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Solarflare Server Adapter
User Guide
2.15 Solarflare Mezzanine Adapters: SFN5812H and SFN5814H
The Solarflare SFN5812H Dual-Port and SFN5814H Quad-Port are 10G Ethernet Mezzanine Adapters
for the IBM BladeCenter.
Solarflare mezzanine adapters are supported on the IBM BladeCenter E, H and S chassis, HS22,
HS22V and HX5 servers. The IBM BladeCenter blade supports a single Solarflare mezzanine adapter.
1
The blade should be extracted from the BladeCenter in order to install the mezzanine adapter.
2
Remove the blade top cover and locate the two retaining posts towards the rear of the blade -
(
). Refer to the BladeCenter manual if necessary.
Figure 2: Installing the Mezzanine Adapter
3
Hinge the adapter under the retaining posts, as illustrated, and align the mezzanine port
connector with the backplane connector block.