IBM Ethernet Expansion Card At-A-Glance Manual page 3

Supported servers and I /O modules
The Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) is supported in the IBM BladeCenter servers listed in Table 2.
Table 2. Supported servers
Expansion card
Ethernet Expansion Card
(CFFv)
See IBM ServerProven at the following address for the latest information about the expansion cards
supported by each blade server type:
http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
The Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) is also supported in an expansion blade when the blade servers
support both the expansion card and that particular expansion blade. Figure 2 shows where the CFFv
card is installed in a BladeCenter server.
Figure 2. Location on the BladeCenter server planar where the CFFv card is installed
The Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) requires that a supported I/O module is installed in bay 3 and bay 4
of the chassis in which the cards and servers are installed. The following I/O modules are supported :
Any IBM, BNT, or Cisco Ethernet Switch Module (standard form-factor switch module)
Optical Pass-thru Module
Copper Pass-thru Module
Intelligent Copper Pass-thru Module
Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter
Part number
39Y9310 Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N N
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