For a list of supported switches, see the Flex System Interoperability Guide, available from:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/fsig
Figure 7 shows the location of the switch bays in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis.
Figure 7. Location of the switch bays in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis
Figure 8 shows how 2-port adapters are connected to switches installed in the chassis.
Figure 8. Logical layout of the interconnects between I/O adapters and I/O modules
Network adapters
Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917)
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