IBM System x3550 M4 Installation And Service Guide

Installing the dual-port network adapter
You can purchase one of the following dual-port network adapters to add two
additional network ports in the server.
About this task
To order a dual-port network adapter option, contact your IBM sales representative
or IBM reseller.
Table 12. Supported dual-port network adapters on the network connector
Dual-port network adapter
Option
part
number
FRU part
number Remark
Mellanox ConnectX-3 dual-port
QDR/FDR10 mezz card
90Y6338 90Y4956
Qlogic dual-port 10GbE SFP+
Embedded VFA
90Y6454 90Y5099 Six fans installed
required
1
Emulex dual-port 10GbE SFP+
Embedded VFA III
90Y6456 90Y5100 Six fans installed
required
1
Dual-port FDR embedded adapter 00D4143 90Y6606
Broadcom NetXtreme 2x10 GbE SFP+
Mezz Adapter
49Y7910 49Y7912 Six fans installed
required
1
Table note:
1. You can purchase IBM System x3550 M4 Thermal Solution Kit (option part number
00Y7117) to acquire two additional fans for your server.
The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and
other information that you must consider when you install an adapter:
v To configure network adapters, complete the following steps:
1. From the Setup utility main menu (see “Using the Setup utility” on page
106), select System Settings > Network.
2. From the Network Device List, select one network adapter.
Note: You might need to enter each item (displaying MAC address) to see
detailed information.
3. Press Enter to configure the network adapter settings.
v To convert the NIC/iSCSI/FCoE for Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded
VFA III, complete the following steps:
1. From the Setup utility main menu (see “Using the Setup utility” on page
106), select System Settings > Network and press Enter.
2. From the Network Device List, select Emulex network adapter.
Note: You might need to enter each item (displaying MAC address) to see
detailed information.
3. Press Enter to configure Emulex network adapter, select Personality and
press Enter to change the settings.
– NIC
– iSCSI (enabled after FoD installed)
– FCoE (enabled after FoD installed)
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IBM System x3550 M4 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2600 series
Chipset	Intel C600 series
Memory	Up to 768 GB
Storage	Up to 8 x 2.5" hot-swap drives
Form Factor	1U rack
Power Supply	750 W AC
Network Interface	4 x 1 GbE
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 10
Expansion Slots	3 x PCIe 3.0 slots
Operating System Support	Windows Server, RHEL, SUSE, VMware
Management	Integrated Management Module II (IMM2)