1 Introduction
The Virtual-IO Manager can only manage BX900 chassis with S1
management blades (MMB S1) that are assembled with the fol-
lowing:
l In fabric 1:
o
LAN connection blades (PY CB Eth Switch/IBP 1 Gb
36/8+2 (SB11), PY CB Eth Switch/IBP 1 Gb 36/12
(SB11A), PY CB Eth Switch/IBP 1 Gb 18/6 (SB6), or PY
CB Eth Switch/IBP 10 Gb 18/8 (SBAX2)) in switch mode or
IBP mode, or
o
LAN pass thru connection blades (PY CB Eth Pass Thru 10
Gb 18/18)
l In fabric 2:
o
LAN connection blades (PY CB Eth Switch/IBP 1Gb
36/8+2, PY CB Eth Switch/IBP 1Gb 36/12, PY CB Eth
Switch/IBP 1Gb 18/6, or PY CB Eth Switch/IBP 10 Gb
18/8) in switch mode or IBP mode, or
o
LAN pass thru connection blades (PY CB Eth Pass Thru 10
Gb 18/18),
o
FC switch blades of the type Brocade 5450
o
FC pass thru connection blades (PY CB FC Pass Thru 8
Gb 18/18)
l In fabric 3: same as fabric 2
l In fabric 4: same as fabric 1
The LAN connection blades in a fabric must run in the same mode.
However, only one connection blade can be inserted in a fabric.
You must not switch the mode of a LAN connection blade if you are
using the Virtual-IO Manager to manage the BX900 chassis.
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