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GbE Pass-Thru Blade
This chapter explains the features and specifications of this product.
1.1
Overview
This product is a GbE Pass-Thru Blade which connects a server blade internal LAN port (including
Ethernet I/O Module) and an external LAN port on a one to one basis.
This product is installed to the network blade slot on the rear of chassis and connects the external
LAN and the server blade. This product has a 10 port SERDES interface (1Gbps fix) for connecting
the server blade, and a 10 port 1000BASE-T Ethernet interface for connecting external LAN.
A maximum of four of GbE Pass-Thru Blades can be added to a chassis.
The following chart shows an example when ten BX620 S2 Server Blades (taking slot no. 1 to 10) are
installed in the chassis.
In the following example, every server blade has an installed Ethernet I/O Module to explain the
LAN connection between each LAN port and network blade. However, it is not necessary to install
the module in every server blade.
PRIMERGY BX600
GbE Pass-Thru Blade
(NET 1)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
c d
C D
a b
a b
a b
a b
a b
a b
PRIMERGY BX600
GbE Pass-Thru Blade
(NET 2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
a b
A B
1
c d
C D
2
a b
A B
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
PRIMERGY BX620 S2 Server Blades
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
PRIMERGY BX600
GbE Pass-Thru Blade
(NET 3)
PRIMERGY BX600
GbE Pass-Thru Blade
(NET 4)
Ethernet I/O Module
Onboard LAN
A B
A B
A B
A B
A B
A B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
