[f-nsp] 3rd party optics

[Niels Bakker]

* remco at signet.nl (Remco Bressers) [Thu 14 Apr 2011, 19:53 CEST]:
>On 14 apr 2011, at 19:41, Pavel Lunin wrote:
>>Can anyone confirm/disprove, that any Brocade product is know to 
>>have 'religious' restriction for 3rd party optics. Both SPF and 
>>XFP/SPF+.
>
>I never had any problems of whatsoever with third-party optics on 
>FESX, FGS, MLX or XMR's. The only issue was a 1000T SFP not working. 
>A software upgrade fixed that.

You must not be using DOM, then.
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fesx#sho ver | i HW:
   HW: Stackable FESX424+2XG
fesx(config-if-e10000-25)#optical-monitor
Enable optical monitoring and set alarm/warn interval to default(3 minutes)
fesx(config-if-e10000-25)#
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Apr 14 20:01:15:O:SYSTEM: Optic is not Foundry qualified (port 25).
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Ironically, the optic was purchased from Foundry, carries a Foundry 
logo and Foundry warranty, arrived in a Foundry box etc.  DOM support 
may have come in a later software release than this particular switch 
is running at the moment, though - they've been for a while reporting 
optics brands that they used to ship as "Foundry Networks" instead.

At the risk of beating a dead horse: support for optics not sold by 
the vendor is vital to any serious business.  Being locked in means 
you can toss your investment when your network changes even slightly.


	-- Niels.

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