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BX400 S1

Operating Manual

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Hot-plug components

8.2.2

Connection Blade GbE Switch/IBP 36/8+2 (SB11)

The Connection Blade GbE Switch/IBP 36/8+2 can be used as a layer-2 switch
or an Intelligent Blade Panel (IBP). It provides the following connections:

– 36 internal 1-Gbit ports to the server blades
– 8 external 1-Gbit ports through RJ45 connections
– 2 external 10-Gbit ports through SFP+ modules for Ethernet connections via

fiber-optic or copper cable

– 1 internal stacking port to the midplane of the BX400 S1 system unit
– 1 external stacking port through a CX4 connection

The stacking ports allow up to 4 SB11 connection blades to be switched
together to form a so-called stack, see

"Connection blade stacking" on

page 98

.

This connection blade can be used in all connection blade slots, see

figure

"Connection blade slots" on page 120

.

If the connection blade is installed in one of the slots CB 2, CB 3 or CB 4, the
server blades must have corresponding GbE mezzanine cards. For more
information, see the operating manuals for the relevant server blades.