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QLogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv)
The QLogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for BladeCenter, feature #8241,
enables you to connect the BladeCenter servers with CIOv expansion slots to a Fibre
Channel SAN. Pick any Fibre Channel storage solution from the IBM System Storage®
DS3000, DS4000®, DS5000, and DS8000® series, and begin accessing data over a
high-speed interconnect. This card is installed into the PCI Express CIOv slot of a supported
blade server. It provides connections to Fibre Channel-compatible modules located in bays 3
and 4 of a supported BladeCenter chassis. A maximum of one QLogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel
Expansion Card (CIOv) is supported per single-wide (30 mm) blade server.
The card has the following features:
CIOv form factor
PCI Express 2.0 host interface
Support for two full-duplex Fibre Channel ports at 4 Gbps maximum per channel
Support for Fibre Channel Protocol SCSI (FCP-SCSI) and Fibre Channel Internet Protocol
(FC-IP)
Support for Fibre Channel service (class 3)
Support for switched fabric, point-to-point, and Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)
connections
For more information, see the IBM Redbooks at-a-glance guide at the following Web page:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0695.html?Open
Emulex 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv)
The Emulex 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter, feature #8240,
enables high-performance connection to a SAN. The innovative design of the IBM
BladeCenter midplane enables this Fibre Channel adapter to operate without the need for an
optical transceiver module. This saves significant hardware costs. Each adapter provides
dual paths to the SAN switches to ensure full redundancy. The exclusive firmware-based
architecture allows firmware and features to be upgraded without taking the server offline or
rebooting and without the need to upgrade the driver.
The card has the following features:
Support of the 8 Gbps Fibre Channel standard
Use of the Emulex "Saturn" 8 Gb Fibre Channel I/O Controller (IOC) chip
Enablement of high-speed and dual-port connection to a Fibre Channel SAN
Can be combined with a CFFh card on the same blade server
Comprehensive virtualization capabilities with support for N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)
and Virtual Fabric
Simplified installation and configuration using common HBA drivers
Efficient administration by using HBAnyware for HBAs anywhere in the SAN
Common driver model that eases management and enables upgrades independent of
HBA firmware
Support of BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager
Support for NPIV when installed in the PS700, PS701, and PS702 blade servers
For more information, see the IBM Redbooks at-a-glance guide at the following Web page:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0703.html?Open
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