Cut Sheet

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T E C H N I C A L R E F E R E N C E
TR104
SFP+ Cables and Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC)
Panduit is the only 3rd party passive SFP+ vendor currently Cisco certified on the Nexus 2000 and the
Nexus 5000 series of switches. This means Panduit passive SFP+ cables can be used and still receive
support from Cisco TAC. While Cisco switches may still show the “NON-CISCO_TRANSCEIVER” message
with Panduit passive SFP+, this message just indicates it is a non-Cisco cable. Cisco TAC will still provide
support for Panduit passive SFP+ cables on the Nexus 2000 and Nexus 5000 series of switches as if they
were Cisco cables. If non-certified cables are being used and the cable is suspected to be at fault, Cisco
TAC will require that the non-certified cable be replaced with Cisco certified cables before troubleshooting
can begin.
Note that even if the information message stating “NON-CISCO_TRANSCEIVER: Non-Cisco
transceiver on interface” is on any Nexus switch, all compliant SFP+ DAC cable assemblies will work.
(Note: N7K will be open with OS revision 5.2.1 due out in the fourth quarter of 2012). Note: If the message
“IF_UNSUPPORTED_TRANSCEIVER: Transceiver on interface *** is not supported” is
received, it means that support for 3rd party SFP+ must be enabled via the CLI.
SFP+ 10 Gb/s Direct Attach Passive Cable Assembly Part Numbers
Part Number
Length (m)
Length (ft.)
PSF1PXA0.5MBU
0.5
1.6
PSF1PXA1MBU
1
3.3
PSF1PXA1.5MBU
1.5
4.9
PSF1PXA2MBU
2
6.6
PSF1PXA2.5MBU
2.5
8.2
PSF1PXA3MBU
3
9.8
PSF1PXA3.5MBU
3.5
11.5
PSF1PXD4MBU
4
13.1
PSF1PXD4.5MBU
4.5
14.4
PSF1PXD5MBU
5
16.4
PSF1PXD5.5MBU
5.5
17.6
PSF1PXD6MBU
6
19.7
PSF1PXD6.5MBU
6.5
20.8
PSF1PXD7MBU
7
23.0
Note: For standard cable colors other than BU (Blue), replace BU with WH (White), BL (Black), GR (Green), RD (Red), OR (Orange).
SFP+ 10 Gb/s Direct Attached Active Cable Assembly Part Numbers
PartNumber
Length(m)
Length(ft.)
PSF1AXA3MBU
3
9.8
PSF1AXA5MBU
5
16.4
PSF1AXA7MBU
7
23.0
PSF1AXA8MBU
8
26.2
PSF1AXA9MBU
9
29.5
PSF1AXA10MBU
10
32.8
Note: For standard cable colors other than BU (Blue), replace BU with WH (White), BL (Black), GR (Green), RD (Red), OR (Orange).