This article describes the ibm power7 processor based ibm bladecenter blade server installation starting from bladecenter ethernet switch setup through logical partitioning lpar configuration and to ibm aix setup.
Ibm bladecenter ethernet switch configuration.
To determine which ethernet switch modules are compatible with the bladecenter s chassis see the ibm serverproven web site.
A test to verify whether the external ports are working on a bladecenter switch is to take a known good networking cable and connect two external ports to.
The ibm bladecenter 1 10gb uplink ethernet switch module serves as a switching and routing fabric for all models of bladecenter server chassis.
The bladecenter s system ships with the external ports of the ethernet switch module set to disabled.
If the bladecenter switch cannot keep link up with another switch verify that the configuration of the bladecenter switch and upstream switch are set to autonegotiate for speed and duplex.
This guide provides best design practices for deploying the cisco catalyst ethernet switch module 3110 cbs3110 for the ibm bladecenter enclosure family within the cisco data center networking architecture.
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