IBM Ethernet / 8Gb FC CFFh
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1. QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass thru Module QLogic 4 8 Gb Intelligent Pass thru Module z E NE EE E EE Z lt Z lt lt lt lt lt TBM 110Gb Uplink ESM Inteligent Copper Passthru Module QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter 5 In the BladeCenter H the ports of CFFh cards are routed through the midplane to I O bays 7 8 9 and 10 as shown in Figure 3 Expansion cards rai Legend standard iO bays connections High speed lO bays connections Bridge modules VO bays connections Mid Plane Figure 3 IBM BladeCenter H I O topology showing the I O paths from the CFFh expansion cards QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter 6 The BladeCenter H supports two MSIMs The top MSIM is installed in the space occupied by I O bays 7 and 8 The bottom MSIM is installed in the space occupied by bays 9 and 10 Figure 4 shows the MSIM being installed into bays 7 and 8 of the BladeCenter H chassis Figure 4 MSIM installed in bays 7 and 8 of the BladeCenter H chassis To use both Ethernet ports and both Fibre Channel ports of the expansion card you must install the following items e Two MSIMs in the BladeCenter H chassis e One Ethernet switch module and one Fibre Channel switch module in each MSIM Each switch module routes one port of the expansion card CFFh port 1 upper left MSIM bay 7 Ethernet CFFh port 2 upper right MS2. in one of the following ways Use the online Contact us review form found at ibm com redbooks Send your comments in an e mail to redbook us ibm com e Mail your comments to IBM Corporation International Technical Support Organization Dept HYTD Mail Station PO99 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie NY 12601 5400 U S A This document is available online at http www ibm com redbooks abstracts tipsO690 html Trademarks IBM the IBM logo and ibm com are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both These and other IBM trademarked terms may also be registered or common law trademarks in other countries A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at http www ibm com legal copytrade shtml The following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both BladeCenter IBM Redbooks Redbooks logo ServerProven System Storage The following terms are trademarks of other companies Microsoft Windows Server Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States other countries or both Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States other countries or both Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card C
3. Center Open Fabric Manager Support for direct memory access DMA e Ethernet features Full duplex FDX capability enabling simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local area network LAN e Failover and load balancing NIC teaming support e Preboot Execution Environment PXE support e Fibre Channel features 8 4 2 Gbps speeds with auto negotiation 4 2480 2 1240 1 0625 Gbps 200 000 IOPS per port 1 600 MBps full duplex per port Fast UTIL BIOS utility program to customize the configuration parameters Support for point to point fabric connection F port fabric login Support for Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL connection FL port fabric login Support for Fibre Channel service classes 2 and 3 Multi ID and Node port N_ Port virtualization NPV allows a single port to acquire multiple N_ Port IDs Support for remote startup boot operations Persistent binding e Logical unit number LUN masking QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter 2 e Fibre Channel standard compliance SCSI 3 Fibre Channel Protocol SCSI FCP Fibre Channel Protocol for SCSI Second Version FCP 2 Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface FC PH FC PH 2 FC PH 3 Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL FC AL 2 Fibre Channel Fabric Loop Attachment FC FLA Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach FC PLDA Fibre Channel Tape FC TAPE Fibre Channel Generic Servic
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5. IM bay 8 Fibre Channel CFFh port 3 lower left MSIM bay 9 Ethernet CFFh port 4 lower right MSIM bay 10 Fibre Channel Popular configurations The QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb FC Expansion Card is ideal for adding additional Ethernet and Fibre Channel ports to a BladeCenter H configuration In this configuration each HS22 blade server has the QLogic expansion card installed along with an Ethernet Expansion Card ClOv and the onboard Ethernet controller This means that six Ethernet connections and two Fibre Channel connections are delivered to each server Figure 5 All connections between the cards and the switch modules are internal to the chassis No cabling is needed QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter 7 CE E E eee ee ee ee a a a a a T IBM BladeCenter server mz o IBM System Storage ERR RRR RRR TTR ere J oo E IBM BladeCenter H chassis Figure 5 Using the QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb FC Expansion Card to supply six Ethernet connections and two Fibre Channel connections to each server Table 4 lists the components that are used in this configuration Table 4 Components used in the eight ports per server configuration Diagram Part number reference machine type Description Quantity 7870 IBM BladeCenter HS22 1 per None Ethernet controller on the system board of the server server 1 per 44W4475 Ethernet Expansion Card ClOv for IBM BladeCenter server QLogic Etherne
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7. es FC GS 2 FC GS 3 Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling FC FS Operating environment The expansion card is supported in the following environment e Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F e Relative humidity 8 to 80 non condensing Supported servers and I O modules The QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh is supported in the IBM BladeCenter servers listed in Table 2 Table 2 Supported servers Part PS700 1 2 8406 PS703 4 7891 HS23E 8038 HX5 7873 number Product description 44X1940 QLogic Eth and 8Gb Fibre Channel Exp Card CFFh OOY3270 QLogic Enet and 8Gb FC Exp Card CFFh see IBM ServerProven at the following Web address for the latest information about the expansion cards supported by each blade server type http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us HS12 8028 HS22V 7871 lt HS23 7875 E fl EE EE EE EE k QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter 3 Figure 2 shows where the CFFh card is installed in a BladeCenter server ClOv connector for further VO expansion High speed connector to bays 7 amp o High speed connector to bays 9 amp 10 CFFh expansion card CFFh connector under the expansion card Figure 2 Location on the BladeCenter server planar where the CFFh card is installed The QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb FC Expansion Card is used in conjunction with the MSIM in BladeCe
