Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850-48 - Combo Port Application Example

Configuring Ethernet Ports Combo Port Application Example
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide September 2009 page 1-29
Combo Port Application Example
The figure below shows a sample application example for using OmniSwitch 6850 Series combo ports.
Workstations A and B are connected with 100 Mbps links to copper combo ports 1/21 and 1/22, respec-
tively. (SFP combo ports 1/21 and 1/22 are unused.) Server A has a primary 1 Gbps fiber connection to
combo SFP connector 1/23 and a backup 100 Mbps connection to copper combo port 1/23. And the
OmniSwitch 9700 has a primary 1 Gbps connection to combo SFP connector 1/24 and a backup 100
MBps connection to copper combo port 1/24.
Combo Port Application Example
Follow the steps below to configure this application example:
1 Set the speed of copper combo ports 1/21 through 1/24 to 100 Mbps with the interfaces hybrid speed
command by entering:
-> interfaces 1/21-24 hybrid copper speed 100
2 Set copper combo ports 1/21 and 1/22 to forced copper mode—which will ensure the links stay up
even if a cable is plugged into SFP combo ports 1/21 and 1/22—with the interfaces hybrid forced-
copper command by entering:
-> interfaces 1/21-22 hybrid forced-copper
OmniSwitch 6850 Series Switch
Workstation A connected
to RJ-45 port 1/21.
Server A connected to SFP
connector 1/23 (primary)
and RJ-45 port 1/23
(backup).
Workstation B connected
to RJ-45 port 1/22.
OmniSwitch 9700 A con-
nected to SFP connector 1/
24 (primary) and RJ-45
port 1/24 (backup).
100 Mbps
1 Gbps