IBM BNT, Installation Manual

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Chapter 1. The BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module
The BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter is a high-speed
Ethernet component that is installed into a BladeCenter
®
unit that supports
high-speed I/O modules.
This Installation Guide contains instructions for and information about:
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Setting up and installing or replacing the BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch
Module for IBM BladeCenter
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Installing and removing optional devices in the switch module
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Using the information panel, LEDs, and external ports on the switch module
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Cabling the switch module and its optional devices
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Configuring the switch module
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Updating the switch-module software
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Solving problems with the switch module
For installation instructions, see Chapter 2, “Installing and replacing a switch
module,” on page 7 and Chapter 3, “Installing and removing a 10 Gb SFP+
module,” on page 15. For additional information about switch modules and other
BladeCenter components, see the BladeCenter documentation that comes with
these devices.
To support each BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module that you install in the
BladeCenter unit, you must also install a compatible high-speed Ethernet
expansion card (also known as an Ethernet I/O card) in each blade server that you
want to communicate with the switch module. In this environment, the expansion
card operates as a host channel adapter (HCA). For additional information, see
Chapter 2, “Installing and replacing a switch module,” on page 7 and the
installation information for the Ethernet expansion card.
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 the
adapter.
You can obtain up-to-date information about the BNT 10-Port 10Gb Ethernet
Switch Module for IBM
®
BladeCenter at http://www.ibm.com/systems/
bladecenter/.
Notes:
1. Throughout this document, the BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module for
IBM BladeCenter is referred to as the high-speed switch module, the HSSM, the
switch module, or the I/O module.
2.
Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to all
BladeCenter units that support high-speed I/O modules, such as the
BladeCenter H unit.
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.
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