Can switch SFP/SFP+ uplink ports connect to a SFP/SFP+ NIC and how?

Solution 1:

Dedicate uplink ports are an anarchism from when MDI/MDI-X was not detected and account for by the switch software. In some cases you had a physical switch you needed to flip on the switch to turn it on or off.

That said, I don't think i've seen a switch that didn't have auto MDI/MDI-X capabilities (or it was controllable in software ) in about 8 years. You should be able to connect you workstation to an "Uplink" port and it'll work just fine. You may have to make software configuration adjustments in the switch config, you documentation should tell you if you need to and how to do it.

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