must be removed first to use that slot for an optional I/O adapter.
The following figure shows the location of the I/O expansion connectors.
Figure 6. Location of the I/O adapter slots in the ThinkSystem SN550 server
A compatible switch or pass-through module must be installed in the corresponding I/O bays in the
chassis, as indicated in the following table. Installing two switches means that all ports of the adapter are
enabled, which improves performance and network availability.
Table 25. Adapter to I/O bay correspondence
I/O adapter slot in the server Port on the adapter Corresponding I/O module bay in the chassis
Slot 1 Port 1 Module bay 1
Port 2 Module bay 2
Port 3 (for 4-port cards) Module bay 1
Port 4 (for 4-port cards) Module bay 2
Slot 2 Port 1 Module bay 3
Port 2 Module bay 4
Port 3 (for 4-port cards) Module bay 3
Port 4 (for 4-port cards) Module bay 4
The following figure shows the location of the I/O module bays in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis.
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