Table 4. Adapter to I/O bay correspondence
I/O adapter slot
in the server
Port on the adapter
Corresponding I/O module bay in the chassis
Bay 1
Bay 2
Bay 3
Bay 4
Slot 1
Port 1
Yes
Port 2
Yes
Slot 2
Port 1
Yes
Port 2
Yes
Slot 3
(full-wide compute nodes only)
Port 1
Yes
Port 2
Yes
Slot 4
(full-wide compute nodes only)
Port 1
Yes
Port 2
Yes
The adapters are installed in slots in a supported compute node. The following shows the locations of the
slots in the x240 Compute Node. The positions of the adapters in the other supported compute nodes are
similar.
Figure 4. Location of the I/O adapter slots in the Flex System x240 Compute Node
Supported operating systems
Mellanox ConnectX-3 and EN6132 2-port 40Gb Ethernet Adapters for Flex System
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