GLC-TE compatibility with 4500-x

[StefanDietrich]

Hello,

Can anyone confirm me, if the new GLC-TE 1GE SFPs run well with 1000Mbit in a SFP+ port on the 4500-X? I don't see this SFP listed in the SFP compatibility matrix, which seems to be strange as the GLC-T is supported on the 4500-X (with both 10/100 and 1000Mbit)

Regards/

Stefan

[Julio E. Moisa]

Hi 

It is the list of SFP supported on 4500X

It is not supported on "X" models just on some Catalyst 4500 modules like: WS-X4516-10GE

Reference: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/interfaces_modules/transceiver_modules/compatibility/matrix/GE_Tx_Matrix.html#_Toc476298541

Network Device	Transceiver Module	Minimum Software Release Required
		Cisco IOS Support	DOM Support
WS-C4500X-32SFP+ WS-C4500X-F-32SFP+ WS-C4500X-40X-ES C4KX-NM-8SFP+	GLC-T (1000BASE-T) GLC-SX-MM GLC-LH-SM GLC-ZX-SM	3.3.0SG	—
	GLC-T (10/100)		3.7.1E
	GLC-SX-MMD GLC-LH-SMD GLC-ZX-SMD	3.3.0SG	3.7.2E
	GLC-BX-D GLC-BX-U CWDM SFP DWDM SFP DWDM SFP (add.)	3.3.0SG	3.3.0SG
	GLC-BX40-D-I GLC-BX80-D-I GLC-BX40-U-I GLC-BX80-U-I GLC-BX40-DA-I	3.8.0E	3.8.0E
	GLC-EX-SMD1 (CPN 10-2624-01 or later only)	3.4.1SG	3.4.1SG
WS-C4500X-16SFP+ WS-C4500X-F-16SFP+ WS-C4500X-24X-ES	GLC-T (1000BASE-T) GLC-SX-MM GLC-LH-SM GLC-ZX-SM	3.3.1SG	—
	GLC-T (10/100)		3.7.1E
	GLC-SX-MMD GLC-LH-SMD GLC-ZX-SMD	3.3.1SG	3.7.2E
	GLC-BX-D GLC-BX-U CWDM SFP DWDM SFP DWDM SFP (add.)	3.3.1SG	3.3.1SG
	GLC-BX40-D-I GLC-BX80-D-I GLC-BX40-U-I GLC-BX80-U-I GLC-BX40-DA-I	3.8.0E	3.8.0E
	GLC-EX-SMD1	3.4.1SG	3.4.1SG

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[StefanDietrich]

Hi,

Yes, this was the list I also found, but I am wondering that the GLC-TE SFP is not listed for the 4500-X, as I thought that the hardware team designed this part to be fully backwards compatible with GLC-T. Has any one experience with this and has the GLC-TE running on a 4500-X? Probably the documentation wasn't updated...

[Julio E. Moisa]

Hi

No, unfortunately I have not used SFP GLC-TE, checking the link it was revised May 1. It looks like some modules support this SFP.

Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver Modules Compatibility Matrix

Revised: May 1, 2017

[StefanDietrich]

No one here else, who tried to get the GLC-TE running in a 4500-x??

[j.a.m.e.s]

Hi Stefan,

I have not tried it, but the GLC-T went EoS (since 1st June) so I guess the GLC-TE is the obvious replacement. I would also like Cisco to confirm this.

Incidentally, I understand there are limitations with negotiation on copper SFPs with the 4500X platform - see this post.

Regards

James.

[j.a.m.e.s]

I hear from Cisco that the GLC-TE support is planned on the 4500X platform (in a currently unreleased IOS-XE version).

Hope this helps

James.

[eisaza2]

Hello, I just tried those SFPs and when the SFP is from china it works perfectly but from Malaysia they do not.

[Rasing]

I had the same question and reached out to Cisco a while ago and they said it was supported, but up until now I was unable to see it in the documentation. You'll need IOS 3.8.4E according to the documentation.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/interfaces_modules/transceiver_modules/compatibility/matrix/GE_Tx_Matrix.html#_Toc490141220