| Power Cords |
Use only the power cords supplied with the appliance. Do not use another type of cord. Do not
use extension cords. If additional power cords are required, 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 details, refer to Intel documentation on
Modules and Cables. |