Connecting MPO Breakout cable from Switch to Fortinet, Is it supported on 200F?

[ElmoInsurance]

Hi Everyone!

Would like to ask if anyone had experience connecting a breakout cable LC to Fortigate 200F
The breakout Cable in question is the HPE/Aruba K2Q46A MPO to 4 LC.
This will be connected on an Aruba Switch using JH233A MPO Qsfp+ so the LC side will be on the Fortinet using a fortinet 10GBase-SR  Sfp+ transciever FTLX8574D3BCLFTN.

Would this work having the Aruba switch do the splitting to 4x 10G per breakout cable?

Your thoughts on this is much appreciated.

Thanks 

[Anthony_E]

Hello Adrian,

Thank you for using the Community Forum. I will seek to get you an answer or help. We will reply to this thread with an update as soon as possible.

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[Anthony_E]

Hello,

We are still looking for someone to help you.

We will come back to you ASAP.

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[ElmoInsurance]

Thanks Anthony

[stevemarkovick · Accepted solution]

I’ve set up similar links before. In theory, using an MPO to 4xLC breakout to connect an Aruba switch to a FortiGate 200F with 10GBase-SR SFP+ modules should work, as long as link settings (speed/duplex) and optic compatibility are aligned. Just make sure both ends negotiate 10G correctly per lane. Testing the setup beforehand is always a good call.

[ElmoInsurance]

Thanks Steve Markovick for your reply, 

In theory it seems pretty straightforward since the fortinet will just see a 10G LC fibre coming in, just wanted a confirmation from someone who has had experience in doing so before purchasing the lot.

Thanks again