The following tables list the port maps for the baseboard management controller (BMC) switch, also called the management switch, and the top-of-rack (ToR) switches.
The following tables list the port maps for the baseboard management controller (BMC) switch, also called the management switch, and the top-of-rack (ToR) switches.
This list defines the server and switch port connections that are listed in the tables in the following sections.
The following table lists the connection and cable types, node ports, and switch ports for the N3248TE-ON BMC switch for the hybrid, all-flash, and dense configurations.
Connection and cable type | From originating port | To BMC switch port |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 01 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 01 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 02 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 02 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 03 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 03 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 04 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 04 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 05 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 05 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 06 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 06 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 07 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 07 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 08 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 08 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 09 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 09 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 10 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 10 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 11 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 11 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 12 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 12 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 13 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 13 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 14 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 14 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 15 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 15 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Node 16 OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 16 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | BMC reserved PDU | Port 41 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | BMC reserved PDU | Port 42 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | BMC reserved PDU | Port 43 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | BMC reserved PDU | Port 44 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | Hardware Lifecycle Host OoB NIC (iDRAC) | Port 46 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | ToR 1 switch management port | Port 47 |
1 Gb Cat 6 | ToR 2 switch management port | Port 48 |
10 Gb SFP28-Twinaxial | Hardware Lifecycle Host 10 GbE port 1 (PCI1-1) | Port 49 |
10 Gb SFP28-Twinaxial | Hardware Lifecycle Host 10 GbE port 2 (PCI1-2) | Port 50 |
10 Gb SFP28-Twinaxial | S5248F-ON ToR 1 switch port 44 | Port 51 |
10 Gb SFP28-Twinaxial | S5248F-ON ToR 2 switch port 44 | Port 52 |
The following table lists the connection and cable types, node ports, and switch ports for the S5248F-ON ToR 1 switch for the hybrid, all-flash, and dense configurations.
Connection and cable type | From originating port | To ToR 1 switch port |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 01 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 01 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 02 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 02 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 03 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 03 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 04 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 04 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 05 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 05 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 06 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 06 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 07 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 07 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 08 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 08 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 09 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 09 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 10 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 10 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 11 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 11 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 12 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 12 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 13 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 13 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 14 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 14 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 15 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 15 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 16 NIC port 1 (rNDC1-1) | Port 16 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | ToR 2 switch port 39 (BGP) | Port 39 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | ToR 2 switch port 40 (BGP) | Port 40 |
10 Gb Twinaxial | BMC switch port 51 | Port 44 |
25 Gb Fiber | Customer border switch 4 (optional) | Port 45 |
25 Gb Fiber | Customer border switch 3 (optional) | Port 46 |
25 Gb Fiber | Customer border switch 2 | Port 47 |
25 Gb Fiber | Customer border switch 1 | Port 48 |
200 Gb Twinaxial | ToR2 VLTi peer link | Port 49/50 |
200 Gb Twinaxial | ToR2 VLTi peer link | Port 51/52 |
The standard shipping configuration is to have QSFP-DD cables running between the two ToRs for 200 GB connectivity. On the switches, the differences between using the 100 Gb single-density cables and the 200 Gb double-density cables is shown in the following tables.
Port | Status | Speed | Duplex |
Eth 1/1/49 | Up | 100 Gb | Full |
Eth 1/1/50 | Down | 0 | Full |
Eth 1/1/51 | Up | 100 Gb | Full |
Eth 1/1/52 | Down | 0 | Full |
Port | Status | Speed | Duplex |
Eth 1/1/49 | Up | 100 Gb | Full |
Eth 1/1/50 | Up | 100 Gb | Full |
Eth 1/1/51 | Up | 100 Gb | Full |
Eth 1/1/52 | Up | 100 Gb | Full |
The following table lists the connection and cable types, node ports, and switch ports for the S5248F-ON ToR 2 switch for the hybrid, all-flash, and dense configurations.
Connection and cable type | From originating port | To switch port |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 01 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 01 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 02 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 02 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 03 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 03 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 04 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 04 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 05 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 05 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 06 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 06 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 07 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 07 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 08 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 08 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 09 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 09 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 10 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 10 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 11 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 11 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 12 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 12 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 13 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 13 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 14 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 14 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 15 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 15 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | Node 16 NIC port 2 (rNDC2-2) | Port 16 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | ToR 1 port 39 (BGP) | Port 39 |
25 Gb Twinaxial | ToR 1 port 40 (BGP) | Port 40 |
10 Gb Twinaxial | BMC port 52 | Port 44 |
25 Gb Fiber | Customer border switch 4 (optional) | Port 45 |
25 Gb Fiber | Customer border switch 3 (optional) | Port 46 |
25 Gb Fiber | Customer border switch 2 | Port 47 |
25 Gb Fiber | Customer border switch 1 | Port 48 |
200 Gb Twinaxial | ToR 1 VLTi peer link | Port 49/50 |
200 Gb Twinaxial | ToR 1 VLTi peer link | Port 51/52 |
The standard shipping configuration is to have QSFP-DD cables running between the two ToRs for 200 GB connectivity. On the switches, the differences between using the 100 Gb single-density cables and the 200 Gb double-density cables is shown in the following tables.
