Working Within the Enterasys Networks 7G-6MGBIC Network Expansion Module Hardware Limitations

When using the 7G-6MGBIC or 7G-6MGBIC-A expansion module in the 7G4282-41 and 4G4282-41 blades you may experience an intermittent boot failure with the 7G-6MGBIC interface module installed. And you will get the following error(s)

Running Initialization Diagnostics... FAILED
Device Name: Switch Ports
Test Name: Cnx Based Internal Serpentine 10/1000 Mbps PHY Lpbk
Test Result: Failed
Function Name: lpbkDiag()
Error Description: Timeout (loop=1, data=F0, block=0, port=0, len=1114).
Ucast pkt count error on MAC 4, port 5 (Rx=105, Tx=105).
Initialization diagnostics failed

or

Running Initialization Diagnostics... FAILED
Device Name: Empire 2 - Tx DDR
Test Name: Data Lines Test
Test Result: Failed
Function Name: empMemDataLinesTest()
Error Description: Unexpected Value Read
Failure Address: 0x00000000
Expected Data: 0x80000000

Switch chips initialization failed

Note:“The 7G4282-41 and 4G4282-41 will boot up fine without a 7G-6MGBIC installed, and the 7G-6MGBIC works fine when installed in other DFE types.

To resolve this power sequencing issue on the 7G4282-41 and 4G4282-41, you are required to utilize the 7G-6MGBIC-A rather than the 7G-6MGBIC. The same restriction also applies to the 7G4280-19, first supported with firmware 5.14.04. You may utilize either the 7G-6MGBIC or the 7G-6MGBIC-A in all other DFE switch types.

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