Chapter 2. Installing And Replacing A Switch Module - Lenovo BladeCenter Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module Installation Manual

Chapter 2. Installing and replacing a switch module

This chapter provides instructions for installing a switch module in the
BladeCenter unit and for removing a switch module from the BladeCenter unit.
See the documentation for your BladeCenter unit for information about
I/O-module bay locations and the components that can be installed in them that is
specific to your BladeCenter unit type.
The following illustration shows an example of a BladeCenter unit with the
I/O-module bays identified. In this example, these bays are in the rear of the
BladeCenter chassis. In a different type of BladeCenter unit, the bays might be in a
different location.
Power connector 2
An expansion card or host channel adapter (HCA) must be installed in each blade
server that you want to communicate with. To enable the switch module to
communicate with a blade server, at least one switch module must be installed in
the BladeCenter unit. For details about expansion-card installation, configuration,
and use, see the documentation that comes with the expansion card.
Installing a second switch module enables a redundant path and a separate
connection from the blade server to the external Ethernet network.
The BladeCenter unit supports a maximum of four BladeCenter Virtual Fabric
10Gb Switch Modules. Depending on the type of BladeCenter unit that you are
using, the BladeCenter unit supports a maximum of 10 or 14 expansion cards.
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I/O module bay 1
I/O module bay 5
I/O module bay 2
I/O module bay 6
Blower module 2
error LED
Rear system
LED panel
Serial connector
I/O module bay 7
I/O module bay 8
I/O module bay 9
I/O module bay 10
Power connector 1
Management
module 1
I/O module bay 3
Blower module 1
error LED
Blower module 1
Management
module bay 2
I/O module bay 4
Blower module 2
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