– Riser C for CX-6 VPI adapter (FC AJZL)
– Riser D for 4-port 10 GbE adapter (FC EN2X) or CX-6 VPI adapter (FC AJZL)
Networking details
The networking details of the utility node are shown in the following gure.
Figure 4. utility node networking
• (FC AJZL) CX-6 VPI in PCIe form factor
– InniBand - HDR200 200 Gb / HDR100 100 Gb / EDR 100 Gb
– Ethernet - 100 GbE / 200 GbE
• EB49: 3 m Triax AOC (FC EN02) with QFSP and SFP adapters
• EB47: 5 m LC-LC Passive Fibre Cable (FC ECBD) with 25 GbE transceivers
• EBBA: 10 m HDR-IB QFSP56 AOC
You can congure a utility node with a single cluster ESS 3500 only.
Enterprise-level software and support
The utility node runs as a management server in the IBM Storage Scale software, which is a part of the
IBM Spectrum
®
family. For more information about the IBM Storage Scale capabilities, see IBM Storage
Scale.
Enterprise-level software and support are available based on the IBM Storage Scale software stack.
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