Re: Twinax Cables Nexus 5k and 2k

Also just to add up on what Alex said...
10GE twinX is smart design - learn from mistake, remember people pulling
cat5 cable more than recommended (100+) meters and then complaining that
switch is not powerful enuf?

well, with 10 gig twinX - there are no option but go for either one. If you
go your "CUSTOM" one, cisco might not support that.
upto 5 mtr = use passive one
upto 7 mtrs= use active one.

BTW, I have tested 10meters passive twinX between N5K and UCS chassis and it
worked perfectly.

I guess, there could be llimitations or things like Cisco won't support it
if there are blah..blah...

HTH

On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 6:32 AM, Alex Ryu <r.hyunseog_at_ieee.org> wrote:

> CU5M is passive twin-ax cable with 5 meter cable length.
> ACU7M is active twin-ax cable with 7 meter cable length.
>
> The "active" twin-ax cable has active electronic components in the
> SFP+ housing to improve the signal quality; the "passive" twin-ax
> cable is just a straight wire and contain no active components.
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Salah ElShekeil
> <salah.elshekeil_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > Guys,
> >
> > I want to know what is the dif. between
> >
> > 1- SFP-H10GB-CU5M
> > 2- SFP-H10GB-ACU7M
> >
> > this cables are going to provide connection to the servers or between 2k
> and
> > 5k?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Salah
> >
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