6.2 HP IBRIX 9000 Storage Network Best Practices Guide (TA768-96069, December 2012)

Physical description
Figure 9 IBRIX 9730 unified network — physical description
The physical connection from the enclosure to the customer network is routed through either the
VC modules or the OA modules. Network traffic between the enclosure and the customer network
must traverse these modules to exit the enclosure. All other physical connections are routed internally
via the enclosure’s midplane. Network traffic between servers within an enclosure is routed through
the VC modules and does not count against the total external bandwidth availability.
The VC modules are cross linked through connectors X7 and X8 to provide redundant paths from
the enclosure midplane to the external network. The connection of X7 and X8 is internally
implemented on the enclosure midplane. External cables should not be plugged into VC connections
X7 and X8.
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