Port | Status | Speed | Duplex |
Eth 1/1/49 | Up | 100 Gb | Full |
Eth 1/1/50 | Down | 0 | Full |
Eth 1/1/51 | Up | 100 Gb | Full |
Eth 1/1/52 | Down | 0 | Full |
Port | Status | Speed | Duplex |
Eth 1/1/49 | Up | 100 Gb | Full |
Eth 1/1/50 | Up | 100 Gb | Full |
Eth 1/1/51 | Up | 100 Gb | Full |
Eth 1/1/52 | Up | 100 Gb | Full |
The following table lists Cisco cable placement and port mapping.
Cisco C93180YC-FX | Cisco 9348GC-FXP | ||||||
Cable type | Originating port | ToR-1 switch port | Originating port | ToR-2 switch port | Cable type | Originating port | BMC switch port |
25 GB Twinax | Node-01 – rNDC1-1 | Port-01 | Node-01 – rNDC2-2 | Port-01 | 1 GB CAT6 | Node-01– iDRAC | Port-01 |
Node-02 – rNDC1-1 | Port-02 | Node-02 – rNDC2-2 | Port-02 | Node-02– iDRAC | Port-02 | ||
Node-03 – rNDC1-1 | Port-03 | Node-03 – rNDC2-2 | Port-03 | Node-03– iDRAC | Port-03 | ||
Node-04 – rNDC1-1 | Port-04 | Node-04 – rNDC2-2 | Port-04 | Node-04– iDRAC | Port-04 | ||
Node-05 – rNDC1-1 | Port-05 | Node-05 – rNDC2-2 | Port-05 | Node-05– iDRAC | Port-05 | ||
Node-06 – rNDC1-1 | Port-06 | Node-06 – rNDC2-2 | Port-06 | Node-06– iDRAC | Port-06 | ||
Node-07 – rNDC1-1 | Port-07 | Node-07 – rNDC2-2 | Port-07 | Node-07– iDRAC | Port-07 | ||
Node-08 – rNDC1-1 | Port-08 | Node-08 – rNDC2-2 | Port-08 | Node-08– iDRAC | Port-08 | ||
Node-09 – rNDC1-1 | Port-09 | Node-09 – rNDC2-2 | Port-09 | Node-09– iDRAC | Port-09 | ||
Node-10 – rNDC1-1 | Port-10 | Node-10 – rNDC2-2 | Port-10 | Node-10– iDRAC | Port-10 | ||
Node-11 – rNDC1-1 | Port-11 | Node-11 – rNDC2-2 | Port-11 | Node-11– iDRAC | Port-11 | ||
Node-12 – rNDC1-1 | Port-12 | Node-12 – rNDC2-2 | Port-12 | Node-12– iDRAC | Port-12 | ||
Node-13 – rNDC1-1 | Port-13 | Node-13 – rNDC2-2 | Port-13 | Node-13– iDRAC | Port-13 | ||
Node-14 – rNDC1-1 | Port-14 | Node-14 – rNDC2-2 | Port-14 | Node-14– iDRAC | Port-14 | ||
Node-15 – rNDC1-1 | Port-15 | Node-15 – rNDC2-2 | Port-15 | Node-15– iDRAC | Port-15 | ||
Node-16 – rNDC1-1 | Port-16 | Node-16 – rNDC2-2 | Port-16 | Node-16– iDRAC | Port-16 | ||
ToR-2 Switch Port-39 | Port-39 | ToR-1 Switch Port-39 | Port-39 | HLH-iDRAC | Port-46 | ||
ToR-2 Switch Port-40 | Port-40 | ToR-1 Switch Port-40 | Port-40 | ToR-1 Switch MGMT | Port-47 | ||
BMC Switch Port-51 | Port-44 | BMC Switch Port-52 | Port-44 | ToR-2 Switch MGMT | Port-48 | ||
10/25 GB Fiber | Customer Border-4 (optional) | Port-45 | Customer Border-4 (optional) | Port-45 | 10/25 GbE Twinax | HLH-PCI1-1 | Port-49 |
Customer Border-3 (optional) | Port-46 | Customer Border-3 (optional) | Port-46 | HLH-PCI1-2 | Port-50 | ||
Customer Border-2 | Port-47 | Customer Border-2 | Port-47 | 25 GbE Twinax | ToR-1 Port-44 | Port-51 | |
Customer Border-1 | Port-48 | Customer Border-1 | Port-48 | ToR-2 Port-44 | Port-52 | ||
40/100 GB Twinax | ToR-2 Port-49 | Port-49 | ToR-1 Port-49 | Port-49 | |||
ToR-2 Port-50 | Port-50 | ToR-1 Port-50 | Port-50 |