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4. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
5. The screens that are described or referenced in this document might differ
6. Unless otherwise stated, references to the management module apply only to
The switch module has the following components:
v Fourteen internal 10 Gb ports, one connected to each of the blade servers in the
v Two internal 1 Gb ports to connect to the management module
v Ten external 10 Gb user ports for connecting small-form-factor pluggable (SFP+)
v One external 1 Gb Ethernet port
v One external RS-232 serial port for management use
You can manage and configure the switch module through multiple interfaces:
v A Telnet connection to the embedded command-line interface (CLI)
v A terminal emulation program connection to the serial-port interface
v A Web browser-based interface (BBI) connection to the switch module
Record information about the switch module in the following table. The product
name and serial number are on the identification label on the bottom cover of the
switch module. The media access control (MAC) address is on a separate label on
the bottom cover of the switch module. For an illustration that shows the locations
of these labels, see "Major components of the switch module" on page 5. You will
need this information when you register the switch module with IBM. You can
register the switch module at http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/.
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slightly from the screens that are displayed by your system. Screen content
varies according to the type of BladeCenter unit and the firmware versions and
options that are installed.
the BladeCenter Advanced Management Module, which is the only type of
management module that supports the switch module.
BladeCenter unit
modules
For more information, see Chapter 6, "Configuring the switch module," on page
27.
Product name
Model number
Serial number
Part number
Media access control (MAC)
address for switch module
MAC addresses for other
components
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BladeCenter
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