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Cisco 4x InfiniBand Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter User Guide
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About the Server Switch Module
This chapter describes the Cisco 4x InfiniBand Switch module for IBM BladeCenter. This chapter
contains the following sections:
contains the following sections:
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Introduction
The Cisco 4x InfiniBand Switch module for IBM BladeCenter (hereafter “Server Switch Module”) adds
InfiniBand (IB) switching capability to hosts in your IBM BladeCenter H chassis. When you add one or
two Server Switch Modules to your BladeCenter chassis and add HCA expansion cards to your
BladeCenter hosts, your hosts can communicate to one another over IB within the chassis. When you
connect the Server Switch Module to an outside IB fabric, BladeCenter hosts can communicate with all
nodes that connect to the IB network.
InfiniBand (IB) switching capability to hosts in your IBM BladeCenter H chassis. When you add one or
two Server Switch Modules to your BladeCenter chassis and add HCA expansion cards to your
BladeCenter hosts, your hosts can communicate to one another over IB within the chassis. When you
connect the Server Switch Module to an outside IB fabric, BladeCenter hosts can communicate with all
nodes that connect to the IB network.
shows the Server Switch Module.