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14 Deploying Samba on IBM Eserver BladeCenter
Figure 1-11 BladeCenter 4-port Ethernet Switch Module
In Figure 1-11, the two LEDs at the top of the switch module indicate power-on and Ethernet
switch error. There are also LEDs next to each port that indicate Ethernet link and activity.
1.2.8 BladeCenter 2-Port Fibre Channel Switch Module
If you require Fibre Channel connectivity for your IBM Eserver BladeCenter, there are two
things you are required to do:
1. Install the IBM HS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card in each blade that requires an FC
connection.
2. Install one BladeCenter 2-Port Fibre Channel Switch Module (Figure 1-12 on page 15) in
switch bay 3. If redundancy is required, a FC switch module must be installed in switch bay
4.
Each port on the FC switch module is capable of supporting transmission speeds of either 1
or 2 Gbps and must auto-negotiate to match the speed of any connected devices. A Small
Form factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver is required to populate these ports; these SFP
transceivers are hot pluggable. The FC switch module is also managed through the
Management Module.