BLADE OS 5.1 Release Notes
Hardware Support
BLADEOS 5.1 software is supported only on the 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module
(Figure 1) for IBM BladeCenter. The GbESM 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
1
2
3
4 7
RJ45 ports 1Gb Ethernet
6 9
The GbESM has the following port capacities:
Three external 10Gb SFP+ slots
Six external 1Gb Ethernet ports (RJ45)
One
Two 100Mb internal management ports
Fourteen 1000Mb Ethernet internal ports
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