The IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 - IBM Redbooks
The IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 - IBM Redbooks
The IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 - IBM Redbooks
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<strong>The</strong> Brocade Enterprise SAN Module can be installed only in I/O module bays<br />
3 or 4. If you install a 2-Port Fibre Channel Switch Module, any blade servers that<br />
have expansion cards must use a Fibre Channel expansion card.<br />
Use the Brocade Enterprise SAN Switch Module when you require maximum<br />
compatibility with external SAN fabrics constructed using Brocade-based<br />
switches. <strong>The</strong> Brocade Enterprise SAN Switch Module is functionality equivalent<br />
to the Brocade Silkworm 3900 SAN switch.<br />
Brocade Entry SAN Switch Module<br />
<strong>The</strong> Brocade Entry SAN Switch Module is almost identical to the Brocade<br />
Enterprise SAN Switch Module described earlier. However, it is limited to<br />
participating in SAN fabrics that contain at most two SAN switches.<br />
Optical Pass-thru Module<br />
<strong>The</strong> Optical Pass-thru Module provides the capability to access one of the<br />
network interfaces on each blade server via an externally accessible optical<br />
interface. You can use this optical interface to connect the blade servers to<br />
external switches that support compatible optical interfaces, including:<br />
► LAN switches<br />
► SAN switches<br />
► Myrinet switches<br />
Each Optical Pass-thru Module has four multi-port optical connectors. <strong>The</strong><br />
connectors are designed for special break-out cables that provide either four SC<br />
connectors (P/N 73P5992) or four LC connectors (P/N 73P6033) per multi-port<br />
optical connector. You can connect to a maximum of 14 blade server network<br />
interfaces using four of these cables (two of the connectors are unused on the<br />
fourth cable).<br />
<strong>The</strong> type of external switch that you connect to the Optical Pass-thru Module<br />
must be compatible with the network interface on the blade servers that are<br />
connected to the I/O module bay where the Optical Pass-thru Module is installed.<br />
If you install an Optical Pass-thru Module in I/O module bay 1 or 2, you must<br />
connect the optical interfaces to a Gigabit Ethernet switch with 1000Base-SX<br />
interfaces.<br />
Restriction: When a <strong>BladeCenter</strong> chassis contains a <strong>BladeCenter</strong> <strong>JS20</strong>,<br />
always use a LAN switch module in I/O module bay 1 to support the SoL<br />
remote text console function. This is because there is no other mechanism for<br />
providing a console on a <strong>BladeCenter</strong> <strong>JS20</strong>.<br />
20 <strong>The</strong> <strong>IBM</strong> Eserver <strong>BladeCenter</strong> <strong>JS20</strong>