Configuring blade servers
To achieve communication redundancy on a blade server, you must configure the
Ethernet controllers on the blade servers for failover. When failover occurs on a
blade server, the secondary Ethernet controller takes over network communications,
using the I/O module that is associated with that controller. Install a pair of Ethernet
switches in I/O-module bays 1 and 2; then, configure them and your network
infrastructure so that they can direct traffic to the same destinations. You can also
install a pass-thru module that is connected to an external Ethernet switch in either
or both of these I/O-module bays. See the documentation that comes with your
blade server and operating system for instructions.
BladeCenter networking guidelines
Make sure the network infrastructure is configured before you connect the
BladeCenter HT unit to a LAN switch or similar network device.
Each blade server has two independent Ethernet controllers, each with its own
MAC address and a dedicated 1000 Mbps link to one of the switch modules in
I/O-module bays 1 and 2. Switches that support Inter Switch Link (ISL) can be
configured to support switch to switch traffic on up to two internal switch link
interconnections between the peer switches. These ports can be configured as a
trunk group between these peer switches.
Note:
When installing a switch module that supports ISL, a switch-module
interposer that also supports ISL must be installed into the same I/O bay.
The management module has a separate internal 100 Mbps link to each switch.
These links are for internal management and control only. No data packets are
allowed to flow from application programs on the blade servers to the management
module over this path.
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