2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
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2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM
BladeCenter
IBM BladeCenter at-a-glance guide
The IBM 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter is the perfect example of IBM's
goal to meet user requirements in the BladeCenter environment. In addition to the two onboard Ethernet
ports, this card allows the client to add up to four (in IBM BladeCenter H chassis) or two (in BladeCenter
S) extra 1 Gb ports, thereby allowing them to take advantage of the benefits of 6 or 4 ports per blade
respectively.
Figure 1 shows the 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter.
Figure 1. 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Did you know?
The use of the 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card enables Ethernet redundancy in the BladeCenter S
chassis. Two Ethernet ports are already enabled through the onboard Ethernet controller of each blade
server when routed to the Ethernet switch module in bay 1 of the chassis. With this card in each server,
two additional ports are enabled and are routed through a second redundant Ethernet switch module in
bay 2. This combination provides four Gigabit Ethernet ports while still enabling redundancy.
