Network Adapters - IBM System x3950 X6 Product Manual

Network adapters

The server supports ML2 adapters that are installed in the two ML2 slots, one in each Primary I/O Book.
These ML2 slots support adapters with either two 10 Gb ports or four Gigabit ports and supports direct
connectivity to the IMM2 service processor for out-of-band systems management.
As listed in Table 2, all standard models of the x3950 X6 include an Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE
Adapter (I350-AM4 based).
The Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter has the following specifications:
Quad-port 1 Gb Ethernet connectivity
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Intel I350-AM4 ASIC
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Four RJ45 ports for copper cables
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For more information about this adapter, see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide found at the following
address:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips1155.html?Open
The following table lists the supported ML2 adapters.
Table 14. ML2 adapters
Part number Feature
code
00D2026 A40S
00D2028 A40T
00D1996 A40Q
00D8544 A4NZ
00D1994 A40P
00D1998 A40R
IBM System x3950 X6
Description
Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbaseT for IBM System x
Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ for IBM System x
Emulex VFA5 ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x
Emulex VFA5 ML2 FCoE/iSCSI License for IBM System x (FoD)
(Features on Demand upgrade for 00D1996 - one for each adapter)
Intel X540 ML2 Dual Port 10GbaseT Adapter for IBM System x
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x
Maximum
supported
x3950 X6
2
2
2
2
2
2
27