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Divice_138546
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Feb 05, 2015

BIG-IP to Cisco via 10Gb SFP+ Direct Attach Copper

Hi,   Anybody using Cisco DAC 10G transceiver/copper cables (TwinAx) to connect from a Cisco switch to a BIG-IP?   Can't seem to find an answer, suspect it is not supported which is always an ...
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I've been using Cisco DACs for years with the smaller F5s (2000,4000 series) however I've noticed that although they work with my i7800, I did get a notification when I initially powered up that it was an "unsupported optic".

 

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Jan 11, 2018

We are seeing the same issue. The Cisco DACs work fine with the 2400 series, and we are seeing "unsupported optic"on our 5250