Popular Configurations; Supported Operating Systems - IBM Emulex At-A-Glance Manual

Popular configurations

This section illustrates how the Emulex 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter can be used in configurations.
Figure 2 shows Emulex 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapters installed in a supported x3650 M2 server. The
servers are connected to a 10Gb Ethernet network using a pair of 10Gb Ethernet switches.
Figure 2. Popular configuration
The parts used are listed in Table 4.
Table 4. Components used with the Emulex 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter (Figure 2)
Diagram Part
reference number/machine
type
Varies
49Y4250
Varies
Varies
Note: If SFP+ transceivers are used, this configuration also requires fiber optic cabling between the
servers and the switches.

Supported operating systems

The Emulex 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter for IBM System x supports the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard Edition
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Emulex 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter for IBM System x
Description
x3650 M2 or other supported server (See Table 3)
Emulex 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter
Supported 10Gb SFP+ Transceivers or direct-attach cables (See
Table 2)
10Gb Ethernet Switch
Quantity
2
2
4
2
5