PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide 1 Product Overview The PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 is an integrated 10/40Gbit Ethernet switch for PRIMERGY BX900/BX400 Blade Server System. This product has the 3 types of mode. The “Switch mode” provides normal Ethernet switching function. “IBP (Intelligent Blade Panel) mode”...
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PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide SFP+ based ports (A) The PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 has 8 SFP+ based ports in front panel the port number is assigned from 19 to 26. (The downlink port numbers are assigned from 1 to 18 corresponding with...
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide 2 Getting Started This chapter describes how to install and configure the PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 for getting started and how to check the system and maintenance information. 2.1 Installing Connection Blade in PRIMERGY BX900/BX400 Blade Chassis Install Connection Blade in PRIMERGY BX900/BX400 Blade Chassis with the following procedure.
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide 2.3 Configure serial console connection This section shows how to set up serial console connection to access connection blade CLI Step1: Connect MMB and PC console port with a console cable. Or use a telent / SSh session to the MMB via LAN.
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide In case of BX400 chassis Step4: Enter ”cd△ConsoleRedirection” (‘△’ means space in this document) Fujitsu (TM) Management Blade Version 6.XX Copyright 2009 Fujitsu, Inc. All rights reserved. </OemFujitsuSiemens> BX400S1 ->cd△ConsoleRedirection status = 0 status_tag = COMMAND COMPLETED </OemFujitsuSiemens/ConsoleRedirection>...
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide 2.5 Changing Switch Mode , IBP Mode and EHM There are 3 modes for this product Switch mode, IBP mode and EHM. EHM is its default mode. Switch mode works as normal Layer2 switch. EHM is basically the same as switch mode, but it prohibit the forwarding between uplinks and STP configuration to prevent uplink Loop by some mistakes.
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide 2.6 Checking version and system information System information can be seen by show system information command # show△system△information Current-time : Sat Apr 11 20:24:33 GMT 2012 -------1) Startup-time : Sat Apr 11 20:14:22 GMT 2012...
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide 2.7.4 Backup/Restore configuration We can backup the configuration to server or restore it by downloading configuration file from server. FTP or TFTP protocol can be used. FTP server function is activated in this product. Therefore, we can access it by FTP client and put or get its configuration to backup or restore.
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide Backup by TFTP server can be done as following. (On the assumption that TFTP server is already prepared.) #copy△config1△tftp://<tftp server IP address>/<file name> This command example shows storing config1 as the name of <file name> to TFTP sever.
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide 3 Exchange procedure This chapter explains how we can exchange to a spare part. 3.1 Caution when exchanging Please use the antistatic wristband when exchanging and use antistatic mat when you put this product temporary on somewhere else.
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide ⑪ Connect the modules and cables ⑫ Set back the configuration such as remote notification/alarm service in your system. 4 Default Settings 4.1 Switch Mode Item Default Setting Switching method Cut through switching...
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide Schedule information None Host database information None 4.2 IBP Mode Item Default Setting Switching method Cut through switching Port information 27,31 ETHER port 1~18 19~26 (Uplink) (Downlink) (Uplink) (MMB connection link) Data transfer rate...
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide 5.1 Switch Mode Item Maximum value Bridge information of blocks registered(*1) 131072 Of static blocks registered VLAN definition # of VLANs 1000 Protocol VLAN(*2) Link aggregation # of member ports # of groups...
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PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide RMON Alarm definition History 50 (per port) Simultaneous Login Console Telnet 1 (can not use with sftp) 1 (can not use with sftp) sftp (can with simultaneously) WWW browser System logging # of System log records 1024 or more Max.# of system log servers registered...
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide 5.2 IBP Mode Item Maximum value Bridge information of blocks registered(*1) 131072 Of static blocks registered Uplink Set Uplink set Port Group Port Group VLAN Port Group VLAN Port Group 1000 Service LAN...
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PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide Simultaneous Login Console Telnet 1 (can not use with sftp) 1 (can not use with sftp) sftp (can with simultaneously) WWW browser System logging # of System log records 1024 or more Max.# of system log servers registered Automated time adjustment Max.
PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide 5.3 EHM Item Maximum value Bridge information of blocks registered(*1) 131072 Of static blocks registered VLAN definition # of VLANs 1000 Protocol VLAN(*2) Link aggregation # of member ports # of groups Back up ports # of groups #...
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PRIMERGY 10/40GbE Connection Blade 18/8+2 User Guide History 50 (per port) Simultaneous Login Console Telnet 1 (can not use with sftp) 1 (can not use with sftp) sftp (can with simultaneously) WWW browser System logging # of System log records 1024 or more Max.# of system log servers registered...