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Kittipong
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Aug 22, 2017

Brocade GBIC with F5

Hi,   Can I use brocade 10G-SFPP-SR-8 with F5 BIG-IP4000?   Has anyone ever used this and found any problem?   Thank you,  
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preslav_ilevski
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Aug 23, 2017

Hello llTAEll,

 

We have the same problem, and have many discussions for that case.

 

You can see official statement of f5 here:

 

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K8153

 

If you decide to use third-party components you take a risk for product's warranty.

 

I hope the above link is informative.

 

Regards