IBM Ethernet / 8Gb FC CFFh 00Y3270 Manual De Usuario
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00Y3270
QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
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QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion
Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
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The QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter is installed in
the blade server and allows connectivity to high-speed switch bays. This expansion card provides
flexibility for connecting the blade server to the horizontally oriented BladeCenter H modules in bays 7
and 8 or bays 9 and 10 when using the Multi-Switch Interconnect Module (MSIM).
the blade server and allows connectivity to high-speed switch bays. This expansion card provides
flexibility for connecting the blade server to the horizontally oriented BladeCenter H modules in bays 7
and 8 or bays 9 and 10 when using the Multi-Switch Interconnect Module (MSIM).
Figure 1 shows the QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh).
Figure 1. QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh)
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Installing the QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh) card in every blade server
in your chassis adds two 1 Gb Ethernet ports and two 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports to each server. Combined
with the two onboard Ethernet ports, this gives you an aggregate total of 4 Gbps of Ethernet bandwidth
and 16 Gb of Fibre Channel bandwidth for every server in the chassis. This has the potential of meeting
even the most bandwidth-intensive application needs such as virtualization.
in your chassis adds two 1 Gb Ethernet ports and two 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports to each server. Combined
with the two onboard Ethernet ports, this gives you an aggregate total of 4 Gbps of Ethernet bandwidth
and 16 Gb of Fibre Channel bandwidth for every server in the chassis. This has the potential of meeting
even the most bandwidth-intensive application needs such as virtualization.
When using the CFFh adapter, you can simultaneously use a CFFv or CIOv adapter to enable additional
I/O support to blade servers such as the HS22 when installed in the IBM BladeCenter H chassis. The
innovative design of the CFFh adapter is designed to work with the CFFv or CIOv adapter to support this
combination workload.
I/O support to blade servers such as the HS22 when installed in the IBM BladeCenter H chassis. The
innovative design of the CFFh adapter is designed to work with the CFFv or CIOv adapter to support this
combination workload.
The adapter connects to the midplane directly, without having to use cables or small form-factor
pluggable (SFP) modules. By eliminating these components for up to 14 servers, the resulting savings
alone covers the BladeCenter chassis investment.
pluggable (SFP) modules. By eliminating these components for up to 14 servers, the resulting savings
alone covers the BladeCenter chassis investment.