The Cisco® Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP), Enhanced SFP (SFP+), and X2 devices are hot-swappable
transceivers. The transceivers plug into Cisco MDS 9000 Family director switching modules and fabric switch
ports. They allow you to choose different cabling types and distances on a port-by-port basis.
You can use them with the MDS 9000 Family products as shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Cisco SFP, SFP+, and X2 Transceivers Available for Use with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Supported on switches running MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software Release 3.1(3) or later.
B
DS-X2-FC10G-ER supported on switches running MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software Release 3.1(3) or later.
C
Supported on switches running MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software Release 3.2(1) or later.
D
Supported on switches running MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software Release 3.3(1) or later.
E
Supported on switches running MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 4.1(1) or later.
F
Supported on switches running MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 4.2(1) or later.
G
Supported on switches running MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 5.0 or later.
H
Supported on switches running MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 6.2.5 or later.
1
Supported on Ethernet ports only.
2
Digital diagnostic monitoring supported.
3
Limited to 60 km.
4
Limited to 30 km.
5
DS-X2-FC10G-ER not supported.
6
Supported on both Fibre Channel and Ethernet ports.
7
Only DS-SFP-FC4G-SW is supported.
8
Only -SR, -LR, and -ER are supported.
9
Passive copper -CU1M, -CU3M, -CU5M, and active copper -ACU7M and -ACU10M Twinax cables are supported.
10
DS-SFP-4GF-MR is not supported.
11
Maximum distance with DS-SFP-FC8G-ER is limited to 31 km.
12
Maximum distance with SFP-10G-ER is limited to 20 km.
13
Maximum distance for Coarse Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (CWDM) optics is 25 km to account for dB loss in CWDM
multiplexer and demultiplexer.
14
Refer to Configuration Limits for Optics Modules.
15
Ethernet autonegotiation is not supported.
16
Supported only for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) ports prior to MDS 9000 NX-OS Release 6.2.15.
17
Supported on NX-OS Release 6.2.13 and later.
18
Refer to page 36 for ordering, support and technical information on Third Party optical modules.
19
2G speeds not supported on 32G module. Only 4G speeds and 8G speeds supported when 8G SFPs are used. Only SW and
LW supported on 32G module. Supported in NX-OS 8.x version and higher.
20
Refer to Cisco 40GBASE QSFP Datasheet for detailed specifications.
Note: Unless a specific software version is mentioned, the transceivers listed in Table 1 are supported in all
versions of Cisco NX-OS Software for which corresponding line cards or chassis are supported.
Cisco 2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP Modules
Cisco 2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP modules (Figure 1) provide cost-effective Fibre Channel connectivity for MDS
9000 Family Fibre Channel switching modules. Two types are available: the Cisco Fibre Channel Shortwave SFP
(part number DS-SFP-FC-2G-SW) and the Cisco Fibre Channel Longwave SFP (part number DS-SFP-FC-2GLW). Each offers 1/2-Gbps autosensing Fibre Channel connectivity.
Compliant with Fibre Channel FC-PI 200-SM-LC-L, FC-PI 200-M5-SN-I, and 200-M6-SN-I 2.125 GBd
specifications
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Compliant with Fibre Channel FC-PI 100-SM-LC-L, FC-PI 100-M5-SN-I, and FC-PI 100-M6-SN-I; and with
FC PH2 100-SM-LC-L, FC-PH2 100-M5-SN-I, and FC-PH2 100-M6-SN-I 1.0625 GBd specifications
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Ordering Information
Table 5 provides ordering information.
Table 5. Cisco 2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP Ordering Information
Cisco 4-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP Modules
Cisco 4-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP modules (Figure 2) provide cost-effective Fibre Channel connectivity for 1/2/4Gbps ports on the MDS 9000 Family platform. Three types are available: the Cisco Fibre Channel Shortwave SFP
(part number DS-SFP-FC4G-SW), the Cisco 4-km Fibre Channel Longwave SFP (part number DS-SFP-FC4GMR), and the Cisco 10-km Fibre Channel Longwave SFP (part number DS-SFP-FC4G-LW). Each offers 1/2/4
Gbps autosensing Fibre Channel connectivity.
Compliant with Fibre Channel FC-PI 400-SM-LC-L, FC-PI 400-SM-LC-M, FC-PI 400-M5-SN-I, and FC-PI
400-M6-SN-I 4.25 GBd specifications
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Compliant with Fibre Channel FC-PI 200-SM-LC-L, FC-PI 200-M5-SN-I, and 200-M6-SN-I 2.125 GBd
specifications
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Compliant with Fibre Channel FC-PI 100-SM-LC-L, FC-PI 100-M5-SN-I, and FC-PI 100-M6-SN-I; and with
FC PH2 100-SM-LC-L, FC-PH2 100-M5-SN-I, and FC-PH2 100-M6-SN-I 1.0625 GBd specifications
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Ordering Information
Table 9 provides ordering information.
Table 9. Cisco Fibre Channel SFP Ordering Information
Cisco 8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+ Modules
Cisco 8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+ modules (Figure 3) provide Fibre Channel connectivity for the 2/4/8 Gbps ports
on the MDS 9000 Family platform. Three types are available: the Cisco Fibre Channel Shortwave SFP+ (part
number DS-SFP-FC8G-SW), the Cisco Fibre Channel Longwave SFP+ (part number DS-SFP-FC8G-LW), and the
Cisco Fibre Channel Extended Reach SFP+ (part number DS-SFP-FC8G-ER). Each offers 2/4/8-Gbps
autosensing Fibre Channel connectivity.
492 ft (150m)
230 ft (70m)
69 ft (21m)
984 ft (300m)
492 ft (150m)
164 ft (50m)
1640 ft (500m)
1246 ft (380m)
492 ft (150m)
1706 ft (520m)
1312 ft (400m)
623 ft (190m)
623 ft (190m)
Compliant with Fibre Channel FC-PI 800-SM-LC-L, FC-PI 800-M5-SN-S, FC-PI 800-M5E-SN-I, and FC PI
800-M6-SN-S 8.5 GBd specifications
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Compliant with Fibre Channel FC-PI 400-SM-LC-L, FC-PI 400-M5-SN-I, FC-PI 400-M5E-SN-I, and FC PI
400-M6-SN-I 4.25 GBd specifications
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Compliant with Fibre Channel FC-PI 200-SM-LC-L, FC-PI 200-M5-SN-I, FC-PI 200-M5E-SN-I, and 200 M6
SN-I 2.125 GBd specifications
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Applicable only to DS-SFP-FC8G-SW and DS-SFP-FC8G-LW.
Ordering Information
Table 13 provides ordering information.
Table 13. Cisco Fibre Channel SFP+ Ordering Information
Cisco 10-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+ Modules
Cisco 10-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+ modules (Figure 4) provide Fibre Channel connectivity for the 10-Gbps Fibre
Channel ports on the MDS 9000 Family platform. Two types are available: the Cisco Fibre Channel Shortwave
SFP+ (part number DS-SFP-FC10G-SW) and the Cisco Fibre Channel Longwave SFP+ (part number DS-SFPFC10G-LW).
Minimum cabling distance for -SR, -LRM, -LR, and -ER modules is 2m according to the IEEE 802.3ae.
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Specified at transmission wavelength.
Note: Only connections with patch cords with PC or UPC connectors are supported. Patch cords with APC
connectors are not supported. All cables and cable assemblies must comply with the standards specified in the
Standards section.