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Supported BladeCenter chassis and expansion cards
The Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012 is supported in the BladeCenter chassis as listed in Table 2.
Table 2. BladeCenter chassis that support the Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012
I/O module
Part
number
Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012
43W4395 Y Y† Y
Y
Y
Y
N
† The Advanced Management Module must be installed in the BladeCenter E chassis
The Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012 supports the expansion cards listed in Table 3. Table 3 also lists
the chassis bays in which the switch module must be installed when used with each expansion card.
The BladeCenter chassis have the following bays:
BladeCenter S, E, and T have four standard I/O bays (1, 2, 3, and 4).
BladeCenter H has four standard I/O bays (1, 2, 3, and 4), two bridge bays (5 and 6), and four high-
speed bays (7, 8, 9, and 10).
BladeCenter HT has four standard I/O bays (1, 2, 3, and 4) and four high-speed bays (7, 8, 9, and 10).
The 3012 fits in a standard I/O bay (bays 1-6) and, with the addition of the Multi-Switch Interconnect
Module (MSIM) in the BladeCenter H, can also fit in a high-speed I/O bay (bays 7-10). The 3012 is not
supported with MSIM-HT in high-speed bays of the BladeCenter HT chassis.
Table 3. Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012 and BladeCenter chassis I/O bays support
Gigabit Ethernet integrated on the server planar
None
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv)
39Y9310
Y† Y†
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv)
44W4475
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
QLogic Ethernet and 4 Gb FC Card (CFFh)
39Y9306
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh)
44W4479
N
Y*
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb FC Card (CFFh)
44X1940
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
† Supported only if the expansion card is installed in slot 1 of BladeCenter Storage and I/O Expansion Unit
(39R7563).
* The 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card supports I/O bay 2 connections only when installed into a blade
server that is installed into BladeCenter S chassis.
Popular configurations
Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012 for BladeCenter (withdrawn product)
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