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Dell PowerEdge FX2 and FX2s Enclosure Owner's Manual

I/O module port mapping—four-bay chassis

The following I/O module port mapping options are available on the four-bay chassis configuration that supports up to four half-width compute sleds.
NOTE: In the four-bay PowerEdge FX2s configurations that support storage sleds mapped to compute sled(s), the I/O module ports are mapped only to the compute sled(s). If storage sleds are installed, the corresponding ports on the I/O modules mapping to these slots are not active.
Figure 1. I/O module port mapping—half-width compute sleds with dual port NDC
This figure shows the I/O module port mapping from half-width compute sleds with dual port NDC.

A half-width compute sled that is configured with dual port Network Daughter Card (NDC) is mapped to a single port on each I/O module. The following table lists the compute sleds and the ports to which they are mapped.

Table 1. I/O module port mapping—half-width compute sleds (dual port NDC)In a four-bay chassis, the half-width compute sled configured with dual-port NDC populated in bay 1 is mapped to port 1 on both IO Module A1 (Top) and IO Module A2 (Bottom). In a four-bay chassis, the half-width compute sled configured with dual-port NDC populated in bay 2 is mapped to port 3 on both IO Module A1 (Top) and IO Module A2 (Bottom). In a four-bay chassis, the half-width compute sled configured with dual-port NDC populated in bay 3 is mapped to port 5 on both IO Module A1 (Top) and IO Module A2 (Bottom). In a four-bay chassis, the half-width compute sled configured with dual-port NDC populated in bay 3 is mapped to port 7 on both IO Module A1 (Top) and IO Module A2 (Bottom).
Compute sledIO Module A1 (Top)IO Module A2 (Bottom)
111
233
355
477
Figure 2. I/O module port mapping—half-width compute sleds with quad port NDC/network output
This figure shows the I/O module port mapping from half-width compute sleds with quad port NDC/network output.

A half-width compute sled configured with quad-port NDC is mapped to two ports on each I/O module.

A half-width compute sled with four compute nodes is configured with a quad-port network output, which is mapped to two ports on each I/O module. The network traffic from the nodes in the compute sled to the I/O modules in the enclosure is routed through a network switch that is embedded on the compute sled system board. For more information, see the Dell PowerEdge FM120x4 Owner's Manual at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

The following table lists the compute sleds and the ports to which they are mapped.

Table 2. I/O module port mapping—half-width compute sleds (quad port NDC/network output)In a four-bay chassis, the half-width compute sled configured with quad-port NDC populated in bay 1 is mapped to ports 1, 2 on both IO Module A1 (Top) and IO Module A2 (Bottom). In a four-bay chassis, the half-width compute sled configured with quad-port NDC populated in bay 2 is mapped to ports 3, 4 on both IO Module A1 (Top) and IO Module A2 (Bottom). In a four-bay chassis, the half-width compute sled configured with quad-port NDC populated in bay 3 is mapped to ports 5, 6 on both IO Module A1 (Top) and IO Module A2 (Bottom). In a four-bay chassis, the half-width compute sled configured with quad-port NDC populated in bay 3 is mapped to ports 7, 8 on both IO Module A1 (Top) and IO Module A2 (Bottom).
Compute sledIO Module A1 (Top)IO Module A2 (Bottom)
11, 21, 2
23, 43, 4
35, 65, 6
47, 87, 8

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