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Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter Installation and User’s Guide
Installation guidelines
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Configuration requirements for expansion cards, blade servers, and the BladeCenter unit
might vary. You can obtain up-to-date information about these devices at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/
.
The Brocade 2-Port 10Gb Converged Network adapter for IBM BladeCenter supports Ethernet and
Fibre Channel networks and devices. Before you install this high speed expanson card into a blade
server, review the information about the BladeCenter I/O-module information in the following table.
For additional information, see
See the following BladeCenter documentation for additional information. These documents are
described in
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The
Installation and User’s Guide
for your blade server or storage-expansion unit
•
The
Installation Guide
for your BladeCenter unit
•
The
Installation and User's Guide
or
Installation Guide
for your I/O module.
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The
Multi-Switch Interconnect Module for IBM BladeCenter Installation and User's Guide
Installation guidelines
Before you install the Brocade 2-Port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter in the blade server or
storage-expansion unit or the blade server in the BladeCenter unit, read the following information:
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Read the Safety information that begins on
,
“Handling static-sensitive devices”
page 19, and the safety statements in the BladeCenter unit documentation. This information
will help you work safely.
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Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed covers and
other parts in a safe place.
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Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component to remove it
from or install it in the blade server or BladeCenter unit, open or close a latch, and so on.
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Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component on the high speed adapter,
blade server, or BladeCenter unit indicates that the component can be hot-swapped, which
means that if the BladeCenter unit and operating system support hot-swap capability, you can
remove or install the component while the BladeCenter unit is running. (Orange can also
indicate touch points on hot-swap components.) See the instructions for removing or installing
a specific hot-swap component for any additional procedures that you might have to perform
before you remove or install the component.
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You do not have to turn off the BladeCenter unit to install or replace any of the hot-swap
modules on the front or rear of the BladeCenter unit.
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When you are finished working on the blade server or BladeCenter unit, reinstall all safety
shields, guards, labels, and ground wires.
TABLE 3
High speed connections to adapter ports
BladeCenter unit I/O-module bays
adapter support
adapter card ports
7 (upper left interconnect-module bay)
7 – Supports an HSSM that supports
CEE/FCoE traffic
Ethernet
1
9 (lower left interconnect-module bay)
9 – Supports an HSSM that supports
CEE/FCoE traffic
Ethernet
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