Switch 5412zl Compatible Module

[flo23]

Hello,

We have a switch from the ZL series, the 5412zl. We use the J8702A modules, which are not available anymore. Are the new module for the ZL series downward compatible or which of the new modules can we use?

Thank You!

[parnassus]

If the HP E5412 zl Switch is running with Compatibility Mode enabled (which is the default value) it can be equipped with a mix of zl Modules (1st Generation) and v2 zl Modules (2nd Generation) without issues.

From documentation: Compatibility Mode allows the inter-operation of v2 zl Modules with the older zl Modules in the same chassis switch. When in Compatibility Mode, the switch accepts either v2 zl Modules or zl Modules. The default is Compatibility Mode enabled. If Compatibility Mode is disabled by executing the no allow-v1-modules command, the switch will only power up v2 zl Modules.

You should pay attention to run your Switch with the newest Firmware image available at the moment (as of June 2016: K.16.01.0007 or K.15.18.0011, see relevant Release Notes) to avoid incompatibility when running any combination of zl Modules and/or v2 zl Modules (On a 2013 manual HP advised to use at least Firmware K15.04.0002 - in particular when using the J9546A HP 8-port 10GBase-T v2 zl Module - or possibly newer...but that requirement has 3 years now and newer Firmwares are available).

List of some zl Modules:

J8702A HP 24-port Gig-T zl Module

J8705A HP 20-port Gig-T/SFP zl Module

J8706A HP 24-port mini-GBIC zl Module

J8707A HP 4-port 10Gig-X2 zl Module

J8708A HP 4-port 10Gig-CX4 zl Module

J9307A HP 24-Port 10/100/1000 PoE+ zl Module

J9308A HP 20-Port 10/100/1000 PoE+/4-Port MiniGBIC zl Module

J9309A HP 4-Port 10GbE SFP+ zl Module

J9478A HP 24-Port 10/100 PoE+ zl Module

Some zl Modules (like e.g. the J8702A HP 24-port Gig-T zl Module) don't have any minimum Firmware requirement.

List of some v2 zl Modules:

J9534A HP 24-port Gig-T PoE+ v2 zl Module

J9535A HP 20-port Gig-T PoE+ / 4-port SFP v2 zl Module

J9536A HP 20-port Gig-T PoE+ / 2-port 10-GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module

J9537A HP 24-port SFP v2 zl Module

J9538A HP 8-port 10-GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module

J9546A HP 8-port 10GBase-T v2 zl Module

J9547A HP 24-port 10/100 PoE+ v2 zl Module

J9548A HP 20-port Gig-T / 2-port 10-GbE SFP+ v2 zl Module

J9549A HP 20-port Gig-T / 4-port SFP v2 zl Module

J9550A HP 24-port Gig-T v2 zl Module

J9636A HP 12-port SFP v2 zl Module

J9637A HP 12-port Gig-T / 12-port SFP v2 zl Module

Links:

HP EoS Announcement for (v1) zl Modules

HPE ArubaOS-Switch Software Feature Support Matrix (June 2016) in particular for v2 zl Modules (zl Modules aren't listed).

Latest Edit: HP Networking zl and zl2 Modular Ethernet Switches - Support for v1, v2 and v3 zl Modules