IBM NeXtScale System User Manual

146 IBM NeXtScale System Planning and Implementation Guide
Table 5-14 Fibre Channel switch part numbers
For more information about IBM Fibre Channel switches, see this website:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/networking/switches/san/
5.7 Rack-level networking: Sample configurations
In this section, we describe the following sample configurations that use
NeXtScale systems:
򐂰 InfiniBand non-blocking
򐂰 InfiniBand 50% blocking
򐂰 10 Gb Ethernet configuration with one port per node
򐂰 10 Gb Ethernet configuration with two ports per node
The location of the chassis and the switches within the rack are shown in a way
that optimizes the cabling of the solution. The chassis and switches are
color-coded to indicate which InfiniBand or Ethernet switches support which
chassis.
16 Gb Fibre Channel switches
Part number Description
2498F24 IBM System Storage® SAN24B-5
2498F48 IBM System Storage SAN48B-5
2498F96 IBM System Storage SAN96B-5
8 Gb Fibre Channel switches
249824E IBM System Storage SAN24B-4 Express
241724C Cisco MDS 9124 Express
2417C48 Cisco MDS 9148 for IBM System Storage
2498B80 IBM System Storage SAN80B-4
Management network: Management networking is the same for all
configurations. For more information, see 5.7.5, “Management network” on
page 151.

IBM NeXtScale System Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	NeXtScale System
Category	Server
Language	English