Mapping port locations and software numbering
Your switch module has two external Fibre Channel ports (external Fibre Channel port 1 and external Fibre Channel port 2) and 14 internal Fibre Channel ports that connect to each of the 14 blade server bays (ports 1 to 14). The SAN Utility and CLI for the switch module require port numbering from 0 to 15. The SNMP monitoring agent for the switch module numbers the ports from 1 to 16.
Port mapping
Table 37 shows the mapping of switch module port numbering and whether the port has the capability to be configured.
Table 37. Port mapping
Switch module physical port | SAN Utility and CLI logical | SNMP port | Configurable |
connection | port number | numbering |
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External port 1 | 0 (Ext1:0*) | 1 | Yes |
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Blade server bay 1 | 1 | 2 | No |
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Blade server bay 2 | 2 | 3 | No |
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Blade server bay 3 | 3 | 4 | No |
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Blade server bay 4 | 4 | 5 | No |
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Blade server bay 5 | 5 | 6 | No |
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Blade server bay 6 | 6 | 7 | No |
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Blade server bay 7 | 7 | 8 | No |
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Blade server bay 8 | 8 | 9 | No |
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Blade server bay 9 | 9 | 10 | No |
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Blade server bay 10 | 10 | 11 | No |
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Blade server bay 11 | 11 | 12 | No |
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Blade server bay 12 | 12 | 13 | No |
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Blade server bay 13 | 13 | 14 | No |
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Blade server bay 14 | 14 | 15 | No |
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External port 2 | 15 (Ext2:15*) | 16 | Yes |
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* Indicates a symbolic port name if it is different from the logical port number.
✏NOTE
The Fibre Channel ports that connect to each of the blade server bays (1 through 14) are fixed 2 Gbps F_Port configurations. Only the administrative state for these ports can be changed.
124Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide
