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Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter (Withdrawn)

Product Guide (withdrawn product)

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1 May 2009
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Abstract

The Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) has two 1 Gb Ethernet ports that are designed for IBM BladeCenter servers with CFFv expansion slots. It is based on proven Broadcom 5704 ASIC technology and offers value added features such as BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager and software-based iSCSI support.

Note: This product has now been withdrawn from marketing and is no longer available for ordering from IBM.

Introduction


The Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) has two 1 Gb Ethernet ports that are designed for IBM BladeCenter servers with CFFv expansion slots. It is based on proven Broadcom 5704 ASIC technology and offers value added features such as BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager and software-based iSCSI support.

This card is installed into the CFFv slot of the supported blade server. It provides connections to Ethernet-compatible modules that are in bay 3 and bay 4 of the supported BladeCenter chassis. The CFFv slot is a PCI-X 1.0 slot. Figure 1 shows the Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv).

Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv)
Figure 1. Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv)

Did you know?

Today's virtualized servers require a larger number of network adapters. The Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) adapter is a perfect fit for these environments because it can enable up to eight Ethernet ports per blade server.

Are you planning to implement an iSCSI storage area network (SAN)? Did you know that iSCSI implementations require data on a separate LAN? The Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) adapter is an important part of any iSCSI implementation. By using this adapter, you can separate the Ethernet traffic and SAN traffic into different networks.

When using the Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) adapter, you can simultaneously use a CFFh adapter to enable more types of I/O to supported blade servers, such as the HS21, when installed in the IBM BladeCenter H chassis. The innovative design of the Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) adapter is designed to work with the CFFh adapter to support this combination workload.

Part number information

Table 1 shows the part number to order this adapter.

Table 1. Part number and feature code for ordering
Description Part number Feature code
Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter 39Y9310 2969

This part number includes the following items:
  • One Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter
  • The documentation CD that contains Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter Installation and User’s Guide
  • The IBM Important Notices document


Features

The expansion card has the following features:
  • PCI-X 1.0 host interface
  • Broadcom BCM5704 communication module
  • BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager (BOFM) support
  • Connection to 1000BASE-X environments using BladeCenter Ethernet switches
  • Full-duplex (FDX) capability, enabling simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local area network (LAN)
  • Failover support
  • Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) support
  • Support for direct memory access (DMA)
  • Wake on LAN support for both ports


Operating environment

The expansion card is supported in the following environment:
  • Temperature:
    • 0° to 45°C (32° to 113°F) at 0 to 914 m (0 to 3,000 ft) operating
    • -40° to 70°C (-40° to 158°F) at 914 m to 2,133 (3,000 to 7,000 ft) storage
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% (noncondensing)


Supported servers and I/O modules

The Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) is supported in the IBM BladeCenter servers listed in Table 2.

Table 2. Supported servers

Expansion card

Part number

HS12

HS21

HS21 XM

HS22

LS21

LS22

LS41

LS42

JS12

JS21

JS22

QS22

PN41

Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv)

39Y9310

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

N

N

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

The Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) is also supported in an expansion blade when the blade servers support both the expansion card and that particular expansion blade. Figure 2 shows where the CFFv card is installed in a BladeCenter server.

Location on the BladeCenter server planar where the CFFv card is installed
Figure 2. Location on the BladeCenter server planar where the CFFv card is installed

The Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) requires that a supported I/O module is installed in bay 3 and bay 4 of the chassis in which the cards and servers are installed. The following I/O modules are supported :
  • Any IBM, BNT, or Cisco Ethernet Switch Module (standard form-factor switch module)
  • Optical Pass-thru Module
  • Copper Pass-thru Module
  • Intelligent Copper Pass-thru Module

Supported operating systems

The following operating systems support the expansion card:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter x64 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 HPC Edition
  • 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 Storage Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise Edition x64
  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard Edition x64
  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003/2003 R2, Workgroup Edition x64
  • NetWare 6.5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS for AMD64/EM64T
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS for x86
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 ES for AMD64/EM64T
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 ES for x86
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS for AMD64/EM64T
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS for x86
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for AMD64/EM64T
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for x86
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for AMD64/EM64T
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for x86
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/HPC for AMD64/EM64T
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/HPC for x86
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64/EM64T
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for x86
  • VMware ESX 3.5
  • VMware ESX Server 3.0
  • VMware ESXi 3.5

See IBM ServerProven at the following address for the latest information about the specific versions and service packs that are 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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