 actually 10gig isnt the default  when you order a NS-480 you have a choice of either  - four 1Gbps copper ports - two 1Gbps fiber and two 1Gbps fiber ports - two 10Gbps fiber ports and two 1Gbps copper ports  per data mover  see  [URL]  Rainer
We are purchasing an NS480 to replace and NS702 and I have been looking at possible network configurations We are getting a dual xblade NS480.  If I use copper, I was going to a fail safe network of 3 to 1. Server_2 CGE0 - CGE2 go to switch 1 and CGE3 go to switch 2 Server_3 CGE0 - CGE3 go to switch 2 and CGE3 go to switch 1 The 3 ports CGE0-CGE3 would be in an etherchannel.  Does this copper config make sense? From what I have read this should work.  From what I read 10 gig does come by default with xblade  On the fibre 10 gig side, I am not so clear. I would like to think of a config that uses 10 gig and 1 gig fail safe.  Would you connect 10 gig optical to one switch and then 1 gig copper to another switch? Where do you plug in the 10 gig optical...in AUX0? Where would you plug in the 1 gig fail safe....in CGE0?  I appreaciate any thoughts or comments on either config Chris
Network Configuration NS480