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For cabling in the forced mode, use the following recommendations:
•
Use the crossover cable to connect the uplink port on the network switch module to a
MDI port of a link partner (for example, uplink port of a networked switch, router or
NIC).
•
Use the straight-through cable to connect the uplink port on the network switch
module to a MID-X port of the link partner (for example, the normal port of a
networked switch).
Both link partners operate in forced speed and duplex mode.
Figure 1-5 and Figure 1-6 show two configurations of the PowerEdge 1655MC system
integrated into a network using external network switches. Although the network switches
require no additional configuration to integrate into your network, Dell recommends basic
configurations such as link aggregation or channeling to maximize performance and
availability of the network. In the following examples, the PowerEdge 1655MC has two
integrated network switch modules. If only one network switch module is in the system, all
of the server modules’ LOM1s share the network switch module.
F i g u r e 1 - 5 .
I n t e g r a t e d S w i t c h M o d u l e s C o n n e c t e d t o a S i n g l e E x t e r n a l
S w i t c h
switch module 1
LOM1
LOM1
LOM2
LOM2
server module 1
server module 2
switch module 2
external
network
switch
client
ip address
ip address
ip address
uplink
ports
(4)
uplink
ports
(4)
internal
ports
(6)
internal
ports
(6)
channel
channel
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