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Appendix A About the BX1010E switch
module
Hardware figures in this document are for illustration only.
Screenshots in this document are taken on a specific software version and are for illustration only.
Switch module is a type of interconnect module and is also called interconnect module in this
document.
Introduction
H3C UniServer BX1010E switch module, as an Ethernet switching control unit inside the enclosure,
provides data switching for the blade servers. It also provides external data ports to connect the
blade servers to the external network.
Figure 1 BX1010E switch module
High availability
The switch modules can be configured in redundancy. The enclosure supports a maximum of six
switch modules. See
for the slots for the switch modules. The six switch modules form three
module pairs with internal ports inter-connected: Slots 1 and 4 pair, slots 2 and 5 pair, and slots 3 and
6 pair. Each pair can be used as a switching plane. You can configure the switch modules in a pair to
operate in active/standby mode as needed.
