Minimum Firmware Requirement
Any DFE blade that has an uplink slot must be updated to firmware release 5.41.25 or higher 5.42.xx is recommended — before the 7G-6MGBIC-B module is installed.
If the firmware is not updated the result will be a boot error message on the CLI and in the Fault Log and the blade will fail Initialization Diagnostics:
Running Initialization Diagnostics... FAILED
Unsupported Uplink Board Revision
Minimum DFE Blade Hardware Requirement
The 7G-6MGBIC-B uplink module has the following minimum DFE blade hardware requirements:
| Part | DFE Blade Description | Minimum Hardware Revision |
| 7H4385-49 |
Matrix N–Series Platinum DFE with 48 10/100 Ethernet ports via RJ45 connectors, Supports Power over Ethernet (PoE) and NEM |
0U |
| 4H4285-49 |
Matrix N-Series Gold DFE with 48 10/100 Base-TX ports via RJ45 connectors, PoE, 1 Expansion Slot |
0V |
Note: This tech tip does not apply to the 7G-6MGBIC-A uplink module.
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