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A compatible switch or pass-through module must be installed in the corresponding I/O bays in the
chassis, as indicated in the following table. Installing two switches means that all the ports of the adapter
are enabled, which improves performance and network availability.
Table 11. Adapter to I/O bay correspondence
I/O adapter slot
in the server
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
(Dual-ASIC adapters
are not supported.)
Slot 4
(Dual-ASIC adapters
are not supported.)
For a list of supported switches, see the Flex System Interoperability Guide, available from:
http://lenovopress.com/fsig
Flex System X6 Compute Node (7903)
Port on the adapter
Port 1
Port 2
Port 3 (for 4 & 8-port cards)
Port 4 (for 4 & 8-port cards)
Port 5 (for 8-port cards)
Port 6 (for 8-port cards)
Port 7 (for 8-port cards)
Port 8 (for 8-port cards)
Port 1
Port 2
Port 3 (for 4 & 8-port cards)
Port 4 (for 4 & 8-port cards)
Port 5 (for 8-port cards)
Port 6 (for 8-port cards)
Port 7 (for 8-port cards)
Port 8 (for 8-port cards)
Port 1
Port 2
Port 1
Port 2
Corresponding I/O module
bay in the chassis
Module bay 1
Module bay 2
Module bay 1
Module bay 2
Module bay 1
Module bay 2
Module bay 1
Module bay 2
Module bay 3
Module bay 4
Module bay 3
Module bay 4
Module bay 3
Module bay 4
Module bay 3
Module bay 4
Module bay 1
Module bay 2
Module bay 3
Module bay 4
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