IBM 43W9049 User Manual
IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis
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I/O architecture
Each half-wide compute node (such as the IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node) has two adapter slots,
and each full-wide compute node (such as the IBM Flex System x460 Compute Node) has four adapter
slots. The adapter slots in each compute node route through the chassis midplane to the switch bays. The
architecture supports up to eight ports per adapter although currently only two-port and four-port adapters
are available.
and each full-wide compute node (such as the IBM Flex System x460 Compute Node) has four adapter
slots. The adapter slots in each compute node route through the chassis midplane to the switch bays. The
architecture supports up to eight ports per adapter although currently only two-port and four-port adapters
are available.
The following figure shows how two-port adapters are connected to switches installed in the chassis.
Figure 6. Logical layout of the interconnects between two-port I/O adapters and I/O modules