Chapter 1. introduction, Chapter, Introduction – IBM Nortel 10 User Manual
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Chapter
1.
Introduction
The
Nortel
10
Gigabit
Uplink
Ethernet
Switch
Module
for
IBM
®
BladeCenter
®
is
an
I/O
module
that
is
installed
into
a
BladeCenter
unit.
This
Installation
Guide
contains
information
about
installing
and
configuring
the
Nortel
10
Gigabit
Uplink
Ethernet
Switch
Module
for
IBM
BladeCenter.
Note:
Throughout
this
document,
the
Nortel
10
Gb
Uplink
Ethernet
Switch
Module
for
IBM
BladeCenter
is
referred
to
as
the
GbE
switch
module.
For
installation
details,
see
and
For
additional
information,
see
the
instructions
in
the
BladeCenter
documentation.
The
product
name
and
serial
number
are
on
the
identification
label
on
the
GbE
switch
module.
You
will
need
this
information
when
you
register
your
GbE
switch
module
with
IBM.
The
media
access
control
(MAC)
address
is
on
a
separate
label
on
the
information
panel
under
the
external
Ethernet
port
connectors.
See
the
following
illustration
for
the
locations
of
the
identification
label
and
the
MAC
address
label.
Note:
The
illustrations
in
this
document
might
differ
from
your
hardware.
Media access control
(MAC) address label
Product name
and serial
number label
RS232
TX/RX
LINK
1
TX/RX
LINK
2
TX/RX
LINK
3
TX/RX
LINK
4
3
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IBM
Corp.
2006
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