Dell 8 - Page 51

About Your System 51
Full-Height Blades
Full-height blades support four mezzanine cards:
• Slot Mezz1_Fabric_C and slot Mezz3_Fabric_C support Fabric C. They
must match the fabric type of the I/O modules installed in I/O module
slots C1 and C2.
• Slot Mezz2_Fabric_B and slot Mezz4_Fabric_B support Fabric B. They
must match the fabric type of the I/O modules installed in I/O module
slots B1 and B2.
Half-Height Blades
Half-height blades support two mezzanine cards:
• Mezzanine card slot C supports Fabric C. This card must match the fabric
type of I/O modules installed in I/O module slots C1 and C2.
• Mezzanine card slot B supports Fabric B. This card must match the fabric
type of I/O modules installed in I/O module slots B1 and B2.
See "I/O Module Mezzanine Cards" on page 198 for more information on
mezzanine cards.
Table 1-12 shows various supported combinations of mezzanine cards and I/O
modules.
Table 1-12. Supported I/O Module Configurations
Fabric A Fabric B
Mezzanine
Card
Fabric C
Mezzanine
Card
I/O Bay A1,
A2
I/O Bay B1,
B2
I/O Bay C1,
C2
Standard
Integrated
LOM
none none Ethernet
switch
module or
pass-
through
module
none none
Standard
Integrated
LOM
Ethernet
mezzanine
card
none Ethernet
switch
module or
pass-
through
module
Ethernet
switch
module or
pass-
through
module
none