The only problem you're likely to have is with your wallet if you buy Cisco branded optics.:)
Others may disagree but I have never had any problem with 3rd party transceivers in lots of products including the 2900 series. On Jul 25, 2012, at 2:02 PM, pamela pomary <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Folks, > > I have a peculiar problem. I have followed postings in the forum and I > believe your experience with Cisco networks will help answer my question. > > I have a Cisco 2960 with Gigabit SFP module. I connected a third party > addon SFP GBIC to 2960 switch and I get the following error that disables > the interface. > > *Mar 16 21:05:15.720: %GBIC_SECURITY_CRYPT-4-VN_DATA_CRC_ERROR: GBIC in > port Gi0/2 has bad crc > *Mar 16 21:05:15.720: %PM-4-ERR_DISABLE: gbic-invalid error detected on > Gi0/2, putting Gi0/2 in err-disable state > > After checking online I found these two command lines that corrects the > error > on the Cisco 2960 switch and brings the interface up. > > 1) no errdisable detect cause gbic-invalid > 2) service unsupported-transceiver > > Cisco 2960 switch however reported a warning on entering the second command: > > "Warning: When Cisco determines that a fault or defect can be traced to > the use of third-party transceivers installed by a customer or reseller, > then, at Cisco's discretion, Cisco may withhold support under warranty or > a Cisco support program. In the course of providing support for a Cisco > networking product Cisco may require that the end user install Cisco > transceivers if Cisco determines that removing third-party parts will > assist Cisco in diagnosing the cause of a support issue." > > I understand Cisco's warranty terms mentioned in the above Warning. > > My worry is, is it safe to do this. Is it likely I will have problems in > future > with the switch. Am I likely to experience abnormal data transfer on the > network in future? > > > Thank You > > Pamela Pomary > ICT Dept. > University of Ghana > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
