Chapter
1.
Introducing
the
Cisco
Systems
Intelligent
Gigabit
Ethernet
switch
module
The
Cisco
Systems
Intelligent
Gigabit
Ethernet
Switch
Module
for
the
IBM
®
ERserver
®
BladeCenter
™
is
an
I/O
module
that
is
installed
into
a
BladeCenter
unit.
This
Installation
Guide
contains
information
about
installing
and
configuring
the
Cisco
Systems
Intelligent
Gigabit
Ethernet
Switch
Module
for
the
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter.
Note:
Throughout
this
document,
the
Cisco
Systems
Intelligent
Gigabit
Ethernet
Switch
Module
for
the
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
is
referred
to
as
the
Gigabit
Ethernet
switch
module.
Related
documentation
also
refers
to
the
Cisco
Systems
Intelligent
Gigabit
Ethernet
Switch
Module
for
the
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
as
the
IGESM.
For
installation
details,
see
Chapter
2,
“Installing
and
removing
a
Gigabit
Ethernet
switch
module,”
on
page
13.
For
additional
information,
see
the
instructions
in
the
BladeCenter
documentation.
This
module
supports
Cisco
IOS
Release
12.1
(22)
AY
or
later.
Note:
The
illustrations
in
this
document
might
differ
from
your
hardware.
You
can
obtain
up-to-date
information
about
the
BladeCenter
and
other
IBM
server
products
at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.
Record
information
about
your
Gigabit
Ethernet
switch
module
in
the
following
table:
Product
name
Cisco
Systems
Intelligent
Gigabit
Ethernet
Switch
Module
for
the
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
Serial
number
_________________________________________________
Media
access
control
(MAC)
address
_________________________________________________
The
product
name
and
serial
number
are
on
the
identification
label
on
the
Gigabit
Ethernet
switch
module.
You
will
need
this
information
when
you
register
your
Gigabit
Ethernet
switch
module
with
IBM.
The
media
access
control
(MAC)
address
is
on
a
separate
label
on
the
information
panel
under
the
external
Ethernet
port
connectors.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2005
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