Blade ICE BMD00178 manual Hardware Support, 10Gb Uplink ESM Faceplate

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BLADEOS 6.3 Application Guide

Hardware Support

BLADEOS 6.3 software is supported only on the 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter. The 1/10Gb Uplink ESM (GbESM) shown in Figure 1 is a high performance Layer 2-3 embedded network switch that features tight integration with IBM BladeCenter management modules.

Figure 1 1/10Gb Uplink ESM Faceplate

SFP+ slots 10Gb Ethernet

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RS-232 console port

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RJ45 ports 1Gb Ethernet

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The GbESM has the following port capacities:

Three external 10Gb SFP+ slots

Six external 1Gb Ethernet ports (RJ45)

One RS-232 serial console port

Two 100Mb internal management ports

Fourteen 1000Mb Ethernet internal ports

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Contents Release Notes Bladeos 6.3 Application Guide Release Notes Hardware Support 10Gb Uplink ESM FaceplateRecommended SFP+ transceiver Updating the Switch Software Image Loading New Software to Your SwitchUsing the Bladeos CLI Using the Iscli Using the BBI Using the Boot Management Menu Recovering from a Failed Upgrade## Switch baudrate to 115200 bps and press Enter ## Switch baudrate to 9600 bps and press ESC New and Updated Features StackingStacking Limitations VMready Vlan Maps OSPFv3 OSPFv3 statistics menuActive MultiPath Protocol Port Trunk Hashing EnhancementsSM IPv4 and IPv4 Configuration Extensions Management Interface ConnectionIgmp Group Capacity Supplemental Information Management ModuleManagement Module/GbESM Connectivity Secure Management Network Trunk Group Configuration TipsSecure Shell SSH Spanning Tree Configuration Tips Syslog Configuration TipInternal Port Autonegotiation FTP/TFTP Directory PathCommand Replacements STP Edge and LinkBpdu Guard Known Issues Software Upgrade IssuesAccess Control Lists Igmp RelayLink Aggregation Control Protocol Interoperability with Older HubsLinking at 10/100Mb Static Mrouter QoS MeteringQoS and Trunking Radius with SSHv2Strong Password Expiration Trunk and Link LoopTrunk Traffic Browser Based InterfaceVCenter Synchronization Daylight Saving TimeBladeos 6.3 Application Guide