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Dell Blade System Architecture
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Adapter port 2 connects to I/O module A2, port n.
Half-height blades support two mezzanine cards:
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Slot Mezz1_Fabric_C supports Fabric C
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Slot Mezz2_Fabric_B supports Fabric B, port n.
Mezzanine card type must match the fabric type of the I/O modules installed in corresponding I/O
module slots.
Quarter-Height Blades
Quarter-height blades, 4 within a sleeve (Blade a, b, c and d), each support a LOM, with 2 port
connections (the second port connection is only available to I/O modules with 32 ports).
I/O modules with 16 internal ports require populating both A1 and A2 in order to connect to all Quarter
Height Blade positions within a sleeve.
For a sleeve in enclosure slot n:
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Second adapter port requires a 32 port I/O Module:
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A quarter-height blade supports a single mezzanine card slot:
The mezzanine card slot Fabric supported (B or C) depends on the position in the sleeve where the blade
is installed. Each mezzanine card has two port connections.
For a sleeve in enclosure slot n:
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Mezz1 Port 1 to I/O Module C1, port n
Mezz1 Port 2 to I/O Module C2, port n
Mezz2 Port 1 to I/O Module B1, port n
Mezz2 Port 2 to I/O Module B2, port n
Blade a LOM port 1 connects to I/O module A1, port n.
Blade b LOM port 1 connects to I/O module A2, port n.
Blade c LOM port 1 connects to I/O module A1, port (n+8).
Blade d LOM port 1 connects to I/O module A2, port (n+8).
Blade a LOM port 2 connects to I/O module A2, port (n+16).
Blade b LOM port 2 connects to I/O module A1, port (n+16).
Blade c LOM port 2 connects to I/O module A2, port (n+24).
Blade d LOM port 2 connects to I/O module A1, port (n+24).
Blade a Mezzanine card supports Fabric C
Mezz Port 1 to I/O Module C1, port n
Mezz Port 2 to I/O Module C2, port n
Blade b Mezzanine card supports Fabric B
Mezz Port 1 to I/O Module B1, port n
Mezz Port 2 to I/O Module B2, port n
Blade c Mezzanine card supports Fabric C
Mezz Port 1 to I/O Module C1, port n+8
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