IBM System x3500 M4 18
Network adapters
x3500 M4 supports four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports.
Integrated NICs have the following features:
Intel I350AM4 chip
z
Four GbE ports
z
TCP Offload Engine (TOE) support
z
Wake on LAN support
z
802.1Q VLAN tagging support
z
NIC Teaming (load balancing and failover)
z
The following table lists additional supported network adapters.
Table 12. Network adapters
Part number Description Maximum quantity
supported†
10 Gb Ethernet
49Y7910 Broadcom NetXtreme II Dual Port 10GBase-T Adapter for IBM System x 8
95Y3762 Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA III for IBM System x 8
SBB 95Y3768# Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Integrated VFA III for IBM System x 1
95Y3760 Emulex VFA III FCoE/iSCSI License for IBM System x 8*
49Y7960 Intel X520-DA2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x 8
Converged Network Adapters (CNA)
42C1800 QLogic 10 Gb Dual Port CNA for IBM System x 8**
42C1820 Brocade 10 Gb Dual-port CNA for IBM System x 8**
Gigabit Ethernet
39Y6066 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Ethernet Adapter 8
42C1780 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter 8
49Y4220 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter 8
42C1750 PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter by Intel 8
49Y4230 Intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter I340-T2 for IBM System x 8
49Y4240 Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter I340-T4 for IBM System x 8
90Y9352 Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x 8
90Y9370 Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x 8
† The maximum quantity is achieved with two processors installed. With one processor, the maximum quantity is
limited to six.
# Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Integrated VFA III is only available through CTO or Special Bid.
* One license per one Emulex Dual Port 10GbE VFA III (95Y3762) or Emulex Dual Port 10GbE Integrated VFA III
(SBB 95Y3768).
** Converged Network Adapters require SFP+ optical transceivers or DAC cables that must be purchased separately.