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Oracle® Servers X7-2 and X7-2L Installation Guide

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Updated: January 2021
 
 

Ethernet Ports

The Oracle Server X7-2 has three RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports (labeled NET0, NET1, and NET2) and two SFP+/SFP28 10/25GbE ports (labeled NET1 and NET2) on the server back panel. RJ-45 port NET0 supports 100/1000 GbE, and RJ-45 ports NET1 and NET2 support 1/10 GbE. The Oracle Server X7-2L has one RJ-45, 100/1000 GbE port, labeled NET0. Use any of these ports to connect the server to the network.

image:Figure of an Ethernet port.

Note -  To achieve 10 GbE network speeds, use Category 6 (or better) cables and network devices that support 1000BASE-T networks.

There are two status indicators (LEDs) for each Ethernet port:

  • Indicators for RJ-45 ports are located above each port and display Link/Activity (left) and Speed (right)

  • Indicators for SFP28 ports (Oracle Server X7-2 only) are located above and below each port and display Link/Activity (top) and Speed (bottom)

The following tables list the Ethernet transfer rates and the Speed LED colors for each server.

Oracle Server X7-2

Connection Type
IEEE Terminology
Speed LED Color
Transfer Rate
Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
1000BASE-T
Off
1,000 Mbits/sec
Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
10GBASE-T
Green
10,000 Mbits/sec
10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+/SFP28)
10GBASE-T
Off
10,000 Mbits/sec
25 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+/SFP28)
25GBASE-T
Green
25,000 Mbits/sec

Oracle Server X7-2L

Connection Type
IEEE Terminology
Speed LED Color
Transfer Rate
Fast Ethernet
100BASE-T
Off
100 Mbits/sec
Gigabit Ethernet
1000BASE-T
Green
1,000 Mbits/sec