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4Gbit/s FC I/O Module
This chapter explains the features and specifications of this product.
1.1
Overview
This product is a Fibre Channel expansion board for use exclusively with BX620 S3 and BX620 S4
server blades. This product is configured with one dual port (2 ports) Fibre Channel controller, it is
supplied to connect to external storage Fibre Channels. Use only the FC Switch Blade connected to
network blade slots 3 or network blade slots 4 (NET 3 or NET4) to access the external storage.
The following diagram shows a configuration example with 5 BX620 S3 server blades (slot 1-5) and
BX620 S4 server blades (slots 6-10) installed in a BX600 S3 chassis. In this example, in order to
explain the Fibre Channel connection between each 4Gbit/s FC I/O Module and network blade, a
4Gbit/s FC I/O Module is installed in all server blades, it is not necessary to install a 4Gbit/s FC I/O
Module in every server blade.
1
2
PRIMERGY BX620 S3 Server Blade
A B
A B
A B
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
PRIMERGY BX600
FC Switch Blade (NET3)
10
11 12 13
Mixed loading of a server blade with a 4Gbit/s FC I/O Module and server blade with a
1Gbit/s Ethernet I/O Module in the same chassis is not possible.
If a FC Switch Blade is installed in network blade slot 3 or network blade slot 4 (NET
3 or NET4), it cannot be installed at the same time as the switch blade.
3
4
5
6
PRIMERGY BX620 S4 Server Blade
A B
A B
A B
PRIMERGY BX600
FC Switch Blade (NET4)
14 15
7
8
9
10
A B
A B
A B
A B
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
14 15
10
11 12 13
4Gbit/s
FC I/O Module
1 4Gbit/s FC I/O Module
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