Installation 51
Connection Port number Connects to interconnect
bay/port
Comments
NIC
NIC 1
NIC 2
NIC 3
NIC 4
1/Port N+8
2/Port N+8
1/Port N
2/Port N
One or two single-wide
Ethernet interconnect modules
Mezzanine slot 1—1x or
2x cards
1x/2x port 1
1x/2x port 2
1x/2x port 3
1x/2x port 4
3/Port N
4/Port N
3/Port N+8
4/Port N+8
One or two single-wide
interconnect modules
Mezzanine slot 1—4x
cards
4x port 1 3/Port N
•
One double-wide
interconnect module
•
Only port 1 of a two-port
card can be connected
Mezzanine slot 2—1x or
2x cards
1x/2x port 1
1x/2x port 2
1x/2x port 3
1x/2x port 4
5/Port N
6/Port N
7/Port N
8/Port N
Up to four single-wide
interconnect modules
Mezzanine slot 2—4x
cards
4x port 1
4x port 2
5/Port N
7/Port N
One or two double-wide
interconnect modules
Mezzanine slot 3—1x or
2x cards
1x/2x port 1
1x/2x port 2
1x/2x port 3
1x/2x port 4
7/Port N+8
8/Port N+8
5/Port N+8
6/Port N+8
Up to four single-wide
interconnect modules
Mezzanine slot 3—4x
cards
4x port 1
4x port 2
5/Port N+8
7/Port N+8
One or two double-wide
interconnect modules
* Connectivity to interconnect bays 7 and 8 is only available with four-port mezzanine cards or port 2 of 4x card in
Mezzanine slot 2.
Mapping BL2x220c Blades
To support network connections for specific signals, install an interconnect module in the bay corresponding
to the embedded NIC or mezzanine signals.