6.0 HP X9720 Network Storage System Administrator Guide (AW549-96034, December 2011)

Rear view of a c-Class Blade enclosure
6. Interconnect bay 6 (reserved for future use)1. Interconnect bay 1 (Virtual Connect Flex-10
10 Ethernet Module)
7. Interconnect bay 7 (reserved for future use)2. Interconnect bay 2 (Virtual Connect Flex-10
10 Ethernet Module)
8. Interconnect bay 8 (reserved for future use)3. Interconnect bay 3 (SAS Switch)
9. Onboard Administrator 14. Interconnect bay 4 (SAS Switch)
10. Onboard Administrator 25. Interconnect bay 5 (reserved for future use)
Flex-10 networks
The server blades in the X9720 Network Storage System have two built-in Flex-10 10 NICs. The
Flex-10 technology comprises the Flex-10 NICs and the Flex-10 Virtual Connect modules in
interconnect bays 1 and 2 of the performance chassis. Each Flex-10 NIC is configured to represent
four physical interfaces (NIC) devices, also called FlexNICs, with a total bandwidth of 10ps. The
FlexNICs are configured as follows on an X9720 Network Storage System:
Performance blocks (c-Class Blade enclosure) 161