EX4600 does not create an interface for a third-party 1G WDM SFP coded as Fibre Channel
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On a Juniper EX4600 running Junos 14.1X53-D27.3 the poster inserted a non-certified 1G single-mode WDM (BiDi) SFP, 20 km, TX 1550 / RX 1310 nm with DDM, into ge-0/0/1. The interface never appeared: show interfaces returned error: device ge-0/0/1 not found, and the log recorded XCVR: Unit 1, Fibre channel transceiver plugged in without Fibre channel configuration. The poster wanted to know why the Ethernet optic was treated as a Fibre Channel module.
- Hardware: Juniper EX4600
- Transceivers: third-party 1G BiDi SFP TX1550/RX1310 20 km
- Form factor: SFP
Symptoms / messages:
error: device ge-0/0/1 not found
XCVR: Fibre channel transceiver plugged in without Fibre channel configuration
Comments 2
The module EEPROM is coded incorrectly and advertises Fibre Channel compliance instead of 1000BASE Ethernet, so the switch treats it as an FC optic; a properly coded 1G Ethernet SFP is needed.
Juniper generally tolerates third-party optics, but a respondent claimed WDM/BiDi types are not supported at all on this platform.