Expansion cards and backup units
If an FC mezzanine card is installed in slot 1, at least one FC connection
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blade must be installed in fabric 2.
If an Infiniband mezzanine card is installed in slot 1, an Infiniband connection
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blade must be installed in fabric 2.
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In this case, only one of two channels of the Infiniband mezzanine
card is used.
If a 1 Gb Ethernet mezzanine card is installed in slot 2 of a server blade, at
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least one 1 Gb Ethernet connection blade must be installed in fabric 3 or in
fabric 4 of the system unit.
If a 10 Gb Ethernet mezzanine card or a 10Gb CNA mezzanine card is
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installed in slot 2 of a server blade, at least one 10 Gb Ethernet connection
blade must be installed in fabric 3 of the system unit.
If an FC mezzanine card is installed in slot 2, at least one FC connection
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blade must be installed in fabric 3.
If an Infiniband mezzanine card is installed in slot 2, Infiniband connection
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blades should be installed in fabrics 3 and 4.
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In this case, both channels of the Infiniband mezzanine card are
used.
If a SAS Expander mezzanine card is installed in slot 2, at least one SAS
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connection blade must be installed in fabric 3.
You can install combinations of FC, Ethernet, Infiniband and SAS
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mezzanine cards in a server blade. In this case, the mezzanine card slots
may be equipped as follows:
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