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QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for BladeCenter

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Abstract

The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for BladeCenter enables you to quickly and simply connect the BladeCenter servers with CIOv expansion slots to a Fibre Channel SAN. Simply pick any Fibre Channel storage solution and begin accessing data over a high-speed interconnect.

Note: This adapter is withdrawn from marketing.

Introduction

The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for BladeCenter enables you to quickly and simply connect the BladeCenter servers with CIOv expansion slots to a Fibre Channel SAN. Simply pick any Fibre Channel storage solution and begin accessing data over a high-speed interconnect.

This card is installed into the PCI Express CIOv slot of a supported blade server. It provides connections to Fibre Channel-compatible modules located in bays 3 and 4 of supported BladeCenter chassis. A maximum of one QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) is supported per single-wide (30 mm) blade server.

The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) is shown in Figure 1.

QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv)
Figure 1. QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv)

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The adapter connects to the midplane directly, without having to use cables or SFP modules. By eliminating these components for up to 14 servers, the resulting savings alone cover the BladeCenter chassis investment.

The adapter is based on the PCI Express bus, which can be thought of as a high-speed serial replacement of the older technology. Its use offers many benefits, including higher speeds and the ability to send and receive data at the same time.

When using the CIOv adapter, you can simultaneously use a CFFh adapter to enable more types of I/O to supported blade servers such as the HS22 when installed in the BladeCenter H chassis. The innovative design of the CIOv adapter works with the CFFh adapter to support this combination.

Part number information

The part number to order this card is shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Ordering part number and feature code

Description Part number Feature code
QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for BladeCenter 46M6065* 3594 / 8241**

* Withdrawn from marketing
* The first feature code is for use with the System x sales channel. The second feature code is for use with the Power Systems sales channel

The part number includes the following items:

  • One QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for BladeCenter
  • Documentation package

Features

The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) has the following features:

  • CIOv form factor
  • PCI Express 2.0 host interface
  • Support for two full-duplex Fibre Channel ports at 4 Gbps maximum per channel
  • Support for Fibre Channel Protocol SCSI (FCP-SCSI) and Fibre Channel Internet Protocol (FC-IP)
  • Support for Fibre Channel service (class 3)
  • Support for switched fabric, point-to-point, and Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) connections
  • Configuration and boot support in BIOS and UEFI

Operating environment

The expansion card is supported in this environment:

  • Temperature:
    • 10 to 35°C (50 to 95°F) at 0 to 914 m (0 to 3,000 ft)
    • 10 to 32°C (50 to 90°F) at 914 to 2,133 m (3,000 to 7,000 ft)
  • Relative humidity: 8% to 80%
  • Maximum altitude: 2,133 m (7,000 ft)

Supported servers and I/O modules

The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) is supported in the BladeCenter servers listed in Table 2.

Table 2. Supported servers

    HS12 HS21 HS21 XM HS22 HS22V 0.9DE0.gif LS21 LS22 LS41 LS42 JS12 JS21 JS22 JS23/JS43 PS700/PS701/PS702
QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) 46M6065 N N N Y Y Y N N N N N N N Y Y

See IBM ServerProven for the latest information on the expansion cards supported by each blade server type: http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.

CIOv expansion cards are installed in the CIOv slot in supported servers such as the HS22 as highlighted in red in Figure 2.

Location of the CIOv slot in the BladeCenter HS22
Figure 2. Location of the CIOv slot in the BladeCenter HS22

The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) supports the I/O modules listed in Table 3. The table also lists the BladeCenter chassis that support each I/O module.

The card requires that a supported I/O module is installed in bay 3 or bay 4 of the chassis, however for redundancy and performance purposes, we recommend that you install two I/O modules in the chassis, one in bay 3 and one in bay 4 of the chassis.

Table 3. I/O module and chassis combinations supported with the QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv)

    BladeCenter S BladeCenter E BladeCenter H BladeCenter T BladeCenter HT
Brocade 4 Gb 20-port SAN Switch Module 32R1812 N Y Y Y Y
Brocade 4 Gb 10-port SAN Switch Module 32R1813 Y Y Y Y Y
Brocade Enterprise 20-port 8Gb SAN Switch Module 42C1828 N Y Y N Y
Brocade 20-port 8Gb SAN Switch Module 44X1920 N Y Y N Y
Brocade 10-port 8Gb SAN Switch Module 44X1921 N Y Y N Y
Cisco 4 Gb 20-port Fibre Channel Switch Module 39Y9280 N Y Y Y Y
Cisco 4 Gb 10-port Fibre Channel Switch Module 39Y9284 Y Y Y Y Y
McDATA 4 Gb 20-port Fibre Channel Switch Module 32R1833 N Y Y Y Y
McDATA 4 Gb 10-port Fibre Channel Switch Module 32R1905 N Y Y Y Y
QLogic 4 Gb 20-port Fibre Channel Switch Module 26R0881 N Y Y Y Y
QLogic 4 Gb 10-port Fibre Channel Switch Module 32R1904 N Y Y Y Y
QLogic 20-port 4 Gb SAN Switch Module 43W6725 N Y Y Y Y
QLogic 10-port 4 Gb SAN Switch Module 43W6724 Y Y Y Y Y
QLogic 20-Port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module 44X1905 Y Y Y Y Y
QLogic 8 Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module 44X1907 Y Y Y Y Y
QLogic 4 Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module 43W6723 Y Y Y Y Y

Important considerations:

  • The BladeCenter Optical Pass-thru Module, 39Y9316, is not supported.
  • The BladeCenter S does not support all I/O modules, as shown in Table 3.
  • Many of the I/O modules listed in the table also support the Multi-Switch Interconnect Module (MSIM) and MSIM-HT. However, we do not list that support here since CIOv expansion cards do not support the use of the MSIM or MSIM-HT.

Supported operating systems

The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) supports the following operating systems:

  • IBM AIX 5L for POWER Version 5.3
  • IBM AIX Version 6.1
  • IBM Virtual I/O Server
  • IBM i operating system 6.1
  • Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition Unlimited Virtualization
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x86 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2 Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for x86
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for x86
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/HPC for x86
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 for IBM POWER
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition with Xen
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for IBM POWER
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for IBM POWER
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for x86
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for IBM POWER
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
  • VMware ESX 3.5
  • VMware ESX 4.0
  • VMware ESXi 3.5
  • VMware ESXi 4.0

See IBM ServerProven for the latest information on the specific versions and service packs supported: http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. Select the blade server and then select the expansion card to see the supported operating systems.

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