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3. Center connected to an external IBM System Storage DS3400 storage solution The parts used in this configuration are listed in Table 4 Table 4 Components used when connecting QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFv to external disk storage as shown in Figure 3 Diagram Part Description Quantity reference number machine type IBM BladeCenter HS21 or other supported server 1 to 14 418527 QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v 1 per server Supported BladeCenter chassis Varies Supported Fibre Channel Switch module or Optical Pass thru 1or2 Module see Table 3 6 1726 41X or IBM System Storage DS3400 Single or Dual Controller 1 1726 42X 1727 Optional IBM System Storage EXP3000 Single or Dual ESM 1to3 39R6536 DS3000 Partition Expansion License Note The expansion card can be installed in servers in the BladeCenter S 8886 However by doing so you will lose the ability to connect to the BladeCenter S Disk Storage Modules DSMs The Fibre Channel expansion card will go in the place of the SAS expansion card needed to connected to the DSMs QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v for IBM BladeCenter 5 This configuration also requires cabling between the chassis and the storage server and between the storage server and the expansion units The cable part numbers are not listed in Table 4 Supported operating systems The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v supports the followin
4. dundant connections to data and storage networks Clients can configure their blade servers with dual port host bus adapters and be assured that they will always have a connection to their SAN via BladeCenter s high availability midplane Through integration BladeCenter eliminates the fiber cables from the server to the switch This not only reduces the opportunity for misconfiguration it lowers the expense for cables and optical transceivers SFPs and reduces potential points of failure while increasing network availability Operating environment The expansion card is supported in this environment e Temperature e Operating 0 to 45 C 32 to 113 F at 0 to 914 m 0 to 3 000 ft e Storage 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F at 914 m to 2 133 3 000 to 7 000 ft e Relative humidity 5 to 95 noncondensing QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v for IBM BladeCenter 2 Supported servers and I O modules The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v is supported in the IBM BladeCenter servers listed in Table 2 Table 2 Supported servers The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v is also supported in an expansion blade when the blade server supports both the expansion card and that particular expansion blade See IBM ServerProven for the latest information about the expansion cards supported by each blade server type http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us Figure 2 shows where the CFF
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8. mpat us Select the blade server and then select the expansion card to see the supported operating systems Related publications For more information refer to these documents e QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v Installation and User Guide http www ibm com support docview wss uid psq1MIGR 5070477 e IBM US Announcement Letter for the QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 89 7 ENUS 107 088 e IBM BladeCenter Interoperability Guide http www ibm com support docview wss uid psg 1MIGR 5073016 e IBM Redbooks publication BM BladeCenter Products and Technology SG24 523 http www redbooks ibm com abstracts sg247523 html QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v for IBM BladeCenter 7 Notices This information was developed for products and services offered in the U S A IBM may not offer the products services or features discussed in this document in other countries Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area Any reference to an IBM product program or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product program or service may be used Any functionally equivalent product program or service that does not infringe any IBM intellectual property right may be used instead However it is the user s responsibility to evaluate and verify t
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10. s combination QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFv for IBM BladeCenter 1 Part number information The part number to order this card is shown in Table 1 Table 1 Ordering part number and feature code QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v 00Y3276 A3JD QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v for IBM BladeCenter 41Y8527 2970 Part number 41Y8527 was withdrawn in November 2012 and was rereleased as the new part number 00Y3276 The part number includes the following items e One QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v for IBM BladeCenter e The Documentation CD that contains the QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v for IBM BladeCenter Installation and User s Guide e The BM Important Notices document Features The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v has the following features e CFF v form factor e PCI X host interface 64 bit 100 MHz bus master direct memory access DMA data transfers up to 800 MBps e Support for two full duplex Fibre Channel ports at 4 Gbps maximum per channel e Support for Fibre Channel Protocol SCSI FCP SCSI and Fibre Channel Internet Protocol FC IP e Support for Fibre Channel service class 2 and class 3 Support for switched fabric point to point and Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL connections e Configuration and boot support in Basic Input Output System BIOS Fast UTIL via Ctrl Q Each BladeCenter server provides re
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12. tl ye Redbooks QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFv for IBM BladeCenter IBM Redbooks Product Guide The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFv for IBM BladeCenter enables you to quickly and simply connect the BladeCenter servers with CFFv expansion slots to a Fibre Channel storage area network SAN Simply pick any Fibre Channel storage solution from the IBM System Storage DS3000 DS4000 DS5000 or DS8000 series and begin accessing data over a high speed interconnect This card is installed into the PCI X CFFv slot of a supported blade server It provides connections to Fibre Channel compatible modules located in bays 3 and 4 of a supported BladeCenter chassis A maximum of one QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFv is supported per single wide 30 mm blade server The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFv is shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFv Did you know The adapter connects to the midplane directly without having to use cables or SFP modules By eliminating these components for up to 14 servers the resulting savings alone cover the BladeCenter chassis investment When using the CFFv adapter you can simultaneously use a CFFh adapter to enable more types of I O to supported blade servers such as the HS21 when installed in the IBM BladeCenter H chassis The innovative design of the CFFv adapter works with the CFFh adapter to support thi
13. u Module QLogic 4 Gb Intelligent Pass thru Module Important considerations Ee fs Ri et Fd se ee O BBB crane comer ee Bd Biadecemer s lt lt lt lt lt lt 4 lt lt lt lt lt lt lt Boreconia es Fes Es des Fy dU oat la Fe Od Lee e The IBM BladeCenter Optical Pass thru Module 39Y9316 is not supported e The BladeCenter S does not support all I O modules as shown in Table 3 e When using an IBM BladeCenter Optical Pass thru Module OPM the speed of the Fibre Channel link will be limited to 2 GB This is a limitation of the OPM e Many of the I O modules listed in the table also support the Mutli Switch Interconnect Module MSIM and MSIM HT However we do not list that support here since CFFv expansion cards do not support the use of the MSIM or MSIM HT QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v for IBM BladeCenter 4 Popular configurations Figure 3 shows how the QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFF v can be used in configurations It shows the CFFv card installed in a supported blade server which is in turn installed in a BladeCenter chassis The chassis is connected to the IBM System Storage DS3400 The RAID functionality is provided by the external storage system E tti Ao R 5 al m om i i ae i oe one IBM BladeCenter server sess cae g a E IBM BladeCenter chassis e L A E IBM System Storage Figure 3 IBM Blade
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