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– Unconnected

򐂰 Six external autosensing 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet (copper) ports

򐂰 802.3ad link aggregation

򐂰 Support for jumbo frames

򐂰 Support of IEEE 802.1q VLAN tagging

򐂰 Support for up to 1150 Virtual NIC ports per module

򐂰 Automatic port and module failover

򐂰 TCP/UDP and IP header checksum offload and host checking

򐂰 802.1p Priority Queuing/Scheduling

򐂰 Switched internal I2C Interface to the management modules

򐂰 Two internal 100 Mbps full-duplex Ethernet links to the management modules

򐂰 Power-on diagnostics and status reporting

򐂰 Support of simple network management protocol (SNMP) management information bases

(MIBs) and traps through the Ethernet management ports

Ethernet Bridge Module supports the following management methods:

򐂰 CLI through telnet or SSH

򐂰 Web-based access with QLogic’s Chassis Viewer

򐂰 SNMP/MIB

For more information, refer to the following documentation:

򐂰 QLogic InfiniBand Ethernet Bridge Module and Fibre Channel Bridge Module Installation

Guide - IBM BladeCenter H (Type 8852)

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5070108

򐂰 InfiniBand Fibre Channel Bridge Module for IBM BladeCenter & InfiniBand Ethernet

Bridge Module for IBM BladeCenter - Support

http://support.qlogic.com/support/oem_detail_all.asp?oemid=377

2.5 QLogic InfiniBand Fibre Channel Bridge Module

The QLogic InfiniBand to Fibre Channel Bridge module, part number 39Y9211, can provide

Fibre Channel connectivity to InfiniBand clients within the BladeCenter H. It uses a concept of

Virtual HBAs to virtualize InfiniBand fabric to provide blade server’s access to the resources

resided in traditional SANs. Like the Ethernet Bridge Module, it can be installed currently in

switch bays 3 and 5 (use two for redundancy) and its use requires the installation of a Cisco

InfiniBand 4X switch module in bays 7 and 9 (use two for redundancy and 4X InfiniBand HCA

on each blade server that wants to make use of the bridge module.

The Fibre Channel Bridge Module offers six 1/2/4 Gbps external FC SFP ports to connect to

an upstream Fibre Channel network, and two 4x internal InfiniBand ports to connect to the 4x

switch modules in slot 7 and 9. See Figure 2-5. Management is through either a

browser-based GUI interface or a CLI-based interface, with management connectivity coming

Note: If the bridge module is installed in bay 4 or 6 there will not be an internal InfiniBand

connection because the 4X InfiniBand HCA does not have a third and fourth port routed to

bays 8 and 10. See 1.4, “High-speed I/O paths in BladeCenter H” on page 13.

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