Hidden Command to support 3rd-Party Transceivers for Cisco

service unsupported-transceiver

Why considered hidden? Because you won't see it in the command.

Sample output:

RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:CORE1#ser?

service

RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:CORE1#service ?

  redundancy  Service Director related commands.

Applying:

Cisco IOS-XE

Router1(config)#service unsupported-transceiver

Warning: When Cisco determines that a fault or defect can be traced to

the use of third-party transceivers installed by a customer or reseller,

then, at Cisco's discretion, Cisco may withhold support under warranty or

a Cisco support program. In the course of providing support for a Cisco

networking product Cisco may require that the end user install Cisco

transceivers if Cisco determines that removing third-party parts will

assist Cisco in diagnosing the cause of a support issue.

Cisco IOS-XR

RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:CORE1#configure

RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:CORE1(config)#service unsupported-transceiver

RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:CORE1(config)#show configuration

Wed Jun 17 19:08:29.229 SST

Building configuration...

!! IOS XR Configuration 5.3.3

service unsupported-transceiver

end

Additional:

There's this command "transceiver permit pid all" applied under the interface.

RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:CORE1(config)#commit

RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:CORE1(config)#interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0/0

RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:CORE1(config-if)#transceiver permit ?

  pid  Permit pluggable pid (Product ID) all

RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:CORE1(config-if)#transceiver permit pid all