Backplane

(type D)

Server blade #0

Server blade #1

Server blade #2

Server blade #3

Server blade #4

Server blade #5

Server blade #6

Server blade #7

Corresponding server blades

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #0 (Server blade

#0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #1 (Server blade

#1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #2 (Server blade

#2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #3 (Server blade

#3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #4 (Server blade

#4)

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #5 (Server blade

#5)

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #6 (Server blode

#6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #7 (Server blode

#7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #8 (Server blade

#0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #9 (Server blade

#1)

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #10 (Server blade

#2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #11 (Server blade

#3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #12 (Server blade

#4)

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #13 (Server blade

#5)

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #14 (Server blade

#6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot #15 (Server blade

#7)

 

 

 

 

Figure 21. Embedded Fibre Channel Switch Module connection diagram, eliminating 16 cables

Table 7 provides the details on the features of the Embedded Fibre Channel Switch module.

Table 7: Embedded Fibre Channel Switch Module components

Function

Details

 

 

Supported Fibre Chan-

FC-FG, FC_AL, FC_FLA, FC_PLDA, FC_VI, FC_PH, FC_GS_2, FC_PH_3,

nel standards

FC_SW, IPFC RFC, FC_AL2, FC_PH

 

 

Fibre Channel port

Universal port x14 (14 ports equipped as hardware, 8 internal ports, 6

 

external ports)

 

 

Port type

FL_port, F_port and E_port, with the function (U_port) to self-detect port

 

type

 

 

Switch expandability

Full-fabric architecture configured by up to 239 switches

 

 

Interoperability

SilkWorm II, SilkWorm Express, and SilkWorm 2000 families

 

 

Performance

4.250 Gb/sec. (full-duplex)

 

 

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