Figure 3. Logical layout of the interconnects between I/O adapters and FC3171 modules
The following table shows the connections between adapters installed in the compute nodes to the switch
bays in the chassis with Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN switches or Pass-thru modules and supported dual-
port FC adapters.
Table 4. Adapter to I/O bay correspondence
I/O adapter slot
in the compute node
Port on the adapter
Corresponding I/O module bay in the chassis
Bay 1
Bay 2
Bay 3
Bay 4
Slot 1
Port 1
Yes
Port 2
Yes
Slot 2
Port 1
Yes
Port 2
Yes
Slot 3
(full-wide compute nodes only)
Port 1
Yes
Port 2
Yes
Slot 4
(full-wide compute nodes only)
Port 1
Yes
Port 2
Yes
The following table lists the storage I/O adapters supported by the FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thru
modules.
Lenovo Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thru Modules
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