Fc Connectivity With Proliant Bl40P Server Blades; Specific Requirements For Attaching Proliant Bl30P And Proliant Bl35P Server Blade To Fc Sans - HP Xw25p - ProLiant - Blade Workstation Overview

FC connectivity with ProLiant BL40p Server Blades

ProLiant BL40p Server Blades have two external PCI-X slots for use with standard FC HBAs. When
configuring ProLiant BL40p Server Blades with FC HBAs, the FC signals are not routed through the
signal backplane. Refer to the documentation included with the ProLiant BL40p Server Blade for
details.
Figure 11. RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 installed in a server blade enclosure with ProLiant BL40p Server Blades and FC option
Table 8. Enclosure Components
Component Description
1 RJ-45 Patch Panel 2
2 SFF transceiver

Specific requirements for attaching ProLiant BL30p and ProLiant BL35p Server Blade to FC SANs

The ProLiant BL30p/BL35p Dual Port FC Adapter Option is based on the Logic ISP2312 chipset. This
chipset carries forward all the features of the ProLiant BL20p G3, ProLiant BL25p, and ProLiant BL45p
Dual Port FC Mezzanine Cards and is an industry standard solution. The features of the Dual Port FC
Adapter include:
• RDP scripted installation for Microsoft® Windows® and Linux
• Boot capability from SAN disk or LUN
• Blade bay to FC switch compatibility established by the server blade
• High availability through redundant paths
The ProLiant BL30p/BL35p FC Adapter has a different subvendor ID than the ProLiant BL20p G3,
ProLiant BL25p, and ProLiant BL45p Dual Port FC Mezzanine Cards. Because the Windows driver is
subvendor ID sensitive, a new backward compatible driver was introduced with the ProLiant BL30p
and the ProLiant BL35p Server Blades. Linux drivers are not subvendor ID sensitive, so the currently
available Linux drivers are compatible.
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