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2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter

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BladeCenter S configuration

Figure 6 shows a configuration using the 

2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh)

 in a BladeCenter S 

configuration. This solution enables a total of four Gigabit Ethernet connections from each blade server, 
two routed through the Ethernet switch module in bay 2 of the BladeCenter S chassis. The other two 
connections are via the onboard Ethernet controller.

Figure 6.  Four Ethernet connections to each blade in the BladeCenter S chassis

The components used in this configuration are listed in Table 8.

Table 8. Components used when connecting Broadcom 4-port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) to 

four BNT 10Gb High Speed Switch Modules

Diagram 

reference

Part number/ 

machine type

Description

Quantity

Varies

IBM BladeCenter HS22 or other supported server

1 to 14

44W4479

2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh)

1 per server

8886

BladeCenter S

1

Varies

Supported Ethernet switch module to connect to the 

2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) (See 
Table 5)

1

Varies

Supported Ethernet switch module to connect to the 

onboard Ethernet controller (See Table 5)

1

Summary of Contents for Redbooks 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card

Page 1: ...age of the benefits of 6 or 4 ports per blade respectively Figure 1 shows the 2 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter Figure 1 2 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCent...

Page 2: ...rd in the same server z Based on the Broadcom 5709 module z PCI Express x4 host interface for high speed connection z Connectivity to either standard or high speed I O modules bays depends on chassis...

Page 3: ...rted in the IBM BladeCenter servers listed in Table 2 Table 2 Supported servers Expansion card Part number 2 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh 44W4479 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y N Figure 2 shows where th...

Page 4: ...supported with the Broadcom 10Gb 2 Port and 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Cards Description Part number 2 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh 44W4479 Y N Y N Y Y Y Details of this support is described in...

Page 5: ...BNT Layer 2 7 Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1859 No No BNT Layer 2 3 Copper Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1860 Yes Yes BNT Layer 2 3 Fiber Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1861 Yes No BNT 10Gb Uplink Ethern...

Page 6: ...FFh cards are routed through the midplane to I O bays 7 8 9 and 10 as shown in Figure 3 The BladeCenter HT is similar in that the CFFh cards are also routed through the midplane to I O bays 7 8 9 and...

Page 7: ...is in conjunction with the 2 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh Ethernet switch modules Part number Bay 2 of BC S Cisco Intelligent Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1892 No Cisco Intelligent Gb Fiber Eth...

Page 8: ...Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh BladeCenter H configuration The 2 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh and the BladeCenter H chassis makes it possible to supply eight Gigabit Ethernet ports to every Blad...

Page 9: ...ter HS22 or other server that supports CFFh cards 1 to 14 None Ethernet controller on the system board of the server 1 per server Varies Ethernet CFFv or CIOv expansion card 1 per server 44W4479 2 4 P...

Page 10: ...nnections to each blade in the BladeCenter S chassis The components used in this configuration are listed in Table 8 Table 8 Components used when connecting Broadcom 4 port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Car...

Page 11: ...rprise Linux 4 WS HPC for x86 z Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for System i and System p z Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition z Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition with Xen z Red Hat Enterpri...

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