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Cisco Systems Intelligent
Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module
for IBM Eserver BladeCenter
Copper Ethernet
switching technology
integrated into the
BladeCenter chassis
Helpful configurations
and troubleshooting
techniques
Configuration
examples using CMS
and CLI
This IBM Redpaper positions the Cisco Systems Intelligent
Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for the IBM Eserver
BladeCenter and describes how it enhances the
BladeCenter value proposition by seamlessly interfacing
into a customer’s existing data network.
This paper helps you plan, install, and configure the Cisco
Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for
several network topologies. Topology examples are
provided to demonstrate several ways to perform the
integration of the switch module into different networks.
We also discuss the architectures of the Cisco Systems
Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module and
BladeCenter and how the technology of the two products
jointly provides full interoperability into existing Cisco data
centers.
It is assumed that experienced systems and network
administrators will use this paper to successfully integrate
the Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Module into their existing network.
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