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the switch modules you install in switch-module bays 3 and 4 must be Fibre
Channel, and all other I/O expansion options in the BladeCenter unit must also be
Fibre Channel I/O expansion options.
The following table summarizes the application for each switch module. See “Rear
view” on page 10 for the location of the BladeCenter switch-module bays.
Switch- module bay Switch-module function
1 Network connection 1 (Ethernet Link 1) for all blade servers in the
BladeCenter unit
2 Network connection 2 (Ethernet Link 0) for all blade servers in the
BladeCenter unit
3 Network connection 3 (from all blade server I/O expansion options
in the BladeCenter unit)
4 Network connection 4 (from all blade server I/O expansion options
in the BladeCenter unit)
Ethernet switch module
The following illustration shows the major components of your Ethernet switch
module.
Ethernet
switch module
Information panel
Release latch
Media access
control (MAC)
address label
Serial number label
Ethernet ports (4)
This section provides a summary of the features for your IBM xSeries
™
4-Port Gb
Ethernet Switch Module.
The IBM xSeries 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module features include:
Table 2. Ethernet switch module features and specifications
Feature Specifications
Ports
v Four external 1000BASE-T ports for making 10/100/1000 Mbps
connections to a backbone, end stations, and servers
v
Fourteen internal full-duplex gigabit ports to connect to BladeCenter
blade servers
Chapter 2. BladeCenter unit components
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