Powerconnect 5316m ethernet switch module – Dell POWEREDGE 1955 User Manual
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Table 1-9 lists the valid I/O module configurations. See Figure 1-5 for I/O bay locations.
PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet Switch Module
The PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet switch module is a 16-port switch with 6 uplinks and 10 downlinks
(see Figure 1-11). The uplinks connect to the external Ethernet network and operate at 1/2/4 Gb. The
downlinks connect to the embedded Ethernet controller on the server module and operate at 1 Gb only.
The PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet switch module is hot-pluggable. To provide connectivity into
separate Ethernet networks, two switch modules can be installed in bays I/O 1 and I/O 2 (see Figure 1-5).
I/O bays 3 and 4 require that you install a Gb Ethernet daughter card in the server module. If redundancy
is not required, the switch module must be installed in I/O 1 bay. The switch module has an internal
serial port that communicates with the DRAC/MC module. Table 1-10 lists the indicators on each switch
module. For additional information about the PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet switch module, see the
documentation that shipped with the module.
Table 1-9.
Valid I/O Module Configurations
Network Controller
Bay IO/1
Bay IO/2
Bay IO/3
Bay IO/4
Server Module
Embedded NIC 1
Ethernet switch
module or pass-
through module
N/A
N/A
N/A
Server Module
Embedded NIC 2
N/A
Ethernet switch
module or pass-
through module
N/A
N/A
Fibre Channel
Daughter Card Port 1
N/A
N/A
Fibre channel
switch or pass-
through module
N/A
Fibre Channel
Daughter Card Port 2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fibre channel
switch or pass-
through module
Gb Ethernet Daughter
Card Port 1
N/A
N/A
Ethernet switch
module or pass-
through module
Gb Ethernet Daughter
Card Port 2
N/A
N/A
Ethernet switch
module or pass-
through module
Infiniband Daughter
Card
N/A
N/A
Infiniband module
(either or both
bays)
Infiniband module
(either or both
bays)