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Port offline due to Netapp 100G FINISAR SFPs (X65406) incompatibility with 400G/800G switches

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Applies to

  • AFF
  • 9.16.1P5 CLUSTER-MODE
  • X65406 (100GBASE-CWDM4 QSFP28) FINISAR SFP modules
  • Mellanox/NVIDIA MMS1V70-CM (100GBASE-DR1) SFP modules
  • Environments connecting to 400G/800G switches using breakout cabling

Issue

  • Unsupported Mellanox SFP were replaced with Finisar SFP from Netapp
  • Using unsupported Mellanox 100G LR SFP worked fine
  • With supported 100Gb LR FINISAR SFP from NetApp the port did not come online

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