[AusNOG] Cisco & Dell 10Gb copper compatibility

[Greg Macsok]

Hi All,

We are about to deploy a mixture of Dell & Cisco 10Gb switches - specifically 3750X's and Powerconnect 8024's (both k variant in Blade chassis & F in a rack formfactor).

We have read that people have had issues with using Dell twinax copper cables between the Cisco 3750's and Dell switches - however we are cautious that we may have the reverse issue by using Cisco twinax cables on the Dell switches.

Has anyone got this combination in production and can attest to the best 10GB cabling solution - ideally we'd like to try and avoid using individual fiber SFP's if possible, but that is always an option. :)

Cheers,

Greg