Hot-plug components
IThe two connection blades within a fabric must have the same technology, i.e. either Ethernet or Fibre Channel or Infiniband.
When filling the slots in fabrics 2, 3 and 4, also make sure the server blades are fitted with the appropriate mezzanine cards. The following rules apply for fitting the mezzanine card slots of the server blades:
●If a 1 Gb Ethernet mezzanine card is installed in slot 1 of a server blade, at least one 1 Gb Ethernet connection blade must be installed in fabric 2 of the system unit.
●If a 10 Gb Ethernet mezzanine card is installed in slot 1 of a server blade, at least one 10 Gb Ethernet connection blade must be installed in fabric 2 of the system unit.
●If an FC mezzanine card is installed in slot 1, at least one FC connection blade must be installed in fabric 2.
●If an Infiniband mezzanine card is installed in slot 1, an Infiniband connection blade must be installed in fabric 2.
IIn this case, only one of two channels of the Infiniband mezzanine card is used.
●If a 1 Gb Ethernet mezzanine card is installed in slot 2 of a server blade, at least one 1 Gb Ethernet connection blade must be installed in fabric 3 or in fabric 4 of the system unit.
●If a 10 Gb Ethernet mezzanine card is installed in slot 2 of a server blade, at least one 1 Gb Ethernet connection blade must be installed in fabric 3 of the system unit.
●If an FC mezzanine card is installed in slot 2, at least one FC connection blade must be installed in fabric 3.
●If an Infiniband mezzanine card is installed in slot 2, Infiniband connection blades should be installed in fabrics 3 and 4.
IIn this case, both channels of the Infiniband mezzanine card are used.
●You can install a combination of FC, Ethernet and Infiniband mezzanine cards in a server blade. In this case, the Ethernet mezzanine card should be installed in slot 1 and the FC or Infiniband mezzanine card in slot 2 of the server blade.
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