Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem 13
Port side of the Switch
Figure 2 and Ta ble 3 identify Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch external ports (ports EXT 1 through
EXT 4 and ports EXT 5 through EXT 8).
Figure 2 Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch external ports
NOTE:
Refer to Interpreting LED activity for complete information on switch LE Ds.
Internal ports summary
Sixteen logical internal ports (numbered 1 through 16) connect sequentially to server bays 1 through
16 via the enclosure midplane. Server bay 1 is connected to Switch Port 1, Server bay 2 is
connected to Switch port 2, and so forth.
Switch redun dancy
The HP c-Class BladeSystem was engineered as a no-single-point-of-failure bladed solution.
Attributes that contribute to switch redundancy include:
•Redundant power and cooling
•Redundant HP Onboard Administrator (OA) to ensure management access to the switch
NOTE:
The HP Onboard Administrator is the enclosure management module used to support and manage
the HP c-Class BladeSystem and all managed devices used in the enclosure.
Table 3 Identifying Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch external ports
Item Description
1 Left bank — EXT 1, EXT 2, EXT 3 and EXT 4
2 Right bank — EXT 5, EXT 6, EXT 7 and EXT 8
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EXT 1 EXT 2 EXT 3 EXT 4 EXT 5 EXT 6 EXT 7 EXT 8
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