B08S And B16S Management Modules - IBM s-series Installation And User Manual

B08S and B16S management modules

The management modules for the B08S and B16S are interchangeable between
devices. Standard management modules provide Layer 2 and base Layer 3
functionality only.
Note: Premium management modules support full Layer 3 functionality.
v The IBM Ethernet Switch B08S and B16S management modules are
v You cannot intermix different management modules in the same chassis. For
v You cannot mix IPv6 and IPv4 modules in the same chassis. A chassis must
Table 4 lists the management modules for the B08S and B16S.
512 MB SDRAM enables support for large routing tables (1,000,000 BGP routes)
with the full Layer 3 code.
The B08S and B16S management modules perform the following tasks:
v Control the hardware components
v Control the separate switch fabric modules
v Run the networking protocols
v Provide the real time operating system
B08S management modules are located in slots 9 and 10, just above the switch
module slots; see Figure 2 on page 7.
B16S management modules are located in slots 9 and 10 along the center of the
chassis; see Figure 4 on page 9.
Figure 5 on page 11 shows the front panel of the IPv4 management modules with
no ports.
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interchangeable with each other, and are only supported on these chassis
models.
example, if you have an IPv4 2-port 10 GbE Management Module installed in a
chassis, you must match it with another IPv4 2-port 10 GbE Management Module
within that chassis.
contain either all IPv4 management and IPv4 interface modules, or all IPv6
management and IPv6 interface modules.
Table 4. Details regarding the management modules for the B08S and B16S
Management Modules
IPv4 management modules
Management Module (IPv4)
Management Module 10 GbE
(IPv4)
IPv6 management modules
Management module 10 GbE
(IPv6)
Description
no ports
two 10-GbE ports
Contains two 10 GbE ports for network connectivity