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SVP manages the entire BladeSymphony 1000 device. It also provides a user interface for
management via the SVP console. SVP provides the following functions:
• Module configuration management (module type, installation location, etc.) within a server chassis
• Monitoring and controlling of modules installed on the server chassis (power control, failure
monitoring and partition control)
• Monitoring and controlling of the environment (temperature monitoring, controlling fan RPM)
Table 12: Switch & Management Module components
Component Manufacturer Quantity Description
Microproces-
sor
Hitachi 1
RTC Epson 1 Battery backed-up
FPGA Xilinx 1
SDRAM - 128 MB
ECC
Flash ROM - 16 MB Stores the OS image
NV SRAM - 1 MB Battery backed up SRAM. Saves system
configuration information and fault logs
Compact flash - 128 MB,
512 MB
Backs up the SAL and BMC firmware
Ether switch Broadcom 2 Connect the management LAN of each
server blade
Gigabit Ether
switch
Broadcom 1 PHY chips for External ports 10BASE-T/
100BASETx/1000BASE-T Auto Negotia-
tion, Auto MDIX
Gigabit Ether-
net PHY
Broadcom 1 Converts the SerDes output from each
server blade into 1000Base-T.
SVP-LAN0 - 1 LAN port for connecting the system console.
Exclusively for maintenance personnel.
SVP-SAN1 - 1 LAN port for connecting the system console.
Always connected to the maintenance LAN
for notification by mail.
Maintenance - 1 COM port for connecting the system con-
sole. Exclusively for maintenance personnel.
GBLAN0-3 - 4 10BASE-T/100BASE-Tx/1000BASE-T Ether
port
Pwrctrl - 1 Not supported