IBM QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) 44X1945 User Manual
Product codes
44X1945
QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter
3
Supported servers and I/O modules
This card is installed in the PCI Express CIOv slot of a supported blade server. It provides connections to
Fibre Channel-compatible modules in bays 3 and 4 of the supported BladeCenter chassis. A maximum of
one CIOv is supported per single-wide (30 mm) blade server. Table 2 lists the IBM BladeCenter servers
that support the QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv).
one CIOv is supported per single-wide (30 mm) blade server. Table 2 lists the IBM BladeCenter servers
that support the QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv).
Table 2. Supported servers
Expansion card
Part
number
QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel
Expansion Card (CIOv)
44X1945
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
See IBM ServerProven at the following Web address for the latest information about the expansion cards
that are supported by each blade server type:
http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
CIOv expansion cards are installed in the CIOv slot in supported servers, such as the HS22, as
highlighted in green in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Location of the CIOv slot in the IBM BladeCenter HS22