Installation  51 
 
Connection  Port number  Connects to interconnect 
bay/port 
Comments 
NIC 
NIC 1 
NIC 2 
NIC 3 
NIC 4 
1/Port N+8 
2/Port N+8 
1/Port N 
2/Port N 
One or two single-wide 
Ethernet interconnect modules 
Mezzanine slot 1—1x or 
2x cards 
1x/2x port 1 
1x/2x port 2 
1x/2x port 3 
1x/2x port 4 
3/Port N 
4/Port N 
3/Port N+8 
4/Port N+8 
One or two single-wide 
interconnect modules 
Mezzanine slot 1—4x 
cards 
4x port 1  3/Port N 
  One double-wide 
interconnect module 
  Only port 1 of a two-port 
card can be connected 
Mezzanine slot 2—1x or 
2x cards 
1x/2x port 1 
1x/2x port 2 
1x/2x port 3 
1x/2x port 4 
5/Port N 
6/Port N 
7/Port N 
8/Port N 
Up to four single-wide 
interconnect modules 
Mezzanine slot 2—4x 
cards 
4x port 1 
4x port 2 
5/Port N 
7/Port N 
One or two double-wide 
interconnect modules 
Mezzanine slot 3—1x or 
2x cards 
1x/2x port 1 
1x/2x port 2 
1x/2x port 3 
1x/2x port 4 
7/Port N+8 
8/Port N+8 
5/Port N+8 
6/Port N+8 
Up to four single-wide 
interconnect modules 
Mezzanine slot 3—4x 
cards 
4x port 1 
4x port 2 
5/Port N+8 
7/Port N+8 
One or two double-wide 
interconnect modules 
 
* Connectivity to interconnect bays 7 and 8 is only available with four-port mezzanine cards or port 2 of 4x card in 
Mezzanine slot 2. 
 
Mapping BL2x220c Blades 
 
To support network connections for specific signals, install an interconnect module in the bay corresponding 
to the embedded NIC or mezzanine signals.