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Chapter 1. Introduction
This Installation Guide contains instructions for installing an Intel 10Gb 2-port
Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter in an IBM
blade server.
Note: The Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
The expansion card provides two 10 Gbps (gigabit per second), full duplex
Ethernet links between a blade server and Ethernet switch modules in the
BladeCenter I/O-module bays. The first port physically links to the switch module
in I/O-module bay 7 and the second port physically links to the switch module in
I/O-module bay 9. The expansion card interfaces to the blade server through the
PCI Express bus.
The expansion card comes with a one-year limited warranty. For information about
your warranty, see the Warranty Information document for your device on the IBM
Documentation CD.
See http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for a list of
I/O modules that are compatible with the expansion card.
You can obtain additional information about the expansion card and other IBM
BladeCenter products at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
If you participate in the IBM client reference program, you can share information
about your use of technology, best practices, and innovative solutions; build a
professional network; and gain visibility for your business. For more information
about the IBM client reference program, see http://www.ibm.com/ibm/
clientreference/.
For service or assistance, see Appendix A, "Getting help and technical assistance,"
on page 13.
Features and specifications
The expansion card has the following features:
v Full-duplex (FDX) capability
v Bus-mastering support
v Direct memory access (DMA) support
v NIC failover support
v IBM BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager (BOFM) support
v Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) support
v Compliance with U.S. and international safety and emissions standards
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is referred to throughout this document as the expansion card.
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