IBM BladeCenter 1/10 Gb Uplink Ethernet..., Installation Manual

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Chapter 1. The IBM BladeCenter 1/10 Gb Uplink Ethernet
Switch Module
The IBM
®
BladeCenter
®
1/10 Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module is an Ethernet
component that is installed into a BladeCenter unit.
For installation instructions, see Chapter 2, “Installing and replacing a switch
module,” on page 5 and Chapter 3, “Installing and removing a 10 Gb SFP+
module,” on page 11. For additional information about switch modules and other
BladeCenter components, see the BladeCenter documentation that comes with
these devices.
For BladeCenter units with four I/O-module bays, you must also install an Ethernet
I/O card (also known as an Ethernet expansion card) in the blade server to support
the GbE switch module in I/O-module bay 3 or 4.
For information about the types of compatible expansion cards for the blade server,
contact your IBM marketing representative or authorized reseller. For a list of
supported optional devices for the blade server, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/
eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. For details about compatible expansion card
installation, configuration, and use, see the documentation that comes with this
adapter.
You can obtain up-to-date information about the IBM BladeCenter 1/10 Gb Uplink
Ethernet Switch Module at http://www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/.
Notes:
1. Throughout this document, the IBM BladeCenter 1/10 Gb Uplink Ethernet
Switch Module is referred to as the switch module or the I/O module.
2. Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to all
BladeCenter units.
3. Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for locating
firmware and documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this
document.
4. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
5. The screens that are described or referred to in this document might differ
slightly from the screens that are displayed by your system. Screen content
varies according to the type of BladeCenter unit and the firmware versions and
optional devices that are installed.
6. Unless otherwise stated, references to the management module apply to the
BladeCenter Management Module and the BladeCenter Advanced Management
Module.
The IBM BladeCenter 1/10 Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module has the following
components:
v
Fourteen internal 1 Gb ports, one connected to each of the blade servers in the
BladeCenter unit
v Two internal 100 Mb ports to connect to the management module
v
Three external 10 Gb Ethernet ports for connecting small-form-factor pluggable
(SFP+) modules
v
Six external 1 Gb Ethernet ports for RJ45 (copper) links
v One external RS-232 serial port for management use
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