What is causing this message?

An engineer is installing a server node with a quad port 1GbE NIC into SLOT 3 on a VRTX chassis with a 1GbE Pass-Through Module (PTM) in Fabric A.

During POST of this server, a message indicates that ports 3 and 4 of the NIC are being disabled. The system completes the boot process and is otherwise operational.

What is causing this message?

A. The ports have NOT been enabled on the PTM.

B. The PTM only provides eight external ports.

C. The server node needs to be in SLOT 1 to access additional ports.

D. Another server node is already using ports needed on the PTM.

View Answer

Answer: A