Mellanox ConnectX-2 Dual Port 10 GbE Adapter for IBM System x
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Supported servers
The adapter is supported in the IBM System x servers listed in Table 3.
Table 3. Supported System x servers (Part 1)
Adapter
Mellanox ConnectX-2 Dual Port 10 GbE
Adapter
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
Table 3. Supported System x servers (Part 2)
Adapter
Mellanox ConnectX-2 Dual Port 10 GbE
Adapter
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Supported operating systems
The adapter as part of the System x portfolio supports the following operating systems:
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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86
VMware ESX 4.0
VMware ESX 4.1
VMware ESXi 4.0
VMware ESXi 4.1
See IBM ServerProven for the latest information about the specific versions and service packs supported:
http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
. Click System x servers, and then click LAN to
see the support matrix. Click the check mark that is associated with the System x server in question to
see the details of operating system support.
