
Figure 5: HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Interconnect Diagram
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Several points to note regarding the c7000 diagram are:
∙The two LOM modules, each with a dedicated PCIe bus and two ports on each blade server, are divided between interconnect switch module bays
∙Ports on Mezzanine cards 1, 2 and 3 are divided between interconnect switch module bays SWM- 3 thru
With the additional interconnect module slots in the c7000, it is now possible to configure the enclosure to eliminate both Mezzanine cards and interconnect modules as single points of failure between the server blade and connectivity to the outside system infrastructure. Therefore, deploying c7000 enclosures is a best practice recommendation for
For visual reference, Figure 6 shows the c7000 enclosure Interconnect bay numbering layout.
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