Specifications

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The front panel contains the following components:
򐂰 LEDs that display the status of the switch module and the network. These LEDs are OK,
which indicates that the switch module passed the power-on self-test (POST) with no
critical faults and is operational, and switch module error, which indicates that the switch
module failed the POST or detected an operational fault.
򐂰 One USB RS-232 console port that provides an additional means to install software and
configure the switch module. This USB-style connector enables connection of a special
serial cable that is supplied with the switch module.
򐂰 Six external 1000BASE-T Ethernet ports for 10/100/1000 Mbps connections to external
Ethernet devices.
򐂰 Three external SFP+ port connectors to attach SFP+ modules for 1000 Mbps connections
to external Ethernet devices.
򐂰 An Ethernet link OK LED and an Ethernet Tx/Rx LED for each external port on the
switch module.
Network cabling requirements
The network cables required for the switch module are as follows:
򐂰 10GBASE-SR:
– 850 nm communication using multimode fiber cable (50µ or 62.5µ) up to 300 m
– Requires 10GbE SFP+ transceiver modules, part number 44W4408, feature code
4942 (no SFP+ modules are shipped standard with the switch module)
򐂰 10BASE-T:
– UTP Category 3, 4, 5 (100 m (328 feet) maximum)
– 100-ohm STP (100 m maximum)
򐂰 100BASE-TX:
– UTP Category 5 (100 m maximum)
– EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 m maximum)
򐂰 1000BASE-T:
–UTP Category 6
– UTP Category 5e (100 m maximum)
– UTP Category 5 (100 m maximum)
– EIA/TIA-568B 100-ohm STP (100 m maximum)
򐂰 RS-232 serial cable: 3 m console cable DB-9-to-USB connector (nonstandard use of USB
connector) that comes with the GbE switch module.
Ensure that you check the IBM ServerProven site for compatibility between blade servers, I/O
adapters, and switches before implementation:
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/
More information
For more information about IBM BladeCenter, see the following resources:
򐂰 IBM 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module Announcement Letter:
http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/5/872/ENUSAG08-0365/ENUSAG080365.PDF
򐂰 BNT 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter, TIPS0705