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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

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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.

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Part number information

Table 1. Ordering part number and feature code

Description Part number Feature code

2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter 44W4479 5476

The part number includes the following items:

One 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh)

Installation and User's Guide

Documentation CD

Features

The expansion card has the following features and benefits:

CFFh form factor; Can be combined with a CFFv or CIOv expansion card in the same server

Based on the Broadcom 5709 module

PCI Express x4 host interface for high-speed connection

Connectivity to either standard or high-speed I/O modules bays (depends on chassis)

Multiple connections from the blade server to the external network

Ability to function as a 2-port Ethernet NIC in BC S chassis or a 4-port Ethernet NIC in a BC H chassis

Supports BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager (BOFM)

Performance features:

Supports TCP offload engine (TOE)

TCP, IP checksum offload

TCP segmentation offload

PXE 2.0 remote boot support

Operating environment

This is supported in the following environment:

Temperature: 10 to 35 °C (50 to 95 °F)

Relative humidity: 8% to 80% (non-condensing)

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

Supported servers

The 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for is supported in the IBM BladeCenter servers listed in Table 2.

Table 2. Supported servers

Part

Expansion card

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 the CFFh card is installed in a BladeCenter server.

Figure 2. Location on the BladeCenter server planar where the CFFh card is installed

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Supported BladeCenter chassis and I /O modules

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/.

The 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) is supported attached to blades installed in the BladeCenter chassis as listed in Table 3.

Table 3. I/O modules 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 the following sections.

BladeCenter H and BladeCenter HT compatibility

When attached to a blade server that is installed in a BladeCenter H, the 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card is used in conjunction with the Multi-Switch Interconnect Module (MSIM), and requires that supported Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules be installed in the MSIM. In order for all four Ethernet ports to be used, two MSIMs and four Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules are required. The same applies to the BladeCenter HT and the MSIM-HT.

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

Table 4 lists the standard format Ethernet Switch Modules and Pass-thru Modules that are supported in the MSIM and MSIM-HT in conjunction with the 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh). Both bays of the MSIM are supported.

Table 4. Standard I/O modules supported in the MSIM and MSIM-HT bays in conjunction with the 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh)

Ethernet switch modules Part number Supported in

MSIM

Cisco Intelligent Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1892 Yes Yes

Cisco Intelligent Gb Fiber Ethernet Switch Module 32R1888 Yes No

Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110G 41Y8523 Yes No

Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110X 41Y8522 Yes No

Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012 43W4395 Yes No

Server Connectivity Module 39Y9324 Yes No

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 Ethernet Switch Module 32R1783 Yes No

BNT 1/10 Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module 44W4404 Yes Yes

Optical Pass-thru Module 39Y9316 Yes No

Copper Pass-thru Module 39Y9320 Yes No

Intelligent Copper Pass-thru Module 44W4483 Yes No

Supported in MSIM-HT

Table 5 lists the High Speed Switch Modules that support connectivity to the 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) in the BladeCenter H. All four ports of the expansion card are available for use when four supported switch modules are installed in the BladeCenter H chassis.

Table 5. High Speed Switch Modules supported with the 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh)

I/O module Part number Supported

BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module 46C7191 Yes

10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module 46M6181 No

BNT 6-port 10Gb Ethernet Switch Module 39Y9267 No

Cisco Nexus 4001I Switch Module 46M6071 Yes

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

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.

Figure 3. IBM BladeCenter H I/O topology showing the I/O paths from CFFh expansion cards

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

BladeCenter S compatibility

When attached to a blade server that is installed in a BladeCenter S chassis, only two ports are used and both of these two ports are routed to bay 2. A supported Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module will need to be installed in bay 2 of the BladeCenter S chassis.

Table 6 lists the Ethernet Switch Modules and Pass-thru Modules that are supported in bay 2 of the BladeCenter S chassis to be used in conjunction with the 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh).

Table 6. I/O modules supported in bay 2 of the BladeCenter S chassis 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 Ethernet Switch Module 32R1888 No

Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110G 41Y8523 No

Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110X 41Y8522 No

Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012 43W4395 Yes

Server Connectivity Module 39Y9324 Yes

BNT Layer 2-7 Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1859 Yes

BNT Layer 2/3 Copper Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1860 Yes

BNT Layer 2/3 Fiber Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1861 Yes

BNT 10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module 32R1783 Yes

BNT 1/10 Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module 44W4404 Yes

Optical Pass-thru Module 39Y9316 Yes

Copper Pass-thru Module 39Y9320 Yes

Intelligent Copper Pass-thru Module 44W4483 Yes

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

In BladeCenter S, only two ports are used on the card and both of these two ports are routed to bay 2 as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4. IBM BladeCenter S I/O topology showing the I/O paths from CFFh expansion cards

Popular configurations

This section shows two configurations that use the 2/4 Port 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 BladeCenter server. Figure 5 shows the eight Ethernet switch modules, four of which are connected to the 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh). The other four connections are via the onboard Ethernet controller and the CIOv or CFFv expansion card. All connections between the cards and the switch modules are internal to the chassis. No extra cabling is needed.

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Figure 5. Eight Ethernet connections to each blade in the BladeCenter H chassis

Table 7 lists the components that are used in the eiight Ethernet ports per server configuration shown in Figure 5.

Table 7. Components used in the eight ports per server configuration

Diagram reference

Part number / machine type

Varies

None

Varies Ethernet CFFv or CIOv expansion card 1 per server

44W4479 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) 1 per server

8852 BladeCenter H chassis 1

Varies

39Y9314 Multi-Switch Interconnect Module 2

Description Quantity

IBM BladeCenter HS22 or other server that supports CFFh cards

Ethernet controller on the system board of the server

Support Ethernet Switch Modules routing signals

from the integrated controller

Supported Ethernet Switch Modules routing signals

from the CFFv or CIOv card

Supported Ethernet Switch Modules routing signals

from the CFFh card

(see Table 4)

1 to 14

1 per server

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

BladeCenter S configuration

Figure 6 shows a configuration using the

2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh)

in a BladeCenter S configuration. This solution enables a total of four Gigabit Ethernet connections from each blade server, two routed through the Ethernet switch module in bay 2 of the BladeCenter S chassis. The other two connections are via the onboard Ethernet controller.

Figure 6. Four Ethernet connections 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 Card (CFFh) to four BNT 10Gb High Speed Switch Modules

Diagram reference

Part number/ machine type

Varies IBM BladeCenter HS22 or other supported server 1 to 14

44W4479 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) 1 per server

8886 BladeCenter S 1

Varies Supported Ethernet switch module to connect to the

Description Quantity

1 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) (See Table 5)

1 onboard Ethernet controller (See Table 5)

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

Operating system support

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

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition

NetWare 6.5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for AMD64/EM64T

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for iSeries and pSeries

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for x86

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for AMD64/EM64T

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for x86

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/HPC for x86

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for System i and System p

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition with Xen

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition

Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.0 Realtime (x64)

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Real Time 10 AMD64/EM64T

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for IBM POWER

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for x86

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64/EM64T

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for x86

VMware ESX 3.5

VMware ESX 4.0

VMware ESX Server 3.0

VMware ESXi 4.0

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.

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

Related publications

For more information refer to the following documents:

2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter Installation and User's Guide

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5082171

IBM U.S. Announcement Letter for the 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter

http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS108-601

IBM BladeCenter Interoperability Guide

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073016

IBM Redbooks publication

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247523.html

IBM BladeCenter Products and Technology

, SG24-7523

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