HP Serviceguard Blade Slot # N = 2,4,6,8 for Integrity BL870c

Figure 5: HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Interconnect Diagram

2x

		Full-Height
	Server Blade N					N	N+8		N N+8
		(N = 1…8)			2x
						SWM-1			SWM-2
PCIe x4				GbX1
			NIC	2
				1
								N
PCIe x4				4		N	N+8			N+8
				3
		Mezz-1
				2
						SWM-3			SWM-4
				1
				4
PCIe x8		Mezz-2		3		N	N+8
				2					N	N+8
				1
						SWM-5			SWM-6
PCIe x4			NIC	2
							N+8
				1
						N		N		N+8
				4
PCIe x8		Mezz-3		3		SWM-7			SWM-8
				2
				1
				GbX2	Blade Slot # N = 2,4,6,8 for Integrity BL870c

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 SWM-1and SWM-2 (although NIC ports 1 on each LOM controller share SWM1 and NIC ports 2 share interconnect switch module SW2)

∙Ports on Mezzanine cards 1, 2 and 3 are divided between interconnect switch module bays SWM- 3 thru SWM-8

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 mission-critical environments.

For visual reference, Figure 6 shows the c7000 enclosure Interconnect bay numbering layout.

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