[sdnog] 1G SFP into 10G port will it work ?

[Kabantsh Alameen]

>From the protocol side :
SFP+ is backward compatible with SFP
>From the hardware side (NIC):
10G is backward compatible with 1G

But to be in the safe side its is better to hardcode the server to work in
1G speed and Full duplex to avoid the negotiation problem (if the switch
and the server from a diffrent vendor and of cource they will be)

On Thu, 10 Jan 2019, 21:56 Manhal Mohammed <manhal_muhamed at hotmail.com
wrote:

> dear sdnog
> hope you are doing fine ^_^
> i have a server with only 10G ports ,i need one of these ports to be
> connected to a management switch "1G port"  :/
> a good friend advised me to use a 1G SFP in that port "the 10G one" so i
> can connect to the 1G fiber switch
> as far as i know if i connect the 10G server to 1G switch directly ,there
> will be no negotiation between the tow speeds  "in term of protocols (SFP+
> vs SFP)"
>
> so can the 10G port  be down-gradable to 1G speed by installing 1G SFP in
> it 😄?
>
> if its possible "i think it will theoretically" would someone elaborate
> why it is possible for the sake of learning ^_^
>
> i didn't try it  and my knowledge is 42% in hardware stuff 😄
>
> with best regards
> -Mnhl
>
>
>
> Manhal Mohammed
> System&Storage Engineer
>  Khartoum, Sudan
>
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