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Chapter 2. Installing and removing a Gigabit Ethernet
switch module
Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, each I/O-module bay must
contain either a module or a filler module; each blade bay must contain either
a blade or a filler blade.
The BladeCenter unit supports one hot-plug Gigabit Ethernet switch module,
in I/O-module bay 1. The Gigabit Ethernet switch modules in I/O-module
bays 1 and 2 are for the integrated Ethernet controllers or Fibre Channel
expansion modules in the blade servers. You might want to install Gigabit
Ethernet switch modules in other I/O-module bays of the BladeCenter unit
when additional Ethernet or fiber controllers are installed or activated.
For additional information about the location of the Gigabit Ethernet switch
module, the network interface requirements, and expansion options, see the
documentation that came with the BladeCenter unit.
Installation guidelines
Before you begin to install the Gigabit Ethernet switch module in the
BladeCenter unit, read the following information:
v Read the safety information beginning on page v and the guidelines in
"Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 14, and read the safety
statements in the BladeCenter unit documents.
v Orange on the release latch on the Gigabit Ethernet switch module indicates
that the device can be hot-swapped, which means that you can install or
remove this component while the BladeCenter unit is on. See the instructions
in this chapter for more information about installing or removing hot-swap
or hot-plug components.
v You do not have to turn off the BladeCenter unit to install or replace any of
the hot-swap modules on the rear of the unit.
v If you plan to install a Gigabit Ethernet switch module in I/O-module bay 3
or 4 of the BladeCenter unit, you must also install an I/O expansion card in
the blade server to support the Gigabit Ethernet switch modules in these
bays.
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