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Broadcom 10Gb 2-Port and 4-Port Ethernet Expansion Cards (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter 4
Supported I/O modules
The I/O modules that can be used to connect to the Broadcom 10Gb 2-Port and 4-Port Ethernet
Expansion Cards (CFFh) are listed in Table 3.
Table 3. I/O modules supported with the Broadcom 10Gb 2-Port and 4-Port Ethernet Expansion Cards
I/O module Part number
BNT 6-port 10Gb High Speed Switch Module 39Y9267 N N Y N Y N N
10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module for IBM BladeCenter 46M6181 N N Y N Y N N
BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module 46C7191 N N Y N Y N N
Cisco Nexus 4001I Switch Module 46M6071 N N Y N Y N N
The I/O module listed in Table 3 is supported in BladeCenter H and BladeCenter HT chassis only.
In BladeCenter H, the ports of CFFh 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 10.