SX1018HP Ethernet Managed Blade Switch User Guide for HP c-Class BladeSystems

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Figure 2: HP BLade System Onboard Administrator
You can install up to 18 cables in the uplink ports on the SX1018HP Ethernet Switch.
1.3 Mellanox SX1018HP Ethernet Switch Connector Bays
Figure 3: QSFP Connectors
1.3.1 Uplink Ports
The ports labelled 1 to 18 are external uplink ports. You can install up to 18 40GbE QSFP+
cables or combinations of 40 GbE and 10GbE ports. The maximum number of 10GbE ports
available using this switch and breakout cables is 34.
1.3.2 Breakout Cables
Splitting the Data Stream Using Breakout (Fanout) Cables.
Specific ports can be split by using a QSFP 1X4 breakout cable to split one 40 GbE port into 4
lanes (4 SFP+ connectors 10GbE each). These 4 lanes then go, one lane to each of the 4 SFP+
connectors. Some ports can be split into 2 10 Gb/s ports, using lanes 1 and 2 only. When a QSFP
40GbE is supported in interconnect bays 3 to 8 only.
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