114 Operating Manual BX900 S1
Hot-plug components
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8.2.8 Connection Blade GbE Switch/IBP 18/6 (SB6)
The Connection Blade GbE Switch/IBP 36/12 can be used as a layer-2 switch
or an Intelligent Blade Panel (IBP). It provides the following connections:
– 18 internal 1-Gbit ports to the server blades
– 6 external 1-Gbit ports through RJ45 connections
This connection blade can be used in all connection blade slots.
If the connection blade is installed in one of the slots CB 3/4, CB 5/6 or CB 7/8,
the server blades must have corresponding GbE mezzanine cards. For more
information, see the operating manuals for the relevant server blades.