Notices And Statements Used In This Book; Major Components Of The Bladecenter 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module - IBM BladeCenter Installation And User Manual

Notices and statements used in this book

The caution and danger statements that appear in this book are also in the
multilingual Safety Information Book, which is on the IBM BladeCenter
Documentation CD. Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding
statement in the Safety Information Book.
The following notices and statements are used in this book:
v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid
v Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or
v Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous
v Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or
Major components of the BladeCenter 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch
Module
The orange color on components and labels on your Ethernet switch module and
BladeCenter unit identifies hot-swap or hot-plug components. You can install or
remove these components while the system is running, provided that your system is
configured to support this function.
The blue color on components and labels indicates touch points where a
component can be gripped, a latch moved, and so on.
The following illustration shows the major components of your Ethernet switch
module.
Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Serial number/
media access
control (MAC)
address label
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inconvenient or problem situations.
data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which
damage could occur.
to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially
hazardous procedure step or situation.
extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the
description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or
situation.
Ethernet
switch module
Release latch
Information panel
Ethernet ports (4)
Media access
control (MAC)
address label