The Emulex 10GbE Custom Adapter for IBM System x is a virtual fabric adapter.
You can configure the adapter into smaller virtual ports (for example, up to
eight virtual NICs or combination of vNICs and CNA). You can also upgrade to
Fiber Channel without purchasing a Fiber Channel adapter or an Ethernet
adapter.
v Redundant cooling and optional power capabilities
The server comes with one 675-watt hot-swap power supply and five fans
installed. The server can run fully configured with two power supplies, but two
power supplies do not provide redundancy support. The server supports a
maximum of four 675-watt hot-swap power supplies and five speed-controlled
hot-swap fans, which provide redundancy and hot-swap capability for a full
configuration. The redundant cooling by the fans in the server enables continued
operation if one of the fans fails. You can order an optional Power Interposer for
Redundant Power Option Kit for full power-supply redundancy support.
v ServeRAID support
A ServeRAID adapter provides hardware redundant array of independent disks
(RAID) support to create configurations. Some models come standard with the
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA adapter which provides RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,
50, and 60. Additional optional RAID adapters are available for purchase that
provide other levels of RAID.
v Systems-management capabilities
The server comes with an integrated management module (IMM). When the
IMM is used with the systems-management software that comes with the server,
you can manage the functions of the server locally and remotely. The IMM also
provides system monitoring, event recording, and network alert capability. The
systems-management connector on the rear of the server is dedicated to the
IMM. The dedicated systems-management connector provides additional
security by physically separating the management network traffic from the
production network. You can use the Setup utility to configure the server to use
a dedicated systems-management network or a shared network.
v TCP/IP offload engine (TOE) support
The Ethernet controllers in the server support TOE, which is a technology that
offloads the TCP/IP flow from the microprocessor and I/O subsystem to
increase the speed of the TCP/IP flow. When an operating system that supports
TOE is running on the server and TOE is enabled, the server supports TOE
operation. See the operating-system documentation for information about
enabling TOE.
Note: As of the date of this document, the Linux operating system does not
support TOE.
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