Channelization

Table 1. Channelization product support

Feature

Product

Release introduced

For configuration details, see VOSS User Guide.

Channelization of 40 Gbps ports

5520 Series

VOSS 8.2.5

VSP 4450 Series

Not Applicable

VSP 4900 Series

VOSS 8.1

VSP 7200 Series

VOSS 4.2.1

VSP 7400 Series

VOSS 8.0

VSP 7432CQ only

VSP 8200 Series

VOSS 4.2

VSP 8400 Series

VOSS 4.2

VSP 8600 Series

VSP 8600 6.1

XA1400 Series

Not Applicable

Channelization of 100 Gbps ports

5520 Series

Not Applicable

VSP 4450 Series

Not Applicable

VSP 4900 Series

Not Applicable

VSP 7200 Series

Not Applicable

VSP 7400 Series

VOSS 8.0

VSP 7432CQ only

VSP 8200 Series

Not Applicable

VSP 8400 Series

Not Supported

VSP 8600 Series

VSP 8600 6.2

XA1400 Series

Not Applicable

Use the channelization feature to configure a single port to operate as four individual ports. Channelization can apply to the following port speeds:

You can use breakout direct attach cables (DAC) or transceivers with fiber breakout cables to connect the channelized ports to other servers, storage, and switches.

By default, the ports are not channelized, which means that the ports operate as one single port at the fully supported speed. You can enable or disable channelization on a port.

For the number of ports on the switch that support channelization, see the applicable hardware documentation.

If the product supports channelization and you enable or disable channelization on a port, the port QoS configuration resets to default values. For information about configuring QoS values, see Quality of Service.

Note

Note

When you use channelized ports in an Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) configuration, the channelized ports do not appear properly when you show MLT information for the remote port member if the remote switch runs a release that does not support channelization.

When a port is channelized, use only break out cables (copper or active optical DAC) in it. Using other cables in either a channelized port or a non-channelized port results in mismatched link status between link partners, which can lead to network issues.