IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switches
16
Popular configurations
Figure 7 shows use of the IBM Flex System FC5022 24-port 16Gb ESB SAN Scalable Switch to route two
ports on the adapter card installed in slot 2 of the compute node. Each compute node has two 16 Gb FC
ports, and two FC5022 ESB SAN switches are installed in bays 3 and 4 of the Enterprise Chassis. The
connections between the adapter card and the switches are internal to the chassis. No cabling is needed.
Figure 7. Using FC5022 24-port 16Gb ESB SAN Scalable Switch with FC5022 16 Gb FC adapters
installed in compute nodes
Table 10 shows the components used when connecting the 16 Gb FC adapters to the 16 Gb FC switches.
Table 10. Components used when connecting the 16 Gb FC adapters to the 16 Gb FC switches
Part number/machine type
Description
Quantity
8737-x2x
IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node with
Embedded 10 Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter
1 to 14
88Y6370
IBM Flex System FC5022 2-port 16 Gb FC Adapter 1 per server
8721-A1x
IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis
1
449Y5212
IBM Flex System Fabric EN4023 10 Gb Scalable
Switch
2
90Y9356
IBM Flex System FC5022 24-port 16 Gb SAN
Scalable Switch
2
Refer to the IBM System Storage® Interoperation Center (SSIC) for a list of supported Fibre Channel
configurations:
http://ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic