10GE on 2960 switch connect to server?

[redrobish]

Hi, just want to confirm if I could use the 2x 10GE uplink ports of a cisco 2960 to connect to my Server directly? thanks

[Reza Sharifi · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The 10Gig ports are just like any other port.  You can connect them to servers too. As long as your server has a 10Gig NIC.

HTH

[redrobish]

Thanks

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[Leo Laohoo]

Just want to confirm that you are talking about the 2960S "D" series and not just the 2960/2960G or "plain" 2960S.

[redrobish]

Yes, it is Cisco Catalyst 2960S-48TD-L with 2x 10GE spf ports.

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[Leo Laohoo]

It'll work. 

[yannirenberg]

Hello, guys!

I'm trying to connect the same switch 10G port to a server which has

Intel-Ethernet-Server-Adapter-X520-DA2 10G NIC installed, and it doesn't show me an active connection.

No led blinking.

I have another server in which the same card is installed and i have a good connection between two cards, but not with the switch. I have checked the cable and the cable works when connected to the cards.

What am i doing wrong or what may be the problem?

Thank you!

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

Can you post  "sh run int xx/xx" where xx/xx is the port that server connects to?

[yannirenberg]

Thanks for yor reply,

I have little experience with managing the switch, can you please explain where should i write this command? I'm currently connected to a CLI of the master switch (we have two in stack).

I have checked the commands and i didn't find any sh command.

[Reza Sharifi]

Ok, If you are connected to the master switch, do a "sh ip int bri" and find the port that the server is connected to

then do a "sh run int xx/xx" where xx/xx is the interface you found with the pervious command

HTH

[yannirenberg]

I hope this is the correct info

I got after doing sh int and it gave me all the ports report i located the needed one.

TenGigabitEthernet1/0/1 is down, line protocol is down (notconnect)

  Hardware is not present

  Hardware is Ten Gigabit Ethernet, address is 68bd.abea.73b3 (bia 68bd.abea.73b                                                                             3)

  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 10000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec,

     reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255

  Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set

  Keepalive not set

  ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00

  Last input never, output never, output hang never

  Last clearing of "show interface" counters never

  Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0

  Queueing strategy: fifo

  Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)

  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

     0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer

     Received 0 broadcasts (0 multicasts)

     0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles

     0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored

     0 watchdog, 0 multicast, 0 pause input

     0 input packets with dribble condition detected

     0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 underruns

     0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets

     0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred

     0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 PAUSE output

     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out

[KAROLY KOHEGYI]

Hi,

you should try the following:

service unsupported-transceiver

no errdisable detect cause gbic-invalid

[Leo Laohoo]

Intel-Ethernet-Server-Adapter-X520-DA2 10G NIC installed, and it doesn't show me an active connection.
No led blinking.

Isn't the X520-DA2 a copper port?  As far a I know, no copper SFP+ (10Gb)  is supported on the 2960S.

[yannirenberg]

Yes it is.

http://ark.intel.com/products/39776/Intel-Ethernet-Server-Adapter-X520-DA2

[yannirenberg]

In compatibility matrix it says that 2960S should work with these. These are copper cables.

SFP-H10GB-CU1M

¹

SFP-H10GB-CU3M

¹

SFP-H10GB-CU5M

¹

I'm not using the original Cisco cable, may that be a problem?