IBM System x3850 X6
28
Network adapters
The server supports ML2 adapters that are installed in the custom ML2 slot. This slot supports adapters
with either two 10 Gb ports or four Gigabit ports and supports direct connectivity to the IMM2 service
processor for out-of-band systems management.
As listed in Table 2, Model B3x includes the Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ adapter
as standard. All other standard models include an Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter (I350-AM4
based).
The Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter has the following specifications:
Dual-port 10 Gb Ethernet connectivity
Broadcom BCM57810S ASIC
SFP+ ports supporting fiber optic and direct-attach copper (DAC) cables
For more information about this adapter, see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide found at the following
address:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips1027.html?Open
The Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter has the following specifications:
Quad-port 1 Gb Ethernet connectivity
Intel I350-AM4 ASIC
RJ45 ports for copper cables
For more information about this adapter, see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips1155.html?Open
The following table lists the supported ML2 adapters.
Table 13. ML2 adapters
Part number
Feature
code
Description
Maximum
supported
x3850 X6
00D2026
A40S
Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbaseT for IBM System x
1
00D2028
A40T
Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ for IBM System x
1
00D1996
A40Q
Emulex VFA5 ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x
1
00D8544
A4NZ
Emulex VFA5 ML2 FCoE/iSCSI License for IBM System x (FoD)
(Features on Demand upgrade for 00D1996 - one for each adapter)
1
00D1994
A40P
Intel X540 ML2 Dual Port 10GbaseT Adapter for IBM System x
1
00D1998
A40R
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x
1
