[c-nsp] Way to get 3rd party optics to work in UCS/FEX?

[David Hubbard]

Sounds like in a traditional Nexus device the unsupported
transceiver command still works, just not in the bastardized
read-only interface the UCS fabric interconnects give you.

David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron [mailto:aaron1 at gvtc.com] 
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 12:05 PM
> To: David Hubbard; 'Cisco Network Service Providers'
> Subject: RE: [c-nsp] Way to get 3rd party optics to work in UCS/FEX?
> 
> Are you talking about sfp/xfp 3rd party support in NXOS?  If 
> so, would this
> limitation apply to Cisco 5548UP as well ?  Asking since I'm 
> considering
> buying some of those and want to know what I'm getting myself into.
> 
> Aaron
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of David Hubbard
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 10:28 AM
> To: Cisco Network Service Providers
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Way to get 3rd party optics to work in UCS/FEX?
> 
> Unfortunately NXOS on the UCS fabric interconnects is 
> apparently limited to
> read only mode (according to TAC); any changes have to go 
> through the web
> interface and they've intentionally disabled any option of 
> using unsupported
> transceivers.
> 
> Back to the drawing board,
> 
> David
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net 
> > [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of 
> Maarten Carels
> > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 10:21 AM
> > To: Cisco Network Service Providers
> > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Way to get 3rd party optics to work in UCS/FEX?
> > 
> > On 12 Apr 2013, at 16:09 , David Hubbard wrote:
> > 
> > > Ah, that got me close but unfortunately the command isn't there:
> > > 
> > > fab1-A(nxos)# service unsupported-transceiver
> > >                       ^
> > > % Invalid command at '^' marker.
> > > 
> > > Maybe it would show up if I upgrade?  It's been about a year; 
> > > currently running 2.02q:
> > 
> > 
> > In configuration mode?
> > 
> > --maarten
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