Cisco UCS B420 M3 Manual page 43

Figure 9 shows the configuration for maximum bandwidth, where the following ports are routed to Fabric
Extender Modules A and B inside the 5108 blade server chassis:
Two 2 x 10G KR ports from the VIC 1240 adapter
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Two 2 x 10G KR ports from the Port Expander
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Two 4 x 10G KR ports from the VIC 1280 adapter
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The resulting aggregate bandwidth is 160 Gb (80 Gb to each Fabric Extender).
Figure 9 UCS B420 M3 Connections to the Fabric Extenders
To Fabric Interconnects
Fabric
Extender A
VIC 1280
Adapter
adapter slot #3
PCIe x16
CPU
B420 M3 Blade Server
Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server
UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis
Port
4 x 10G KR
Expander
adapter slot #2
PCIe x16
CPU
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
To Fabric Interconnects
Fabric
Extender B
VIC 1240
Adapter Card
adapter slot #1 for VIC 1240
PCIe x16
CPU
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