Technology Overview - IBM Brocade Installation And User Manual

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Technology overview

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BladeCenter in
adapter with IBM at http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/. The product name and serial
number are required for registration.
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Product Name
Model Number
Serial Number
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Technology overview
The Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter is a standard,
compact-form-factor adapter whose architecture integrates both the Ethernet and Fibre Channel
technologies in a single-card design, resulting in faster system processing and enhanced
networking performance.
The adapter supports Ethernet and Fibre Channel networks and devices. Thus, this adapter is also
known as a combo high-speed expansion card. The adapter uses FCoE to converge standard data
and storage networking data onto a shared Ethernet link. Both Ethernet and Fibre Channel
communications are routed through the CEE ports on the adapter to the BladeSystem midplane
and onto I/O modules installed in the BladeCenter unit.
The Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter provides a connection to high-speed
I/O-module bays 7 and 9 when used with a supported BladeCenter unit, such as a BladeCenter H.
The BladeCenter unit must be configured with at least one High-Speed Switch Module for IBM
BladeCenter (HSSM) to support the available switch modules.
A CFFh-expansion card, such as the Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter, can be
used in combination with a CFFv-expansion card in a blade server, providing simultaneous
connections to I/O-module bays 3 and 4, and the high-speed I/O-module bays in a BladeCenter
chassis such as the BladeCenter H unit.
Fibre Channel technology is outlined in the SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP) standard.
Fibre Channel is a high-speed data transport technology that is used for mass storage and
networking.
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Table 1. You can find this information on the labels on the adapter. Register the
Product information
Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter
Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter Installation and User's Guide