QLogic 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter

The QLogic 8 Gb SAN switch module is a full-fabric Fibre Channel switch available in a 20-port active configuration, which enables up to 2, 4 and 8 Gb per second SAN solutions. The QLogic 20-Port 8 Gb SAN switch module for IBM BladeCenter has 14 internal ports to connect to the blade-server bays in the BladeCenter unit and six external Fibre Channel user ports to connect to external Fibre Channel devices.

See the Installation and User's Guide for the QLogic 20-port 8 Gb SAN switch module.

For information sources that are external to this information center, see Additional information sources.

Refer to the online Configuration and Options Guide for a list of which BladeCenter units support which parts. Select the BladeCenter chassis and click Options > I/O to see supported I/O switch modules for the chassis.

Important: This part of the BladeCenter information center provides installation guides for I/O modules, including modules that are no longer available from IBM. To find the modules that are currently available, go to the BladeCenter Open Fabric (I/O) Fibre Channel Web site.