Intel® Blade Server Ethernet Switch Module IXM5414E 3
Notices and statements used in this book
The caution and danger statements that appear in this book are also in the multilingual Safety
Information Book on the Resource CD. Each statement is numbered to refer to the corresponding
statement in the Safety Information Book.
The following notices and statements are used in this book:
• Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance or advice.
• Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid inconvenient
or problematic situations.
• Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices or data. An attention
notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage could occur.
• Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to you. A
caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially hazardous procedure, step
or situation.
• Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal
or extremely hazardous procedure, step or situation.
Major components of the IXM5414E switch module
The green on components and labels on your IXM5414E switch module and on the platform
identifies hot-swap or hot-plug components. You can install or remove these components while the
system is running, provided that your system is configured to support this function.
The blue color on components and labels indicates touch points where a component can be gripped,
a latch can be moved, and so on.
The following illustration shows the major components of your switch module.
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The illustrations in this document may differ slightly from your hardware.