Connectivity layout of the N7 switch ( ) 4* 1 Gb uplinks to backbone 2 * 10 * 1 Gb interconnections between the N7 switches 10 Gbit limits 1.3 Gbit/s per 10 * 1 Gb ports 2.9 Gbits/s per slot 3.non-blocking backplane 4.~6.5 Gbit/s per 10 Gbit port Foundry switch 24 * 1Gb ports 24 disk server (lxfsrk) 24 tape server uplinks tbed CPU nodes lxshare disk server
Connectivity layout of the N7 switch (> ) 4* 1 Gb uplinks to backbone 2 * 10 * 1 Gb interconnections between the N7 switches 10 Gbit limits 1.3 Gbit/s per 10 * 1 Gb ports 2.9 Gbits/s per slot 3.non-blocking backplane 4.~6.5 Gbit/s per 10 Gbit port 5.2 * 10 Gbit ports are shared Foundry switch 24 * 1Gb ports 24 disk server (lxfsrk) 12 tape server, bld 613 uplinks tbed CPU nodes lxshare disk server 12 tape server, bld 512 basement 10 Gbit
Data flow within the N7 switch (> ) 2 Gbit 2 * 10 * 1 Gb interconnections between the N7 switches 4 Gbit in + 2 Gbit out limits 1.3 Gbit/s per 10 * 1 Gb ports 2.9 Gbits/s per slot 3.non-blocking backplane 4.~6.5 Gbit/s per 10 Gbit port 5.2 * 10 Gbit ports are shared Foundry switch 24 * 1Gb ports 24 disk server (lxfsrk) 12 tape server, bld tape server, bld 512 basement 2 Gbit uplinks tbed CPU nodes LDC tbed CPU nodes GDC lxshare disk server 4 Gbit LCD GDC