HP BladeSystem c3000 Tower Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide

Installing components 34
To install an interconnect module:
1. Remove the interconnect blank.
2. If you are installing a double-wide interconnect module, remove the interconnect bay dividers
("Removing interconnect bay dividers" on page 40).
3. Install the interconnect module in the enclosure.
Mapping to interconnect ports
Several port types are referenced in the following tables.
• Examples of 1x ports are 1-Gb Ethernet (1 GbE) switch modules and Fibre Channel interconnect
modules.
• An example of a 2x port is a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interconnect module. (Reserved for future
use.)
• Examples of 4x ports are 10-Gb Ethernet (10 GbE) interconnect modules.
NOTE: 1x and 2x port mezzanine cards interface with single-wide interconnect modules. 4x
port mezzanine cards interface with double-wide interconnect modules.
The term "1x/2x" refers to the number of interconnect lanes per port provided by the controller. The more
lanes provided per port, the higher the data transmission rate coming from that port.