SFP⁠+ optical transceiver modules

In December 2017, Aruba introduced Revision D versions of 100M, 1G, and 10G transceivers. Revision D products are structured to be specific alternate vendors as sources for the SKU#. Earlier Revision A, B, or C product may have alternate vendors that we no longer actively ship, but remain as fully supported in earlier and current products.

Some switch products will be specifying Revision D or Revision E (as is the case for the 8325 requiring J9151E or later) transceivers for full support, while other products may support earlier (older) revision transceivers – and some with specific 4x4 part numbers (see Chapter 1, "Overview", for information regarding 4x4 part numbers).

Always refer to the Datasheet or QuickSpecs for the Switch product to see the current list of supported transceivers.

Figure 16: SFP⁠+ optical transceiver modules
NOTE:
  • Although a 10G SFP⁠+ transceiver module is the same physical dimensions of a 1G SFP transceiver, a 10G transceiver will NOT operate in a 1G-only SFP port.

  • Many, although not all, 10G SFP⁠+ ports have support to use a 1G SFP transceiver (or even a 100Mbps FX SFP transceiver).

    See the QuickSpec for the Switch product and verify if the 1G or 100Mbps SFP transceiver is supported in the 10G SFP⁠+ port.