Product Overview
The Cisco® Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP), Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+), and X2 devices for use on the Cisco MDS 9000 family of products are hot-swappable transceivers that plug into ports on the Cisco MDS 9000 family director switching modules and fabric switches. These transceivers give users the flexibility to choose different cabling types and distances on a port-by-port basis.
Cisco SFP, SFP+, and X2 transceivers are available for use in conjunction with the Cisco MDS 9000 family products as outlined in Table 1.
Table 1. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switching Modules and Fabric Switch Transceiver Support
A: Supported on switches running Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software Release 3.1(3) or later.
B: DS-X2-FC10G-ER supported on switches running Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software Release 3.1(3) or later.
C: Supported on switches running Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software Release 3.2(1) or later.
D: Supported on switches running Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software Release 3.3(1) or later.
E: Supported on switches running Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software Release 4.1(1) 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.
Cisco 2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFPs
The Cisco 2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFPs (Figure 1) are designed to provide cost-effective Fibre Channel connectivity for the Cisco MDS 9000 Fibre Channel switching modules. There are two types of Cisco 2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP: 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-2G-LW). Each product offers 1/2-Gbps autosensing Fibre Channel connectivity.
Figure 1. Cisco 2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFPs
Technical Specifications
Connectors and Cabling
• Connectors: Dual LC connector
Table 2 summarizes the cabling specifications.
Table 2. Cisco 2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP Cabling Specifications
Note: The minimum cable distance for all SFPs listed (multimode fiber [MMF] and single-mode fiber [SMF]) is 6.5 feet (2 meters).
Dimensions
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 8.5 x 13.75 x 55.2 mm
Environmental Conditions and Power Requirements
Table 3 presents the optical parameters, and Table 4 presents the temperature ranges.
Table 3. Optical Parameters
Table 4. Operating and Storage Temperature Ranges