"AD385A PCI-X 266MHz. 10GigE SR" - Cable

[Thayanidhi]

Hi,

I have Rx7640 with AD385A Card. Which FC cable is certified for this card?
I found
C7525A: 16m Fibre Channel Cable LC 50/125 M/M
C7530A: LC-SC Fibre Channel Cable 16m 50/125 M/M

Is the cables comes with storage work for this?

221692-B23 15m LC duplex 50/125 Multimode Fibre Channel Cable

Both seems to have same specification. Any one tried?
In fact I found the same part number (221692-B23) in AD386A Manual.

Any input is highly appreciated.

Note: I have procurve 82xx model with 10g Module (with SC connector)

Regards
T.Thayanidhi

[Raj D. · Accepted solution]

Thayanidhi,

check this out:
From HP partsurfer :
AD385A Product : HP PCI-X 266MHz 10GigE SR Card :






-Certified calbes for below two product:


AB287A HP PCI-X 133MHz HP PCI-X 133MHz 10GbE SR Fiber
AD385A HP PCI-X 266MHz HP PCI-X 266MHz 10GbE SR Multi OS card


-CERTIFIED HP CABLES & ADAPTERS/EXTENDERS:
C7524A: 2m Fibre Channel Cable LC 50/125 M/M
C7525A: 16m Fibre Channel Cable LC 50/125 M/M
C7526A: 50m Fibre Channel Cable LC 50/125 M/M
C7529A: LC-SC Fibre Channel Cable 2m 50/125 M/M
C7530A: LC-SC Fibre Channel Cable 16m 50/125 M/M
C7534A: Fiber channel Adapter SC Form Factor
C7540A: Fibre Channel Adapter Kit (2m LC/SC cable & F/F Extender)




SUPPORTED 10 GbE SWITCHES
Cisco Catalyst 6500
Extreme Networks Summit 400-48t
Foundry NetIron
Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. (FLA)/ PFU Systems, Inc. XG800
HP ProCurve (10GbE) Switches
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Cheers,
Raj.

[Raj D.]

For More info:
http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/adapters/ethernet/AB287A/infolibrary/10GbE_prodbrief_final.html

http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/adapters/ethernet/AB287A/infolibrary/10GbE_prodbrief_final.html


Cheers,
Raj.

[Thayanidhi]

Hi Raj,

Thanks for the response. I saw these documents already. What I have is "221692-B23". will this work with this card? Since it's not listed in the document. But I found both have same specs.

Regrds
Thayanidhi

[Raj D.]

Thayanidhi,

AD385A: (with LC connector):
http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/adapters/ethernet/10gbe/specifications/index.html


221692-B23 :is a Fibre Channel 15m LC/LC cable , and should support this card. You should check the other end as well for the type of connector.

221692-B23 : HP 221692-B23-OB Fibre Channel Cable, 15m, LC/LC, . for connecting 2/4GB devices.





221692-B23 Fibre Optic Cable 15m LC/LC Duplex 50/125 M/M
http://docs.hp.com/en/A6826-96009/A6826-96009.pdf
Page:11 (A6826A)

The core size specification 50/125 M/M micron is also matching with (221692-B23).
Hopefully you can use it. However getting advice from HP would be wise before starting the installation .


Hth,
Raj.

[Raj D.]

The only thing varying between the certified cable in the doc and the other one you have (HP 221692-B23), is the length.

C7525A :: 16m Fibre Channel .
221692-B23 ::is 15meter.

So technically it is not seems to be incompatible. And I am sure there will be normal connectivity and same bandwidth.

Cheers,
Raj.

[rick jones]

I too suspect that the cables mentioned will work, and work without issue. But having seen "work" and "supported" bandied about I thought I would trot-out this old description on how the two are not synonyms in HPspeak:

Supported, known to work -> warm fuzzies all around
Supported, not known to not work -> an HPite may be in trouble
Supported, known to not work -> an HPite is in trouble
Unsupported, known to work -> lucky today, unlucky tomorrow?
Unsupported, not known to not work -> there but for the grace of Turing
Unsupported, known to not work -> no, it was not deliberate ;-)

[Viveki]

Hi

The cable 221692-B23 should work with the card. But you need to check with the other side device as well.

>> Is the cables comes with storage work for this?

Normally cables came with the storage if specified in the PO. Servers have less role in this.

[Thayanidhi]

Look like the two part numbers which I gave in the initial post is from Compaq & HP.

They have same specifications. I will anyway test it if possible.

Thanks for the responses.