Avalanche: How to know which ports will be enabled/used with 10G, 40G and 100G profiles on a C100-S3-MP21 chassis?
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Avalanche: How to know which ports will be enabled/used with 10G, 40G and 100G profiles on a C100-S3-MP21 chassis?
• For a 2x100G profile
• Top two cages will be used since there is no breakout cables involved.
• Appropriate 100G transceivers must be used.
• For a 4x100G profile
• All 4 cages will be used
• Appropriate 100G transceivers must be used.
• For a 2x40G profile
• Top two cages will be used. No breakout cables involved
• Appropriate 40G transceivers must be used.
• For a 4x40G profile
• All four cages will be used. No breakout cables involved
• Appropriate 40G transceivers must be used.
• For 4x10G profile
• Two ports each from top two cages will be used.
• Breakout cables are needed with each breakout cable signifying a 10G cable.
• Image below shows port numbering as it would be seen on the Avalanche UI
• For 8x10G profile
• All 4 ports from top two cages will be used.
• Breakout cables are needed with each breakout cable signifying a 10G cable.
• Image below shows port numbering as it would be seen on the Avalanche UI and NOT as seen on the physical NIC of the chassis
• For 16x10G profile
• All 4 ports from all four cages will be used.
• Breakout cables are needed with each breakout cable signifying a 10G cable.
• Image below shows port numbering as it would be seen on the Avalanche UI and NOT as seen on the physical NIC of the chassis