IBM Brocade User Manual

8 Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter Installation and User’s Guide
Features, specifications, and standards
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Features, specifications, and standards
This adapter supports the following features for enhanced performance and connectivity in the
SAN and Ethernet networks:
• BIOS support:
- x86 and x64 Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
- Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
- PCI BIOS 2.1 or later
• Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) device management and Brocade Command Line
Utility (BCU) tools.
• Hyper-V consolidates multiple server roles as separate virtual machines (VMs) using the
Windows Server 2008 operating system and provides integrated management tools to manage
both physical and virtual resources.
• Management APIs for integration with Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) and other
management frameworks.
• PCIe interface with eight lanes. The adapter operates in Gen 1 and Gen 2 server connectors
that have the following specifications per lane:
- PCIe Gen 2 connector. Transfer rate of 5 Gigatransfers per second (GT/s) per lane. Data
rate of 500 MBps per lane.
- PCIe Gen 1 connector. Transfer rate of 2.5 GT/s per lane. Data rate of 250 MBps per lane.
• Plug-n-play and power management for all supported operating systems.
• RoHS-6.
• Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S).
Specification supporting the Common Information Model (CIM) Provider, which allows any
standard Common Information Model (CIM) and SMI-S based management software to
manage installed Brocade adapters.
NOTE
Although SMI-S Provider and CIM Provider may be used interchangeably, CIM is the more
generic term, while SMI-S is storage-specific.
• Switch fabric topology - The Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter connects to an
FCoE switch through its 10 GbE ports.
• Windows Management Implementation (WMI).
• Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE), a minimal operating system with limited
services for Windows Server or Windows Vista used for unattended deployment of
workstations and servers. WinPE is designed for use as a standalone preinstallation
environment and as a component of other setup and recovery technologies. WinPE is
supported by Brocade Windows 2008 adapter drivers.
• Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux
Enterprise (SLES), and VMware ESX Server.
• Windows Server Core, a minimal server option for Windows Server 2008 operating systems
that provides a low-maintenance server environment with limited functionality. All
configuration and maintenance is done through command line interface windows or by
connecting to a system remotely through a management application. Windows Server Core is
supported by Windows Server 2008 adapter drivers.

IBM Brocade Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	Brocade
Category	Adapter
Language	English