IBM BNT, Installation Manual

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Chapter 2. Installing and replacing a switch module
This chapter provides instructions for installing a switch module in the
BladeCenter unit and for removing a switch module from the BladeCenter unit.
See the documentation for your BladeCenter unit for information about
I/O-module bay locations and the components that can be installed in them that is
specific to your BladeCenter unit type.
The following illustration shows an example of a BladeCenter unit with the
I/O-module bays identified. In this example, these bays are in the rear of the
BladeCenter chassis. In a different type of BladeCenter unit, the bays might be in a
different location.
I/O module bay 4
I/O module bay 3
I/O module bay 2
I/O module bay 6
I/O module bay 1
I/O module bay 7
I/O module bay 9
I/O module bay 8
I/O module bay 10
I/O module bay 5
Power connector 2
Power connector 1
Management
module 1
Management
module bay 2
Blower module 1
Blower module 1
error LED
Blower module 2
error LED
Blower module 2
Rear system
LED panel
Serial connector
An expansion card or host channel adapter (HCA) must be installed in each blade
server that you want to communicate with. To enable the switch module to
communicate with a blade server, at least one switch module must be installed in
the BladeCenter unit. For details about expansion-card installation, configuration,
and use, see the documentation that comes with the expansion card.
Installing a second switch module enables a redundant path and a separate
connection from the blade server to the external Ethernet network.
The BladeCenter unit supports a maximum of four BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb
Switch Modules. Depending on the type of BladeCenter unit that you are using,
the BladeCenter unit supports a maximum of 10 or 14 expansion cards.
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