Dell PowerEdge FN Getting Started Manual page 4

Introduction
This document provides basic information about the Dell PowerEdge FN I/O Module, including how to
install and perform the initial configuration. This document assumes the Dell PowerEdge FX2 server
chassis is installed correctly. For complete installation instructions, see the Dell PowerEdge FN I/O
Module Installation Guide.
For information about how to bring up, configure, and monitor the switch features, see the Dell
PowerEdge FN I/O Module Configuration Guide, which is available on the Dell Support website at
www.dell.com/support/manuals.
Product Description
The FN I/O Module is a Layer 2/Layer 3, 12x10-Gigabit Ethernet switch that operates in a Dell PowerEdge
FX2 server chassis. The chassis supports up to eight servers and two FN I/O modules with four uplink
interfaces each. The FN I/O Module operates in Layer 2 I/O Aggregation mode or Layer 2/Layer 3 switch
mode.
The Dell PowerEdge FX2 server chassis is managed by a single chassis management controller (CMC),
which is similar to the CMC unit on the Dell PowerEdge M1000e and provides management connectivity
to two FN I/O modules and the iDRAC units of all eight servers.
NOTE: By default, the FN I/O Module is in standalone mode. You can change the mode into Full
Switch mode using the stack-unit stack-unit-id iom-mode full-switch command. For
more information, see the Dell PowerEdge FN I/O Module Command Line Reference Guide.
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