[c-nsp] Cisco 3012 IBM Blade Switch Configurations?

[ChrisSerafin]

Weird thing the ports do not light up with either a x-over or straight 
through cable.

The client is opposed to using the external nics for anything but 
uplinks to switches... :(

McLean Pickett wrote:
> Chris -
>
> The CIGESM's are expensive and have limited feature support based on the way
> they are deployed in the chassis (you can't channel the NICs on the blades).
> They are additional devices to support and every time the server guys reboot
> the chassis spanning tree is impacted.
>
> Go with the pass-through modules and connect the blade NIC's to an external
> switch.
>
> -McLean
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Jason Lixfeld
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 12:31 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Cisco 3012 IBM Blade Switch Configurations?
>
> Not sure if the CIGESMs in the eServer BladeCenters are the same  
> thing, but with those, connectivity between two modules in the same  
> chassis is provided by one of the internal mgmt interfaces.  It's  
> Gi0/15 in my case.  I think there's some stuff you have to tweak in  
> the MM gui, but it should be pretty easy to find, although I can't  
> recall off the top of my head.
>
> On 12-Feb-09, at 12:22 PM, ChrisSerafin wrote:
>
>   
>> Anyone deal with these? They look to have basic IOS functions like  
>> all other IOS based Cisco devices, but for some reason, I cannot get  
>> one switch to talk to another switch by connecting a straight  
>> through cable from the external switch ports of one to another. I'm  
>> looking for just basic native VLAN connectivity between the two for  
>> today, and then to also have a pair of 2960's upstream to provide  
>> data center redundancy.
>>
>> Google is failing me :(
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chris Serafin
>> chris at chrisserafin.com
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