Setup 17
Connecting to the network
To connect the HP BladeSystem to a network, each enclosure must be configured with network
interconnect devices to manage signals between the server blades and the external network.
Two types of interconnect modules are available for HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures: Pass-thru modules
and switch modules. For more information about interconnect module options, see the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/interconnects
).
Installing interconnect modules
For specific steps to install interconnect modules, see the documentation that ships with the interconnect
module.
Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping
Each server in the server blade has two embedded Ethernet NIC ports and an embedded 4x QDR
IB/Flex-10 10Gb port. The 4x QDR IB/Flex-10 10Gb port is automatically configured to match the switch
module installed in bays 5 through 8 in the HP ProLiant c7000 Enclosure. The HP ProLiant BL2x220c G7
Server Blade is supported only in the HP ProLiant c7000 Enclosure.
To support network connections for specific signals, install an interconnect module that supports the
preferred mode of operation in the bay that corresponds with the server node.
Server blade signal c7000 interconnect bay Interconnect bay labels
Server A NIC 1 1
Server A NIC 2 3
Server A 4x QDR IB switch 5 & 6
Server A 10G Ethernet 5
Server B NIC 1 2
Server B NIC 2 4
Server B 4x QDR IB switch 7 & 8
