The MC2309130-001 is a passive copper hybrid cable (QSFP-to-SFP+ breakout cable) for 10GbE Ethernet at 1-meter reach. It bridges a QSFP port on a switch to an SFP+ port on a server NIC or storage adapter with full-duplex 10Gb/s data transfer. This cable IS a QSFP-to-SFP+ adapter cable for 10GbE. It is NOT a QSFP-to-QSFP DAC, NOT an optical cable, and NOT rated for 25GbE, 40GbE, or 100GbE. The 2-meter equivalent is the MC2309130-002. Condition: refurbished.
Engineering
The MC2309130-001 delivers 10Gb/s full-duplex over 1 meter of 30 AWG passive copper. No active components — zero cable power draw. QSFP connector on the switch/fabric side; SFP+ connector on the server or storage side. Passive construction provides sub-microsecond latency with no signal processing overhead.
Deployment
Deployed in VMware ESXi and Hyper-V host-to-ToR cable runs where servers with 10GbE SFP+ NICs connect to QSFP-based switches within 1-meter top-of-rack reach. Common in iSCSI SAN fabrics and 10GbE NAS storage access-layer configurations using Mellanox SN2010 or SN2100 switches. Also used in ZFS-based storage clusters requiring low-latency 10GbE server-to-switch connectivity.
Specifications
MPN: MC2309130-001
Data Rate: 10GbE (10Gb/s)
Connector A (switch): QSFP
Connector B (server): SFP+
Cable Type: Passive Copper Hybrid
Length: 1 meter (3.3 ft)
Cable Gauge: 30 AWG
Protocol: Ethernet 10GbE
Condition: Refurbished
Compatibility
Compatible (QSFP end) with Mellanox SN2010, SN2100, SN2700. Compatible (SFP+ end) with 10GbE SFP+ NICs including NVIDIA ConnectX-3, ConnectX-4 Lx, and third-party SFP+ adapters. Longer length variant: MC2309130-002 (2m). NOT compatible with QSFP-to-QSFP point-to-point links. NOT suitable for 40GbE or 100GbE. NOT compatible with 10GBASE-T RJ45 copper interfaces. No optical transceivers required.
Why Choose T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS
T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS is a European reseller specializing in refurbished and new NVIDIA Mellanox enterprise networking hardware. Each cable is visually inspected, connector-tested, and electrically validated before shipment. Global shipping with 1–3 business day handling. Technical consultation available.