HP ProLiant BL490c HP BladeSystem c-Class SAN connectivity technology brief - Page 9

Figure 6 illustrates the mapping of FC connectivity options for the c3000 enclosure. Figure 6 illustrates the maximum FC connection capability of the c3000 enclosure. In practice, server blades can support a mix of mezzanine cards of different interface types (FC, Ethernet, or InfiniBand) simultaneously within the enclosure. Having two or more FC HBA mezzanine cards on each server blade offers redundancy and enhanced throughput. Figure 6. Mapping of server blade FC HBA ports (1x port connectivity) in the HP c3000 Enclosure Half-height server blade (one of up to 8) Slot 2 Slot 1 NIC 1 NIC 2 FC HBA mezz card 1 Port 1 Port 2 FC HBA mezz card 2 Port 1 Port 2 Midplane Bay 2 Bay 1 Ethernet module Pass-thru, or SAN switch Full-height server blade (one of up to 4) Slot 3 Slot 2 Slot 1 NIC 1 NIC 2 NIC 3 NIC 4 FC HBA mezz card 1 Port 1 Port 2 FC HBA mezz card 2 Port 1 Port 2 FC HBA mezz card 3 Port 1 Port 2 Bay 4 Bay 3 Pass-thru, Virtual Connect, or SAN switch Pass-thru, Virtual Connect, or SAN switch 9