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9. nter see IBM ServerProven at the following address for the latest information about the specific versions and service packs that are supported for the particular blade server http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us Select the blade server and then select the expansion card to see the supported operating systems Related publications For more information see the following documents e QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh Installation and User Guide http ibm com support entry portal docdisplay Indocid migr 5080514 e IBM US Announcement Letter for the QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 89 7 ENUS 109 093 e BM BladeCenter Interoperability Guide http ibm com support entry portal docdisplay Indocid migr 5073016 e IBM Redbooks publication BM BladeCenter Products and Technology SG24 7523 http www redbooks ibm com abstracts sg24 523 html e IBM BladeCenter PS700 PS701 and PS702 Technical Overview and Introduction http www redbooks ibm com abstracts redp4655 html QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter 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 inform
10. nter H or MSIM HT in BladeCenter HT The card requires the following I O modules in the MSIM e A supported Ethernet switch module or pass thru module installed in the left bay for the Ethernet connections e A supported Fibre Channel switch module or pass thru module installed in the right bay for the Fibre Channel connections QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter Table 3 lists the I O modules that can be used to connect to the QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh Table 3 I O modules supported with the QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb FC Expansion Card CFFh oso caai smenmoesno fres Ceco caer smenmoawesno fores e Creo caanaismenmoaesro fese e Osco carant smen mowes fore Ceco caner smen mowes fems e v Creo caneismenmoaaesoe feo o BN Server comecnymoe fwa o BM Layer 25 Copper Gb ememr Tomeo v BM ayer z5 Freres Enerersmn foam e BM ayerz7 os Ememersmen O om o LN IBM 1 10 Gb Uplink ESM Intelligent Copper Pass thru Module Right bay of the MSIM Fibre Channel Brocade Enterprise 20 port 8Gb SAN Switch Module Brocade 20 port 8Gb SAN Switch Module Brocade 10 port 8Gb SAN Switch Module Cisco Systems 4Gb 20 port Fibre Channel Switch Cisco Systems 4Gb 20 port Fibre Channel Switch Cisco Systems 4Gb 10 port Fibre Channel Switch Cisco Systems 4Gb 10 port Fibre Channel Switch QLogic 20 Port 8Gb SAN Switch Module QLogic 20 Port 4 8 Gb SAN Switch Module
11. o support this combination workload The adapter connects to the midplane directly without having to use cables or small form factor pluggable SFP modules By eliminating these components for up to 14 servers the resulting savings alone covers the BladeCenter chassis investment QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter 1 Part number information Table 1 shows the part number to order this card Table 1 Part number and feature code for ordering Description Part Feature code number x config e config QLogic Eth and 8Gb Fibre Channel Exp Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter 44X1940 5485 8271 QLogic Enet and 8Gb FC Exp Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter OOY3270 A3JC None The existing adapter part number 44X1940 has been reintroduced with the new part number OOY3270 The part number includes the following items e One QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter e The documentation CD e The BM Important Notices document Features The QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh has the following features e Specifications CFFh form factor PCI Express x8 host interface Broadcom 5709S ASIC with two 1 Gb Ethernet ports QLogic EP2532 ASIC with two 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports routed to the bays 7 and 9 of the MSIM Two 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports routed to the bays 8 and 10 of the MSIM Support for Blade
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13. t Therefore the results obtained in other operating environments may vary significantly Some measurements may have been made on development level systems and there is no guarantee that these measurements will be the same on generally available systems Furthermore some measurement may have been estimated through extrapolation Actual results may vary Users of this document should verify the applicable data for their specific environment COPYRIGHT LICENSE This information contains sample application programs in source language which illustrate programming techniques on various operating platforms You may copy modify and distribute these sample programs in any form without payment to IBM for the purposes of developing using marketing or distributing application programs conforming to the application programming interface for the operating platform for which the sample programs are written These examples have not been thoroughly tested under all conditions IBM therefore cannot guarantee or imply reliability serviceability or function of these programs Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2009 All rights reserved Note to U S Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter 11 This document was created or updated on November 27 2012 Send us your comments
14. t and 8 Gb FC Expansion Card for IBM 1 per 44X1940 BladeCenter server 8852 BladeCenter H chassis 8 Gb Fibre Channel Switch Modules see Table 3 39Y9314 Multi Switch Interconnect Module 1726 41X or 1726 42X IBM System Storage DS3400 Single or Dual Controller 1727 Optional IBM System Storage EXP3000 Single or Dual ESM Not shown 39R6536 DS3000 Partition Expansion License Ethernet Switch Modules routing signals from the integrated controller ClOv card and Ethernet ports of the QLogic Varies expansion card see Table 3 QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter 8 Supported operating systems The QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh supports the following operating systems AIX 5L for POWER Version 5 3 AIX Version 6 1 IBM i 6 1 IBM i 7 1 IBM Virtual I O Server Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 2003 R2 Premium Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Se
15. tl Ti o Redbooks QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter IBM Redbooks Product Guide The QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter is installed in the blade server and allows connectivity to high speed switch bays This expansion card provides flexibility for connecting the blade server to the horizontally oriented BladeCenter H modules in bays 7 and 8 or bays 9 and 10 when using the Multi Switch Interconnect Module MSIM Figure 1 shows the QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh Figure 1 QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh Did you know Installing the QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card CFFh card in every blade server in your chassis adds two 1 Gb Ethernet ports and two 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports to each server Combined with the two onboard Ethernet ports this gives you an aggregate total of 4 Gbps of Ethernet bandwidth and 16 Gb of Fibre Channel bandwidth for every server in the chassis This has the potential of meeting even the most bandwidth intensive application needs such as virtualization When using the CFFh adapter you can simultaneously use a CFF v or ClOv adapter to enable additional I O support to blade servers such as the HS22 when installed in the IBM BladeCenter H chassis The innovative design of the CFFh adapter is designed to work with the CFFv or ClOv adapter t
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