Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Installation Manual page 15

(2) Hardware/software requirements for 10G DCB switch connection
The following table shows the hardware/software necessary to connect to the 10G
DCB Switch module where the license is to be installed and operate the switch by
its commands. A PC cannot be connected to DCB switch module directly in the
default switch configuration. It has to be connected via the management port of
the Management module. Please refer to the "Compute Blade 500 Series Getting
Started Guide" regarding handling an Embedded 10G DCB switch module and how
to operate Management module.
Item
One PC (*1)
One LAN cable (straight or
cross cable) (*1)
(*1)If you already have a PC connected to the Embedded 10G DCB Switch module
through LAN (for purposes such as management), you can use the existing
configuration
Hitachi Compute Blade Embedded 10G DCB Switch Module License Installation Guide
Requirements
LAN connectivity
telnet tool
(such as Tera Term or
HyperTerminal)
Category 5 or upper
Preparations 2-3