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The switch can be configured either by command line or by QuickTools:
Command Line: Access the switch by the console port through the IBM Flex System
Chassis Management Module or through the Ethernet Port. This method requires a basic
understanding of the CLI commands.
QuickTools: Requires a current version of the JRE on your workstation before pointing a
web browser to the switch’s IP address. The IP Address of the switch must be configured.
QuickTools does not require a license and code is included.
For more information about the IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Switch, see IBM Flex
System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thru, TIPS0866.
1.5.7 IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Pass-thru
The IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Pass-thru I/O module is an 8 Gbps Fibre Channel
pass-thru SAN module that has 14 internal ports and six external ports. It is shipped with all
ports enabled.
The FC3171 8 Gb SAN Pass-thru can be configured using either command line or
QuickTools.
Command Line: Access the module by the console port through the IBM Flex System
Chassis Management Module or through the Ethernet Port. This method requires a basic
understanding of the CLI commands.
QuickTools: Requires a current version of the JRE on your workstation before pointing a
web browser to the modules IP address. The IP Address of the module must be
configured. QuickTools does not require a license and code is included.
For more information about the IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Pass-thru, see IBM Flex
System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thru, TIPS0866.
1.5.8 IBM Flex System IB6131 InfiniBand Switch
The IBM Flex System IB6131 InfiniBand Switch is a 32 port InfiniBand switch. It has 18
FDR/QDR (56/40 Gbps) external ports and 14 FDR/QDR (56/40 Gbps) internal ports for
connections to nodes. This switch ships standard with QDR and can be upgraded to FDR.
Running the MLNX-OS, this switch has one external 1 Gb management port and a mini USB
Serial port for updating software and debug use, along with InfiniBand internal and external
ports.
The switch has fourteen internal QDR links and eighteen CX4 uplink ports. All ports are
enabled. The switch can be upgraded to FDR speed (56 Gbps) by the Feature On Demand
(FOD) process.
For more information about the IBM Flex System IB6131 InfiniBand Switch, see IBM Flex
System IB6131 InfiniBand Switch, TIPS0871.
Tip: If there is a potential future requirement to enable full fabric capability, then this switch
should not be purchased and instead the FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch should be considered.
Note: InfiniBand is not a supported protocol for IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node nor
IBM Storwize V7000.
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