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Table12.Supporteddual-portnetworkadaptersonthenetworkconnector
Dual-portnetworkadapter
Optionpart
number
FRUpart
numberRemark
MellanoxConnectX-3dual-portQDR/FDR10mezz
card
90Y633890Y4956
Qlogicdual-port10GbESFP+EmbeddedVFA
90Y645490Y5099
Sixfansinstalledrequired
1
Emulexdual-port10GbESFP+EmbeddedVFAIII
90Y645690Y5100
Dual-portFDRembeddedadapter00D414390Y6606
Broadcomdualport10GbESFP+embeddedadapter
forSystemx
44T136000AL195
Sixfansinstalledrequired
1
1.YoucanpurchaseSystemx3550M4ThermalSolutionKit(optionpartnumber00Y7117)toacquiretwoadditional
fansforyourserver.
Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypesofadaptersthattheserversupportsandotherinformationthat
youmustconsiderwhenyouinstallanadapter:
•Toconfigurenetworkadapters,completethefollowingsteps:
1.FromtheSetuputilitymainmenu(see“UsingtheSetuputility”onpage97),selectSystemSettings
➙Network.
2.FromtheNetworkDeviceList,selectonenetworkadapter.
Note:Youmightneedtoentereachitem(displayingMACaddress)toseedetailedinformation.
3.PressEntertoconfigurethenetworkadaptersettings.
•ToconverttheNIC/iSCSI/FCoEforEmulexDualPort10GbESFP+EmbeddedVFAIII,completethe
followingsteps:
1.FromtheSetuputilitymainmenu(see“UsingtheSetuputility”onpage97),selectSystemSettings
➙NetworkandpressEnter.
2.FromtheNetworkDeviceList,selectEmulexnetworkadapter.
Note:Youmightneedtoentereachitem(displayingMACaddress)toseedetailedinformation.
3.PressEntertoconfigureEmulexnetworkadapter,selectPersonalityandpressEntertochange
thesettings.
–NIC
–iSCSI(enabledafterFoDinstalled)
–FCoE(enabledafterFoDinstalled)
•TodownloadthelatestversionofdriversforiSCSIandFCoEfromthewebsite,completethefollowing
steps:
1.Gotohttp://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral.
2.ClickProductsupport➙Systemx➙Productfamily➙LenovoSystemx3550M4➙7914.
3.FromtheOperatingsystemmenu,selectyouroperatingsystem,andthenclickSearchtodisplay
theavailabledrivers.
4.Downloadthelatestversionofdrivers.
–EmulexiSCSIDeviceDriverforWindows2008
–EmulexFCoEDeviceDriverforWindows2008
Note:Changesaremadeperiodicallytothewebsite.Theactualproceduremightvaryslightlyfrom
whatisdescribedinthisdocument.
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