BlackDiamond 8000 Series Modules
BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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Although modules from different series can generally be used together in the same BlackDiamond 8800
series chassis, certain restrictions apply. Table 5, Table 6, and Table 7 show supported and unsupported
module series combinations.
Table 4: I/O Modules for the BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches
8500 Series 8800 e Series 8800 c Series 8900 Series
Currently
Available
Models
8500-G24X-e G48Te2 G48Tc 8900-10G24X-c
8500-G48T-e G48Xc 8900-G96T-c
G24Xc 8900-G48T-xl
10G4Xc 8900-10G8X-xl
10G8Xc 8900-G48X-xl
8800 Original Series 8800 a series 8800 e Series
Legacy
Modules
G24X G48Ta G48Te
G48T G48Xa G48Pe
G48P 10G4Xa
10G4X 10G4Ca
Table 5: BlackDiamond 8000 Series Module Compatibility—8800 Series with 8900 Series
8800 Series
Modules
8900 Series Modules
8900-
MSM128
8900-
10G24X-c
8900-
G96T-c
8900-
10G8X-xl 8900-G48T-xl 8900-G48X-xl
MSM-G8X No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MSM-48 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MSM-48C No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
8800 original
series I/O
Yes Yes Yes,
except for
10G4X
Yes Yes Yes
8800 a series I/O Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
8800 c series I/O Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
8800 e series I/O Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Table 6: BlackDiamond 8000 Series Module Compatibility—8800 Series with 8500 Series
8800 Series Modules
8500 Series Modules
8500-MSM24* 8500-G24X-e 8500-G48T-e
MSM-G8X No Yes Yes
MSM-48 No Yes Yes
MSM-48C No Yes Yes
8800 original series I/O No Yes, unless the
switch has an
8500-MSM24
module installed
Yes, unless the
switch has an
8500-MSM24
module installed
8800 a series I/O No
8800 c series I/O* No
8800 e series I/O No
*The S-G8Xc and S10G1Xc port option cards are supported in the 8500-MSM24 module.