Network adapters
The TS440 server has one integrated Gigabit Ethernet port that is based on the Intel I217LM NIC (a shared
port for operating system access and management network).
The onboard NIC has the following features:
1 Gb Ethernet IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3ab PHY specifications compliant
Integrated PHY for 10/100/1000 Mbps with speed and duplex auto-negotiation
Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az)
Wake on LAN
VLAN tagging (IEEE 802.1Q)
Class of Service (CoS) priority (IEEE 802.1p) marking
TCP/UDP checksum and segmentation offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
Receive Side Scaling
Jumbo Frames (up to 9K)
Timing and Synchronization (IEEE 802.1as / IEEE 1588)
Load balancing and failover teaming support:
Adapter fault tolerance (AFT)
Switch fault tolerance (SFT)
Adaptive load balancing (ALB)
Important: The onboard I217LM GbE port does not support VMware vSphere (ESXi).
The following table lists the network adapter options for the TS440 server.
Table 15. Network adapter options
Description Part number Maximum
supported
ThinkServer CT2 1Gbps Single Port Base-T Ethernet Adapter by Intel (1x RJ-45 port) 4XC0F28725 3
ThinkServer 1Gbps Ethernet I350-T2 Server Adapter by Intel (2x RJ-45 ports) 0C19506 2
ThinkServer 1Gbps Ethernet I350-T4 Server Adapter by Intel (4x RJ-45 ports) 0C19507 2
External storage adapters
The following table lists the RAID adapter and HBA options that can be used for external storage
attachments.
Table 16. RAID adapter and HBA options for external storage
Description Part number Maximum
supported
RAID adapters - 6 Gb SAS
ThinkServer 9280-8e 6Gb 8-port RAID Adapter by LSI (2x external Mini-SAS SFF-
8088 connectors)
4XB0F28645 1
ThinkServer 9286CV-8e 6Gb SAS RAID Adapter by LSI (2x external Mini-SAS SFF-
8088 connectors)
4XB0F28646 1
Options for RAID adapters
ThinkServer RAID 700 Battery (optional battery for 4XB0F28645) 67Y2647 1
Host bus adapters - 12 Gb SAS
ThinkServer 8885e PCIe 12Gb SAS Adapter by PMC (2x external Mini-SAS HD SFF-
8644 connectors)
4XB0G88714 1