Popular Configurations - IBM Ethernet Expansion Card At-A-Glance Manual

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Popular configurations

There are two popular configurations for using the Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv).

Adding two extra Ethernet ports per blade server

Most often, the Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) is used to expand the number of Ethernet ports per

blade to increase network bandwidth as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. The Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) providing two extra Ethernet ports per blade server

Table 3 lists the components that are used in this configuration.

Table 3. Components for connecting the Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) to an external Ethernet network

Diagram

Part number /

reference

machine type

Varies

39Y9310

Varies

* The expansion card can be installed in servers in the BladeCenter S (8886). However, by doing so, you

lose the ability to connect to the BladeCenter S Disk Storage Modules (DSMs). The Ethernet expansion

card goes in the place of the SAS expansion card that is needed to connect to the DSMs. Instead, use the

2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh), part number 44W4479.

Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter

Description

Supported IBM BladeCenter server

Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv)

IBM BladeCenter E, BladeCenter H, or BladeCenter S*

Any Ethernet-compatible switch module (standard form factor)

Quantity

1 to 14

1 per

server

1 or 2

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