High-Power Optics for SmartFabric OS10 Dell EMC PowerSwitch Z9332F-ON and Z9432F-ON July 2021 Rev.
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1 OS10 High-power optics The following describes important considerations for the PowerSwitch Z9332F-ON and Z9432F-ON devices running OS10 when using a mix of lower-power and higher-power optics. Document revision history Table 1. Revision history Version Date Change A00 October 2020 Initial release. A01 April 2021 Reorganized tables for clarity. Added two NOTES regarding optics warnings. A02 July 2021 Updated Introduction section and table information.
WARNING: Third-party optics may pose a high risk of exceeding thresholds. Dell EMC only evaluates and supports Dell-supplied media. NOTE: Dell EMC continues to update the supported high-power optics, including the 100 GbE QSFP28 and 400 GbE QSFP56-DD media types. For an updated list of supported optics, contact your Dell EMC representative. NOTE: ● If you insert a 12W optic in a 10W port, a warning message displays and the port operates.
Table 4. Z9332F-ON 100G QSFP28 reverse airflow (PSU-to-I/O) Type Model Module power rating (W) High threshold (W) Critical threshold Panel port (W) number allowed Optic QSFP28-100GER4-LITE 4.5 5 ● 10 W (ports 1, 2, 31, 32) ● 7 W (ports 3, 4...29, 30) All ports (1 ... 32) Optic QSFP28-100G-FR 4.5 5 ● 10 W (ports 1, 2, 3, 4, 29, 30, 31, 32) ● 7 W (ports 3, 4...29, 30) All ports (1 ... 32) Table 5.
Table 7. Z9432F-ON 400G QSFP56-DD reverse airflow (PSU-to-I/O) Type Model Optic Module power rating (W) High threshold (W) Critical threshold Panel port (W) number allowed QSFP56-DD-400G- 12 SR8 10 12 All ports (1 ... 32) Optic AOC-QSFP56DD-400G-10, 15m 12 10 12 All ports (1 ... 32) Active copper ACC-QSFP56DD-400G-3m, 5m 10 10 12 All ports (1 ... 32) Optic QSFP56-DD-400G- 10 FR4 10 12 All ports (1 ... 32) Optic QSFP56-DD-400G- 10 EDR4 10 12 All ports (1 ... 32) Table 8.