6
Connecting the neighbor switches
Connect the physical ports of IRF-Port1 on one switch to the physical ports of IRF-Port2 on its neighbor
switch, as shown in
Figure 5
.
Figure 5
IRF virtual device physical connection
Table 2
lists the SFP+ transceiver modules, optical fibers, and SFP+ cables available for connecting the
physical IRF ports on the HP A5800 and A5820X switches.
Table 2
SFP+ transceivers, optical fibers, and SFP+ cables available for physical IRF ports
Product code Module
description
Central
wavelengt
h (in nm)
Connector Fiber
specifications
Maximum
transmission distance
JD092B
HP X130 10G
SFP+ LC SR
Transceiver
850 LC
50/125
μ
m
multimode fiber
300 m (984.25 ft)
82 m (269.03 ft)
66 m (216.54 ft)
62.5/125
μ
m
multimode fiber
33 m (108.27 ft)
26 m (85.30 ft)
JD093B
HP X130 10G
SFP+ LC LRM
Transceiver
1310 LC
62.5/125
μ
m
multimode fiber
220 m (721.78 ft)
50/125
μ
m
multimode fiber
220 m (721.78 ft)
100 m (328.08 ft)
JD094B
HP X130 10G
SFP+ LC LR
Transceiver
1310
LC
9/125
μ
m
single-mode fiber
10 km (6.21 miles)
1550
40 km (24.86 miles)
JD095B
HP X240 10G
SFP+ SFP+
0.65m DA
Cable
N/A N/A SFP+
cable
0.65 m (2.1 ft)
JD096B
HP X240 10G
SFP+ SFP+
1.2m DA
Cable
1.2 m (3.9 ft)
JD097B
HP X240 10G
SFP+ SFP+ 3m
DA Cable
3 m (9.8 ft)
JG081B
HP X240 10G
SFP+ SFP+ 5m
DA Cable
5 m (16.4 ft)