UTP 10Gb link on Catlayst 9000

Hello to all,

I would like to ask you about a subject i am currently working on:

Background:- Deployment of Catalyst 9300 48 GE SFP Ports (C9300-48S) + 10GE module (C-9300-NM-8X)- Deployment of new HP ESX platform with 1Gb and 10Gb UTP NICs

After some research I found the Cisco SFP-10G-T-X module (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/interfaces-modules/transceiver-modules/q-and-a-c67-743938.html) which could be used to connect the new switches (via C-9300-NM-8X modules) to the 10Gb ports of the servers.However, it appears that these modules are not currently compatible with the Catalyst 9000 family.

Problems :

- Modules not compatible with the Catalyst 9000 family- No price information about this module is available on the Cisco commerce / ciscogpl websites.

- Module does not appear to be sold by Cisco --> Compatible models available (ex: FS Cisco SFP-10G-T-S Compatible Module SFP+)

- Maintain 10Gb links between the servers and the 9300s- Stay on top of the use of BASE-T 10Gb NICs on the server side

- Avoid replacing (significant additional cost) the current 10Gb BASE-T 10Gb NICs with server-side SFP+ 10Gb NICs.

Questions and Answers :

- Is it possible to deploy Catalyst 9300 with 10Gb UTP links?

- Is the SFP-10G-T-X module compatible with Catalyst 9000?o If yes, what are the warranty, Smartnet,... considerations?

- If not, are we obliged to use SFP modules on the Cisco side and replace the NICs on the server side?

- What solution could I consider?

Thank you in advance for taking the time to read me and looking forward to your feedback/proposals.

Best regards