Procurve 2900-48G 10Gb connector compatibility

[neuroman]

I have an Hp Procurve 2900-48g and I am trying to get a Myricom 10Gb dual port SFP+ card to it. 

I understand there are transcievers that can be used to turn the X2 to SC LR connectors. Can I add one of thiose transcievers and then get a patch cable and have it work?

Any specific requirements for the cable?

I am a total newbie to this 10Gb cabling/connectors and any help is appreciated.

[Vince-Whirlwind]

The form factor is not relevant, it's the type of optic that you have to match on both devices to patch them to each other.

For example, if you have a 10Gb-XFP-SR for the Myricom, the important bit is the "SR". So on the Procurve, you need a 10Gb SR GBIC.

(And you need to get the cabling right - if the cabling is OM3, prefeeably use SR optics, but LR is also an option; if it is Singlemode, use LR only).