Connecting two switches

[infinity_7]

Hello everyone,

I have a need to connect 2 different switches.
The one which is currently installed and working is a HP Procurve 1410 (http://cdn-reichelt.de/bilder/web/xxl_ws/E910/HP_1410-24G_02.png)
The 2nd one is a Cisco 3850.

I think of using the SFP port to connect via an optical fiber cable.

So, here are my questions:

- Is my thinking correct and what do I need to consider?
- The "target" switch is the Cisco. What do I need to configure in there so that this will perform correctly?
- With SFP port I can use either optical fiber or RJ45, is that correct?

Thank you all in advance.

 

[jsmithepa]

These are managed switches are they not? if you use these babies, it's advised you learn how to configure them. They are not plug&play, or pay somebody to do it.

An optical connection would not fit into a RJ45 jack, so whatever type of jacks you got, is what it allows you to do.