| Power Cords |
Use only the power cords that are supplied with the appliance. Do not use another type of
cord. Do not use extension cords. If extra power cords are needed, contact IBM Support. |
| 1000BASE-T Copper Cables |
Use high-quality Category 5e or 5 (CAT5e, CAT5) copper cables. |
| Optical Fiber Cables |
Use Intel based enhanced small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) transceivers only. Both short
reach (SFP+ SR) and long reach (SFP+ LR) optics are supported. Optical fiber cable specifications
depend on the SFP+ module used. For more detail, refer to Intel documentation on Modules and
Cables. |
| Direct Attach Copper Cables |
Any SFP+ passive or active direct attach copper cable compliant with the SFF-8431 v4.1 and
SFF-8472 v10.4 specifications is supported. For more information, see Intel documentation on
Modules and Cables. |