Specifications

156 Implementing IBM System Networking 10Gb Ethernet Switches
5.1 Layer 1 implementation
This section describes Layer 1 related configuration and verification information for the
implemented reference architecture.
We describe the following topics:
򐂰 Network topology for Layer 1 configuration
򐂰 Configuration of the port settings
5.1.1 Network topology for Layer 1 configuration
This section describes the Layer 1 implementation of the reference architecture.
Figure 5-1shows the physical connections of the lab equipment that we used to demonstrate
the examples in this chapter.
Figure 5-1 Layer 1 topology
All the equipment used in the reference architecture were running IBM Networking Operating
System V6.8 (previously know as BLADEOS), and the configuration, statistics, and
information commands were tested for each model of the switch. The command syntax and
output are related to the OS version, so the syntax and outputs are applicable for all the
RackSwitch models used in the lab setup.
Any model-specific difference in terms of software configuration is documented.