If the bladecenter switch cannot keep link up with another switch verify that the configuration of the bladecenter switch and upstream switch are set to autonegotiate for speed and duplex.
Ibm bladecenter ethernet switch configuration.
International technical support organization implementing ibm system networking 10gb ethernet switches june 2012 sg24 7960 00.
In addition to the layer 2 switching capabilities this switch supports the expanded capabilities of layer 3 routing.
Everything written in this article could be made from the command line so these recommendations can be helpful for system administrators and system engineers working with hosts.
This article describes the ibm power7 processor based ibm bladecenter blade server installation starting from bladecenter ethernet switch setup through logical partitioning lpar configuration and to ibm aix setup.
The ibm bladecenter 1 10gb uplink ethernet switch module serves as a switching and routing fabric for all models of bladecenter server chassis.
The bladecenter s system ships with the external ports of the ethernet switch module set to disabled.
A test to verify whether the external ports are working on a bladecenter switch is to take a known good networking cable and connect two external ports to.