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10 Operating Manual BX600 S3
Features Preface
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1.2 Features
The PRIMERGY BX600 S3 basic unit provides a high-level infrastructure for the
installed server blades.
Server Capacity
The PRIMERGY BX600 S3 basic unit provides slots for up to ten hot-pluggable
server blades. For details of the performance features of the different server
blade models, see the relevant operating manuals listed under “Related Publi-
cations” on page 157.
Communication Interfaces
The PRIMERGY BX600 S3 basic unit has four slots on the back for installing
different types of I/O blades which allow the installed server blades to be
connected to the Ethernet LAN or to SAN environments. The connections can
be implemented via switch blades and/or pass-thru blades.
● Ethernet LAN I/O blades
To connect the server blades to the LAN the following I/O blade models are
available:
Gbit Ethernet LAN switch blade (SB9) 6x1Gbit
– 10 internal 1Gbit downlink ports to the server blades
– 6 external 1Gbit uplink ports (RJ45)
Gbit Ethernet LAN switch blade (SB9) 10Gbit multi-mode
– 10 internal 1Gbit downlink ports to the server blades
– 6 external 1Gbit uplink ports (RJ45)
– 2 external 10Gbit uplink ports (1xSFP, 1xCX4)
Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040
– 10 internal 10 1Gbit downlink ports to the server blades
– 2 external 10/100/1000BASE-T copper Gigabit Ethernet uplink
ports
– 4 external uplink ports via Cisco SFP modules for 1000BASE-SX
Fibre Optic and 10/100/1000BASE-T copper)