BLC VC 1GB RJ-45 SFP OPT KIT ; my network work on 100Mb , my quistion is this mobil connected to my LAN 100MB .