Can the four 10GE ports of the VCM5010 be connected to only two 10GE ports?

Dear Will

Sure you can.

The four 10GE ports of the VCM5010 can be connected to only two 10GE ports

• A switch board has two separate planes: service plane (eFabric ports) and hardware management plan (Base ports).

• eFabric LAN0 to LAN3:

  • The ports belong to the service plane.

  • The ports are 40GE QSFP+ optical ports.

  • The ports connect to the 40GE optical switch using optical fibers.

• eFabric LAN4 to LAN7:

  • The ports belong to the service plane.

  • The ports are 10GE SFP+ optical ports.

  • The ports are connected to the 10GE optical switch using optical fibers.

• Base LAN0 to LAN3:

  • The ports belong to the hardware management plane.

  • The ports can be 10GE optical ports, GE optical ports, or GE electrical ports. In the VCM, the ports can function as management ports.

  • The ports can connect to switches by connecting to corresponding optical modules.

• LAN0:

  • The port belongs to the hardware management plane.

  • The port is a GE electrical port. In the VCM, the port can function as a management port.

  • The port can connect to GE electrical switches.

• Multi-port connector

  • The port is a multi-port connector.

  • The multi-port connector can connect to an external serial cable through a multi-port cable, and then connect to a PC through the serial cable.

  • The port can access the SMM of the switch board for switch board configuration using the serial port tool.