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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................................................................. 3
WHAT HAS CHANGED ............................................................................................................................................. 4
NOTES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
SWITCH HARDWARE ............................................................................................................................................... 5
CONVERGED NETWORK ADAPTER (CNA) HARDWARE..................................................................................... 5
BLADECENTER CONVERGED NETWORK HARDWARE OPTIONS ..................................................................... 5
COPPER CABLES AND SFP+ HARDWARE ............................................................................................................. 5
SAN CONNECTIVITY................................................................................................................................................ 5
SYSTEM X CONNECTIVITY..................................................................................................................................... 6
IBM
S
YSTEM X
,
CNA
QLE8142
AND
DS8000 ......................................................................................................... 6
IBM
S
YSTEM X
,
CNA
QLE8142
AND
XIV............................................................................................................... 6
IBM
S
YSTEM X
,
CNA
QLE8142
AND
SVC .............................................................................................................. 6
IBM
S
YSTEM X
,
CNA
QLE8142
AND
T
APE
............................................................................................................. 7
BLADECENTER CONNECTIVITY ............................................................................................................................ 8
IBM
E
S
ERVER
B
LADE
C
ENTER
M
ODULE
O
PTIONS AND
F
IRMWARE
....................................................................... 8
B
LADE
C
ENTER
S
YSTEM X
C
ONNECTIVITY
.............................................................................................................. 8
IBM
S
YSTEM X
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
10G
B
E
THERNET
P
ASS
-T
HRU
M
ODULE AND
DS8000........ 8
IBM
S
YSTEM X
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
C
ISCO
N
EXUS
4001I
S
WITCH
M
ODULE AND
DS8000......... 8
IBM
S
YSTEM X
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
10G
B
E
THERNET
P
ASS
-T
HRU
M
ODULE AND
XIV ............. 9
IBM
S
YSTEM X
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
C
ISCO
N
EXUS
4001I
S
WITCH
M
ODULE AND
XIV .............. 9
IBM
S
YSTEM X
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
10G
B
E
THERNET
P
ASS
-T
HRU
M
ODULE AND
SVC........... 10
IBM
S
YSTEM X
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
C
ISCO
N
EXUS
4001I
S
WITCH
M
ODULE AND
SVC ........... 10
IBM
S
YSTEM X
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
10G
B
E
THERNET
P
ASS
-T
HRU
M
ODULE AND
T
APE
.......... 10
IBM
S
YSTEM X
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
C
ISCO
N
EXUS
4001I
S
WITCH
M
ODULE AND
T
APE
.......... 11
B
LADE
C
ENTER
S
YSTEM P
C
ONNECTIVITY
............................................................................................................ 12
IBM
S
YSTEM P
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
10G
B
E
THERNET
P
ASS
-T
HRU
M
ODULE AND
DS8000 ...... 12
IBM
S
YSTEM P
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
10G
B
E
THERNET
P
ASS
-T
HRU
M
ODULE AND
XIV............ 12
IBM
S
YSTEM P
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
10G
B
E
THERNET
P
ASS
-T
HRU
M
ODULE AND
SVC ........... 13
IBM
S
YSTEM P
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
10G
B
E
THERNET
P
ASS
-T
HRU
M
ODULE AND
T
APE
.......... 13
IBM
S
YSTEM P
B
LADE
S
ERVERS WITH
CNA
QMI8142,
10G
B
E
THERNET
P
ASS
-T
HRU
M
ODULE AND
DS4000 ...... 14
SYSTEM P CONNECTIVITY ................................................................................................................................... 15
IBM
S
YSTEM P
9119-MMA,
S
YSTEM P
FC
5708
AND
DS8000............................................................................... 15
IBM
S
YSTEM P
9119-MMA,
S
YSTEM P
FC
5708
AND
XIV .................................................................................... 15
IBM
S
YSTEM P
9119-MMA,
S
YSTEM P
FC
5708
AND
SVC.................................................................................... 15
IBM
S
YSTEM P
9119-MMA,
S
YSTEM P
FC
5708
AND
T
APE
................................................................................... 16
IBM
S
YSTEM P
9119-MMA,
S
YSTEM P
FC
5708
AND
DS4000............................................................................... 16
IBM
S
YSTEM P
9119-MMA,
S
YSTEM P
FC
5708
AND
DS5000............................................................................... 17
HETEROGENEOUS SAN SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................ 17
