Network Adapters - IBM x3500 M4 Product Manual

Network adapters

x3500 M4 has four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports. Integrated NICs have the following features:
Intel I350AM4 chip
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Four GbE ports
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TCP Offload Engine (TOE) support
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Wake on LAN support
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802.1Q VLAN tagging support
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NIC Teaming (load balancing and failover)
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The following table lists additional supported network adapters.
Table 13. Network adapters
Part number Feature
code
10 Gb Ethernet
49Y7910 A18Y
42C1820 1637
None#* A2UN
95Y3762* A2U1
95Y3760* A2U2
49Y7960 A2EC
49Y7970 A2ED
42C1800 5751
1 Gb Ethernet
90Y9370 A2V4
90Y9352 A2V3
49Y4230 5767
49Y4240 5768
42C1780 2995
49Y4220 5766
42C1750 2975
* Not supported in E5-2600 v2 processor-based models.
# Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Integrated VFA III is only available through CTO or Special Bid (SBB 95Y3768)
** Require SFP+ optical transceivers or DAC cables that must be purchased separately.
For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Networking adapters category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=networkadapters
IBM System x3500 M4
Description
Broadcom NetXtreme II Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM
System x
Brocade 10Gb CNA for IBM System x**
Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Integrated VFA III for IBM System
x**
Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA III for IBM System x**
Emulex VFA III FCoE/iSCSI License for IBM System x (FoD)
(license for Emulex VFA III adpaters, features A2UN and A2U1)
Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x**
Intel X540-T2 Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM System x
QLogic 10Gb CNA for IBM System x**
Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x
Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x
Intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter I340-T2 for IBM System x
Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter I340-T4 for IBM System x 6 / 8
NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter
NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter
PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter by Intel
Maximum quantity
supported
(1 CPU / 2 CPUs)
6 / 8
6 / 8
1 / 1
5 / 7
6 / 8
6 / 8
6 / 8
6 / 8
6 / 8
6 / 8
6 / 8
6 / 8
6 / 8
6 / 8
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