Requirements
Cabling
| Cable | Type and Usage |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Optical Fiber Cables |
Use IBM authorized enhanced small form-factor pluggable (QSFP and SFP+) transceivers only. Optical fiber cable specifications depend on the SFP+ module used. |
| 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. |
| 1000BASE-T Copper Cables | Use high-quality Category 5e or 5 (CAT5e, CAT5) copper cables. |