You must have the same type/speed of transceiver at each end, as there is no auto-sensing speed option available like there is on copper ports (such as 10/100 Mbps or 10/100/1000 Mbps).
Warranty Warning
We only recommend HPE Aruba transceivers. If there are any future warranty issues with a switch using compatible transceivers, HPE state that the lifetime guarantee will be void.
Configuration
When you have plugged in the transceiver, ensure the port is configured correctly for your network, especially if you are using VLANs. Also do not forget to use a cross-connection on one fibre cable!
Dual Personality Ports
A switch may have uplink ports that support either a copper or fibre optic connection and so when using a transceiver ensure there is not copper patch cable in the associated copper port (you will see that they have the same port number on the switch and in the management software).
DAC Option
HPE Aruba offers Direct Attached Cables (DAC) for short switch inter-links using 10 Gigabit (10 GbE) technology.
The switches must have SFP+ ports and the associated data sheets will state the lengths of DAC cable supported.
HPE Aruba DAC leads are available at 1m, 3m and 7m lengths, however some switches will not support the longer 7m option.
Also, some servers may not operate using the DAC leads suitable for HPE Aruba switches and so links to any servers must be planned very carefully.
