Supermicro SuperBlade SBM-GEM-X2C, User Manual

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Chapter 3
Setup and Installation
This chapter covers the setup and installation of the SuperBladeSuperBlade Ethernet
switch modules.
SuperMicro has two different Gigabit Ethernet switch modules for its SuperBlade
system. The first is the SBM-GEM-001 Gigabit Ethernet switch module with ten external
1-Gbps Ethernet uplinks. The second SBM-GEM-X2C 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet switch
module is a 1-Gbps Ethernet switch with three external 10-Gbps uplink and two external
1-Gbps Ethernet uplink ports. The following pages contain some installation instructions
that are common to both switches.
3-1 Installing/Removing a Switch Module
Follow the procedures below for installing or uninstalling any of the Gigabit Ethernet
switch modules into a SuperBlade system.
Installing a Switch Module
1. Make sure the cover to the module has been installed before proceeding. Follow the
anti-static precautions described in
Chapter 2 .
2. Remove the dummy cover from the bay you want to place the module in.
3. Place the module's release handle in the open position.
4. Slide the module into the module bay until it stops (see Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2 ).
NOTE: The pass-through modules do not require any special setup or
configuration, just installation in their bays.
The SBM-GEM-002 Gigabit pass-through module uses the same single bays as
the Gigabit Ethernet switch modules, while the SBM-XEM-002 10-Gigabit
pass-through module requires a double-wide bay for its installation into the
SuperBlade enclosure. See the
SuperBlade User’s Manual for details on
double-wide bay setup.