Datasheet

Brocade Enterprise 20-port, 20-port, and 10-port 8Gb SAN Switch Modules 8
Installation in BladeCenter H high -speed switch bays
Figure 3 shows the Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch Modules installed in MSIMs in the BladeCenter H chassis.
The chassis is connected to the IBM System Storage DS3400. The servers in the chassis each have
compatible CFFh Fibre Channel expansion cards. The RAID functionality is provided by the external
storage system.
Figure 3. IBM BladeCenter H connected to an external IBM System Storage DS3400 storage solution
Table 6 lists the parts that are used in this configuration.
Table 6. Components used as shown in Figure 3
Diagram
reference
Part number /
machine type
Description Quantity
Varies IBM BladeCenter HS22, HS21, or other supported server 1 to 14
Varies Supported CFFh expansion card (see Table 4) 1 per
server
8852 IBM BladeCenter H chassis 1
39Y9314 Multi-switch Interconnect Module 1 or 2
44X1920 Brocade 20-port 8Gb SAN Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter 1 or 2
Not shown 44X1962 Brocade 8Gb SFP+ SW Optical Transceiver Up to 12
1726-42X IBM System Storage DS3400 (Dual Controller) 1
1727 Optional: IBM System Storage EXP3000 (Single or Dual ESM) 1 to 3
Not shown 39R6536 DS3000 Partition Expansion License 1
This configuration also requires cabling between the chassis and the storage server and between the
storage server and expansion units. (The cable part numbers are not listed in the table.)