A server sled has a single mezzanine card installed in the correctly supported slot. To which IOM fabric(s) does the sled have access?

Question

Options

• AFabric A1 and Fabric A2
• BFabric A1 only
• CEither Fabric A or Fabric B, depending on the configuration set in OME-M
• DFabric A1 and Fabric B1

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  94% (29)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Option B is correct because a single mezzanine card installed in the primary (correctly supported) mezzanine slot physically connects the sled only to the Fabric A1 IOM slot in the chassis. The mezzanine slot's physical backplane connection determines fabric access - one card maps to one fabric endpoint, and A1 is the default fabric for the first mezzanine slot.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (A1 and A2): Accessing both A1 and A2 would require a dual-port or redundant mezzanine configuration, not a single card in one slot.
• C (Either A or B via OME-M): Fabric assignment is governed by physical slot position, not software configuration in OpenManage Enterprise – Modular. OME-M manages and monitors fabrics but doesn't reassign which fabric a mezzanine slot connects to.
• D (A1 and B1): Reaching Fabric B requires a second mezzanine card installed in the second mezzanine slot; a single card cannot bridge two separate fabrics.

Memory tip: Think "one mezzanine card = one fabric slot." The first slot always lands on A1 - you need a second physical card to reach Fabric B, just like you need a second key to open a second door.

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