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Can MDS 9148 support older 2G SFP's?

dis-as-ter
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I'm guessing no - based on the datasheet at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/ps4159/ps6409/ps5987/ps10703/data_sheet_c78-571411.pdf

as the data sheet says it supports 

     8/4/2Gbps  DS-SFP-FC8G-SW

     4/2/1Gbps   DS-SFP-FC4G-SW

We have some 2G SFPs laying around  (Cisco Part number 10-1821-01 )  -

but according to the 9148 Q&A

"Q. Will an 8-Gbps enhanced optical transceiver (SFP+) auto-sense down to 1-Gbps?

A. No, 2-Gbps is the lowest an 8-Gbps SFP+ optical transceiver will auto-sense down to. To support 1G-bps FC connections, a standard 4-Gbps SFP must be used."
So that makes me think the 2G SFP won't work either..
Confirmation?
Thanks in advance.
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Vu Phan
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

Hello,

Minimum support is 4/2/1Gbps   DS-SFP-FC4G-SW for MDS9148

your 2G SFP will no work

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