Hi all,
thanks for the answers. I also would be surprised if it does not work. However the 5700 IRF Configuration guide ( http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04406882 ) says:
SFP+ port binding restrictions
SFP+ ports on the switches in Table 1 are grouped and available for IRF connection.
Table 1 SFP+ ports on the switch
(JG896A) HP FlexFabric 5700-40XG-2QSFP+ Switch
(JG897A) HP FlexFabric 5700-40XG-2QSFP+ TAA-compliant Switch
The SFP+ ports are grouped by port number in order, starting from 1. Each group contains four ports.
(JG897A) HP FlexFabric 5700-48G-4XG-2QSFP+ Switch
(JG895A) HP FlexFabric 5700-48G-4XG-2QSFP+ TAA-compliant Switch
The switch has four SFP+ ports. All the ports are in one group
While for the 10G-BaseT its written:
10-GE port binding restrictions
10-GE ports are available for IRF connection on the following switches:
(JG898A) HP FlexFabric 5700-32XGT-8XG-2QSFP+ Switch.
(JG899A) HP FlexFabric 5700-32XGT-8XG-2QSFP+ TAA-compliant Switch.
So the 5700-32XGT-8XG-2QSFP+ is explicitly not named in the SFP+ section. Probably the SFP+ ports are considered as 10-GE ports for this switch. Unfortunately buying them to test is a bit to expensive ....
Thanks