2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
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Supported BladeCenter chassis and I /O modules
IBM BladeCenter chassis support is based on the blade server type in which the expansion card is
installed. Consult ServerProven to see which chassis each blade server type is supported in:
http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
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The 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) is supported attached to blades installed in the
BladeCenter chassis as listed in Table 3.
Table 3. I/O modules 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 the following sections.
BladeCenter H and BladeCenter HT compatibility
When attached to a blade server that is installed in a BladeCenter H, the 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion
Card is used in conjunction with the Multi-Switch Interconnect Module (MSIM), and requires that
supported Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules be installed in the MSIM. In order for all four Ethernet ports to
be used, two MSIMs and four Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules are required. The same applies to the
BladeCenter HT and the MSIM-HT.
