SG500XG-8F8T useable port

[informatiqueva822]

Hi,

On models (SG500XG-8F8T), the datasheet said: ^{<<  *} Each combo mini-GBIC port has one 10/100/1000 copper Ethernet port and one mini-GBIC/SFP Gigabit Ethernet slot, with one port active at a time. >>

Is that mean that if we use all the 8 SFP+ ports 10Gig  (with twinax cable to server/san/esxi for example), the 8 other ports (RJ45 10Gig ) are unuseable or it can be use to so that all the 16 port are running at a same time?

Thank you.

[Aleksandra Dargiel]

Hello,

SG500XG-8F8T does not have combo ports meaning you may use all 16 ports. The datasheet is referring to the whole SG500 series but agree might be confusing.

Aleksandra

[dbaker85749]

Does the use of all 16 ports also apply to the SC550XG?

[informatiqueva822]

Hi,

Yes, it's apply to SG550XG too. We have bought many SG500XG-8F8T & SG550XG-8F8T and I can affirm you that the 16 ports work simultaneously.

Bye.

[harold.polet]

Hi,

Which GBIC are you using ? The Finisar I have works well on the 550XG but have continuous link up and down on the 500XG.

Thanks

[dbaker85749]

We use the Cisco brand successfully 

[informatiqueva822]

For us, we mainly use the AddOn (addon computer) equivalent products and some official Cisco as "dbaker86749".

We use as many "TwinAx copper cable SFP+" as we can for distance less than 10 feet(priceless) and fiber optical with module SFP/SFP+ for longer distance.

From table below, simply add : "-AO" for the AddOn equivalent. ex: SFP-10G-SR-AO (about only 35% of the price of the original Cisco branded model SFP-10G-SR)

SG550XG-8F8T Supported SFP/SFP+ modules

SKU

Media

Speed

Maximum Distance

MGBBX1

Single-mode fiber

1000 Mbps

10 km

MGBSX1

Multimode fiber

1000 Mbps

500 m

MGBLH1

Single-mode fiber

1000 Mbps

40 km

MGBLX1

Single-mode fiber

1000 Mbps

10 km

MGBT1

UTP cat 5e

1000 Mbps

100 m

SFP-H10GB-CU1M

Copper coax

10 Gig

1 m

SFP-H10GB-CU3M

Copper coax

10 Gig

3 m

SFP-H10GB-CU5M

Copper coax

10 Gig

5 m

SFP-10G-SR

Multimode fiber

10 Gig

26 m - 400 m

SFP-10G-LR

Single-mode fiber

10 Gig

10 km

SG500XG-8F8T Supported SFP/SFP+ Modules Note: Gigabit (MGBxxx) and 10-Gigabit (SFP-xxx) modules also work in the SG500XG-8F8T Ten Gigabit switch model.

SKU

Media

Speed

Maximum Distance

MFEFX1

Multi-mode fiber

100 Mbps

2 km

MFELX1

Single-mode fiber

100 Mbps

15 km

MFEBX1

Single-mode fiber

100 Mbps

20 km

MGBBX1

Single-mode fiber

1000 Mbps

10 km

MGBSX1

Multi-mode fiber

1000 Mbps

500 m

MGBLH1

Single-mode fiber

1000 Mbps

40 km

MGBLX1

Single-mode fiber

1000 Mbps

10 km

MGBT1

UPT cat 5

1000 Mbps

100 m

SFP-H10GB-CU1M

Copper coax

5G (Sx500)/10G (SG500X)

1 m

SFP-H10GB-CU3M

Copper coax

5G (Sx500)/10G (SG500X)

3 m

SFP-H10GB-CU5M

Copper coax

5G (Sx500)/10G (SG500X)

5 m

SFP-10G-SR

Multi-mode fiber

10 Gig

400 m

SFP-10G-LR

Single-mode fiber

10 Gig

10 km

SFP-10G-LRM

Single-mode/multi-mode fiber

10 Gig

300 m

Bye.

[harold.polet]

Thank you informatiqueva822,

It seems far better than FINISAR, I bought 100 Finisar 10G SFP+ which fails on the SG500XG

...and they don't even reply to support request !

[jdfiori]

In terms of usable ports on the SG550XG-8F8T, the data sheet says that the 8 10G copper ports are "Network Ports" and the 8 SFP+ ports are "Uplink Ports", and also says the SFP+ ports are "dedicated". 

What does "dedicated" mean? Can the SFP+ ports be used as regular network ports?