To support each Nortel 10 Gb high-speed switch module (HSSM) that you install in the BladeCenter unit, you must also install a compatible, high-speed NetXen 10 Gb Ethernet expansion card in each blade server that you want to communicate with the HSSM. In this environment, the expansion card operates as a host channel adapter (HCA). Communication signals are routed from the blade server through the high-speed connector on the I/O expansion card to I/O-module bays 7 and 9 in the BladeCenter unit.
See the Installation Guide for the NetXen 10 Gb 2-Port Ethernet Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter.
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Refer to the online Configuration and Options Guide for a list of which BladeCenter units support which parts. Select the BladeCenter chassis and click to see supported I/O switch modules for the chassis.