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2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter

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Operating system support

The 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) supports the following operating systems:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition

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NetWare 6.5

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for AMD64/EM64T

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for iSeries and pSeries

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for x86

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for AMD64/EM64T

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for x86

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/HPC for AMD64/EM64T

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/HPC for x86

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for System i and System p

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition with Xen

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition

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Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.0 Realtime (x64)

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Real Time 10 AMD64/EM64T

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for IBM POWER

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for x86

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64/EM64T

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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for x86

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VMware ESX 3.5

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VMware ESX 4.0

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VMware ESX Server 3.0

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VMware ESXi 4.0

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Support for operating systems is based on the combination of the expansion card and the blade server in 

which it is installed. See IBM ServerProven for the latest information about the specific versions and 
service packs supported: 

http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

. Select the blade 

server, and then select the expansion card to see the supported operating systems.

Содержание Redbooks 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card

Страница 1: ...age 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 BladeCent...

Страница 2: ...rd in the same server z Based on the Broadcom 5709 module z PCI Express x4 host interface for high speed connection z Connectivity to either standard or high speed I O modules bays depends on chassis...

Страница 3: ...rted in the IBM BladeCenter servers listed in Table 2 Table 2 Supported servers Expansion card Part number 2 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh 44W4479 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y N Figure 2 shows where th...

Страница 4: ...supported with the Broadcom 10Gb 2 Port and 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Cards Description Part number 2 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh 44W4479 Y N Y N Y Y Y Details of this support is described in...

Страница 5: ...BNT Layer 2 7 Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1859 No No BNT Layer 2 3 Copper Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1860 Yes Yes BNT Layer 2 3 Fiber Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1861 Yes No BNT 10Gb Uplink Ethern...

Страница 6: ...FFh 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...

Страница 7: ...is in conjunction with the 2 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh Ethernet switch modules Part number Bay 2 of BC S Cisco Intelligent Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1892 No Cisco Intelligent Gb Fiber Eth...

Страница 8: ...Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh BladeCenter H configuration The 2 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh and the BladeCenter H chassis makes it possible to supply eight Gigabit Ethernet ports to every Blad...

Страница 9: ...ter HS22 or other server that supports CFFh cards 1 to 14 None Ethernet controller on the system board of the server 1 per server Varies Ethernet CFFv or CIOv expansion card 1 per server 44W4479 2 4 P...

Страница 10: ...nnections to each blade in the BladeCenter S chassis The components used in this configuration are listed in Table 8 Table 8 Components used when connecting Broadcom 4 port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Car...

Страница 11: ...rprise Linux 4 WS HPC for x86 z Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for System i and System p z Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition z Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition with Xen z Red Hat Enterpri...

Страница 12: ...ort docview wss uid psg1MIGR 5082171 IBM U S Announcement Letter for the 2 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter z http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd subtype ca htm...

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Страница 14: ...l Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both These and other IBM trademarked terms may also be registered or common law trademarks in other countries A current list of...

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