The IB technology is used for high performance computing. IB interconnects processor nodes and I/O nodes to a system area network. The architecture is independent of the host OS and processor platform. The leaf switch contains up to 38 4x IB ports that support EDR speeds and provides IB switching for the fabric. An IB port can be configured as a switch, a router, or a switch and router port.
The virtualization switch can be configured many ways, with up to 48 4x IB ports, 24 16Gb FC ports, 48 10GBASE-T ports, 48 40G Ethernet ports, or a mixture of these ports to provide network and gateway capabilities. For more information, see Virtualization Switch Overview.