Datasheet

BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module for IBM BladeCente

Popular configurations

The BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module can be used in various configurations.

Basic two-port configuration

Figure 2 shows the use of BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Modules to route two Ethernet ports from

Broadcom 2-port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Cards (CFFh) installed on each server. Two BNT Virtual

Fabric 10Gb Switch Modules are installed in bay 7 and bay 9 of the BladeCenter H chassis. All

connections between the controller, card, and switch modules are internal to the chassis. No cabling is

needed.

Figure 2. A 20 Gb solution using two BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Modules

Table 5 lists the components used in this configuration.

Table 5. Components used when connecting Broadcom 2-port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) to

four BNT 10Gb High Speed Switch Modules

Diagram

reference

Part

number/machine

type

Description Quantity

Varies IBM BladeCenter HS22 or other supported server 1 to 14

44W4466 Broadcom 2-port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) 1 per

server

8852 or 8740/8750 BladeCenter H or BladeCenter HT 1

46C7191 BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module 2

44W4408 IBM 10GBase-SR SFP+ Transceiver Up to 20*

*The BNT 10Gb High Speed Switch Module has 10 external 10 Gb ports. To communicate outside of the

chassis, you must have either one SFP+ transceiver or SFP+ direct-attached cable (DAC) connected.

You have the flexibility to expand your bandwidth as you see fit using from one to 10 connections per

switch.