https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/virtualconnect-functionalities/m-p/4555130#M8583 By default, and with no Virtual Domain configuration...<BR /><BR />A Virtual Connect module operates like a standard non-managed switch. Anything you connect to the external ports, is accessable to the internal ports.<BR /><BR />Connecting server nics to the external ports "should" allow you to talk to the blade servers. You would be limited to the type/speed of the nics inside the servers. Not necessarily 10G.<BR /><BR /><BR />Steven Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:27:03 GMT Steven Clementi 2010-01-01T01:27:03Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/virtualconnect-functionalities/m-p/4555129#M8582 I read that VirtualConnect Flex-10 10G is IEEE-Bridging-Element. If I Connect Blade Servers(BL685C G6) to VirtualConnect Flex-10 10G (via 16internal 10Gb ports) and others Server(s) connected to the 8External 10Gb, VirtualConnect Flex-10_10G can do swithing so I will have IP connexion between all Servers and Blade? Those connection are in 10G?<BR />Thanks.<BR /> Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:37:10 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/virtualconnect-functionalities/m-p/4555129#M8582 HDi_1 2009-12-24T09:37:10Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/virtualconnect-functionalities/m-p/4555130#M8583 By default, and with no Virtual Domain configuration...<BR /><BR />A Virtual Connect module operates like a standard non-managed switch. Anything you connect to the external ports, is accessable to the internal ports.<BR /><BR />Connecting server nics to the external ports "should" allow you to talk to the blade servers. You would be limited to the type/speed of the nics inside the servers. Not necessarily 10G.<BR /><BR /><BR />Steven Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:27:03 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/virtualconnect-functionalities/m-p/4555130#M8583 Steven Clementi 2010-01-01T01:27:03Z