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Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter 6

Popular configurations

Figure 4 shows a configuration using the Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) together

with two BNT Virtual Fabric 10 Gb Switch Modules. This solution enables two 10 Gbps Ethernet

connections from each blade server. Two BNT Virtual Fabric 10 Gb Switch Modules are installed in bay 7

and bay 9 of the BladeCenter H chassis. All connections between the controller, card, and the switch

modules are internal to the chassis. No internal cabling is needed.

Figure 4. 20 Gb solution using Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh)

The components used in this configuration are listed in Table 5.

Table 5. Components used when connecting Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) to two

BNT Virtual Fabric 10 Gb Switch Modules

Diagram

reference

Part

number/machine

type

Description Quantity

Varies IBM BladeCenter HS22 or other supported server 1 to 14

42C1810 Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) 1 per

server

8852 or 8740/8750 BladeCenter H or BladeCenter HT 1

46C7191 BNT Virtual Fabric 10 Gb Switch Module 2

44W4408 IBM 10GBase-SR SFP+ Transceiver Up to 20*

*The BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module has 10 external ports. You must have one transceiver for

every external port you plan to utilize.

Operating system support

The Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) supports the following operating systems:

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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