Dell Blade System Architecture - Dell Nexus B22 Getting Started Manual

Dell Blade System Architecture

Dell Blade System Architecture
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Consider these prerequisites before you install the switch module:
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Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for Dell Getting Started Guide
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shows the rear view of the blade chassis, in which you install the switch module.
Rear View of the Blade Chassis
Power Supply Units
Fan Units
Fabric A1
(This is A1 IOM position)
Fabric B1
(This is B1 IOM position)
Fabric C1
(This is C1 IOM position)
Fill any unoccupied interconnect bays or any unoccupied power module bays in the blade chassis
with blanks.
The switch module should be installed into the I/O slot that corresponds to the I/O fabric (A, B,
or C) where a 10GE KR Ethernet Adapter, or 10GE Converged Network Adapter (CNA), within
the blade server, is appropriately installed. The Chassis Management Controller (CMC) GUI can
iKVM
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Fabric C2
7 (This is C2 IOM position)
Fabric B2
8 (This is B2 IOM position)
Fabric A2
(This is A2 IOM position)
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Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
(located at the top left and right corner of
10 blade chassis)