Broadcom 10 Gb Gen 2 2-port and 4-port Ethernet Expansion Cards (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
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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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Supported I/O modules
Table 3 lists the I/O modules that can be used to connect to the Broadcom 10 Gb Gen 2 2-port and 4-port
Ethernet Expansion Cards (CFFh).
Table 3. I/O modules supported with the Broadcom 10 Gb Gen 2 2-port and 4-port Ethernet Expansion
Cards
I/O module
Part number
BNT 6-port 10 Gb High Speed Switch Module
39Y9267
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
10 Gb 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.
