Network cabling requirements
The network cables that can be used with the switch are listed in Table 4.
Table 4. G8264CS network cabling requirements
Transceiver
40 Gb Ethernet
40GBASE-SR QSFP+
Transceiver (49Y7884)
QSFP+ 40GBASE-LR4
Transceiver (00D6222)
Direct attach cable
10 Gb Ethernet
SR SFP+ Transceiver
(46C3447)
LR SFP+ Transceiver
(00D6180)
ER SFP+ Transceiver
(90Y9415)
Direct attach cable
1 Gb Ethernet
SFP RJ-45 Transceiver
(00FE333)
SFP SX Transceiver
(81Y1622)
SFP LX Transceiver
(90Y9424)
8 Gb Fibre Channel (operating at 8 Gbps or 4 Gbps)
8Gb SFP+ SW Optical
Transceiver (44X1964)
8Gb SFP+ LW Optical
Transceiver (00FM472)
Management ports
1 GbE management port
RS-232 management port
Warranty
RackSwitch G8264CS
Standard
Cable
40GBASE-SR4
10 m or 30 m MTP fiber optics cables supplied by Lenovo (see
Table 3); support for up to 100 m with OM3 multimode fiber or
up to 150 m with OM4 multimode fiber
40GBASE-LR4
1310 nm single-mode fiber cable up to 10 km
40GBASE-CR4
QSFP+ to QSFP+ DAC cables up to 7 m; QSFP+ to 4x SFP+
DAC break-out cables up to 5 m for 4x 10 GbE SFP+
connections out of a 40 GbE port (see Table 3)
10GBASE-SR
Up to 30 m with fiber cables supplied by Lenovo (see Table 3);
850 nm OM3 multimode fiber up to 300 m or up to 400 m with
OM4 multimode fiber
10GBASE-LR
1310 nm single-mode fiber cable up to 10 km
10GBASE-ER
1310 nm single-mode fiber cable up to 40 km
10GSFP+Cu
SFP+ DAC cables up to 7 m (see Table 3)
1000BASE-T
UTP Category 5, 5E, and 6 up to 100 meters
1000BASE-SX
Up 30 m with fiber optic cables supplied by Lenovo (see Table
3); 850 nm multimode fiber cable up to 550 m (50 µ) or up to
220 m (62.5 µ)
1000BASE-LX
1310 nm single-mode fiber cable up to 10 km
FC-PI-4 (8GFC,
Up to 30 m with fiber optic cables supplied by Lenovo (see
4GFC)
Table 3); 850 nm multimode fiber, 50 µ (up to 150 m at 8 Gbps;
up to 380 m at 4 Gbps) or 62.5 µ (up to 21 m at 8 Gbps; up to
70 m at 4 Gbps)
FC-PI-4 (8GFC,
1310 nm single-mode fiber cable up to 10 km (at 8 Gbps or 4
4GFC)
Gbps)
1000BASE-T
UTP Category 5, 5E, and 6 up to 100 meters
RS-232
DB-9-to-mini-USB or RJ-45-to-mini-USB console cable
(comes standard with the switch)
Connector
MTP
LC
QSFP+
LC
LC
LC
SFP+
RJ-45
LC
LC
LC
LC
RJ-45
Mini-USB
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