IBM Flex System FC5022 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter
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1. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T VMware ESX 4 1 VMware ESXi 4 1 VMware vSphere 5 VMware vSphere 5 1 See the IBM ServerProven website for the latest information about the specific versions and service packs that are supported http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter Regulatory compliance The adapter conforms to the following standards United States FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B ANSI C63 4 2003 Class A United States UL 60950 1 Second Edition IEC EN 60950 1 Second Edition FCC Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Class A Canada ICES 003 issue 4 Class A UL IEC 60950 1 CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 03 Japan VCCI Class A Australia New Zealand AS NZS CISPR 22 2006 Class A IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report Taiwan BSMI CNS13438 Class A Korea KN22 Class A KN24 Russia GOST ME01 IEC 60950 1 GOST R 51318 22 99 GOST R 51318 24 99 GOST R 51317 3 2 2006 GOST R 51317 32. 3 99 IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report CE Mark EN55022 Class A EN60950 1 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A Physical specifications The dimensions and weight of the adapter are as follows Width 100 mm 3 9 in Depth 80 mm 3 1 in Weight 13 g 0 3 Ib Shipping dimensions and weight approximate Height 58 mm 2 3 in Width 229 mm 9 0 in Depth 208 mm 8 2 in Weight 0 4 kg 0 89 Ib IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter Popular configurations The FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter can be used in various configurations The following figure shows the I O installed in an I O adapter slot 2 of the x240 which in turn is installed in the chassis The chassis is connected to an IBM System Storage V7000 The RAID functionality is provided by the external storage system Switch 1 3 2 4 External Fibre Channel connections Internal 16 Gb FC connections through the chassis midplane Figure 4 Example configuration The following table lists the parts that are used in the configuration Table 5 Components used when connecting the FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter to external disk storage 8737 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node or other 1to 14 supported server 88Y6370 FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 8721 A1x IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis 90Y9356 IBM Flex System FC5022 24 port 16Gb ESB SAN 1 or 2 Scalable Switch 88Y6393 Brocade 16Gb SFP Optical Trans
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5. 0 Compute Node IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 3 Supported I O modules The FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter supports the I O modules listed in the following table One or two compatible switches must be installed in the corresponding I O bays in the chassis Installing two switches means that both ports of the adapter are enabled Table 3 I O modules supported with the FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Pass thru IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch Yes IBM Flex System FC5022 24 port 16Gb SAN Scalable 00Y3324 Yes Switch IBM Flex System FC5022 24 port 16Gb ESB SAN 90Y9356 Yes Scalable Switch The following table shows the connections between adapters installed in the compute nodes and the switch bays in the chassis Table 4 Adapter to I O bay correspondence I O adapter slot in the server Port on the adapter Corresponding I O module bay in the chassis Slot 1 IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 4 The connections between the adapters installed in the compute nodes and the switch bays in the chassis are shown diagrammatically in the following figure Figure 3 Logical layout of the interconnects between I O adapters and I O modules Supported operating systems The FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter supports the following 64 bit operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
6. ceiver 1 per FC cable 39M5698 IBM 1m LC LC Fiber Channel Cable 1 for each V7000 connection 2076 124 IBM System Storage V7000 This configuration also requires additional V7000 features such as drives and software licenses These are not listed in the table IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 7 Related publications For more information see the following resources IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch Product Guide http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0870 html IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node Product Guide http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0860 html FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter Installation and User Guide http www ibm com support IBM Redbooks publication BM Flex System Products and Technology SG24 7984 http www redbooks ibm com abstracts sg247984 html IBM Redbooks Product Guides for IBM Flex System servers and options http www redbooks ibm com portals puresystems IBM Flex System Interoperability Guide http www ibm com support IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 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
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8. t Having 16 Gb adapters and switches also offers future investment protection by enabling the density of virtual machines VMs to be increased on a compute node and by providing performance head room to support demanding solid state drive storage technologies IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 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 number Feature code Feature code x config e config IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 88Y6370 A1BP EC2B The part number includes the following items e One IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter e Adocumentation CD containing the adapter user s guide e The BM Important Notices document Features The IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter has the following features e 16 Gbps Fibre Channel e Utilize 16 Gbps bandwidth to eliminate internal oversubscription e Investment protection with the latest Fibre Channel technologies e Reduce the number of ISL external switch ports optics cables and power e Over 500 000 IOPS per port maximizes transaction performance and density of VMs per compute node e Achieves performance of 330 000 IOPS for email exchange and 205 000 IOPS for SQL Database e Boot from SAN allows the automation SAN Boot LUN discovery to simplify boot from SAN and reduce image management complexity e Brocade Server Application Optimi
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10. ye Redbooks IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter IBM Redbooks Product Guide The network architecture on the IBM Flex System platform has been specifically designed to address network challenges giving you a very scalable way to integrate optimize and automate your data center The IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter enables high speed access for compute nodes to an external storage area network SAN This adapter is based on Brocade architecture and offers end to end 16 Gb connectivity to SAN It can auto negotiate and also work at 8 Gb and 4 Gb speeds It has enhanced features like N_Port trunking and N_Port ID Virtualization NPIV as well as boot from the SAN with automatic LUN discovery and end to end Server Application Optimization SAO Figure 1 shows the IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter Figure 1 IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter Did you know The FC5022 adapter is designed to work best with the IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch and together these deliver considerable value by simplifying the deployment of server and SAN resources reducing infrastructure and operational costs and maximizing server and SAN reliability availability and resiliency Even with an 8 Gb Fibre Channel SAN fabric having 16 Gb adapters and switches in the IBM Flex System means that you can eliminate any oversubscription from the SAN fabric to maximize application throughpu
11. zation SAO provides Quality of Service QoS levels assignable to VM applications e Direct I O enables native direct I O performance by allowing VMs to bypass the hypervisor and communicate directly with the adapter e Brocade Network Advisor simplifies and unifies the management of Brocade adapter SAN and LAN resources through a single pane of glass e LUN Masking an Initiator based LUN masking for storage traffic isolation e N_Port Id Virtualization NPIV allows multiple host initiator N_Ports to share a single physical N_Port dramatically reducing SAN hardware requirements e Target Rate Limiting TRL throttles data traffic wnen accessing slower speed storage targets to avoid back pressure problems e Unified driver across all Brocade based IBM adapter products with automated version synchronization capability e RoHS 6 compliant IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 2 Supported servers The following table lists the IBM Flex System compute nodes that support the FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter Table 2 Supported servers See the IBM ServerProven website for the latest information about the expansion cards that are supported by each blade server type http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us I O adapter cards are installed in the slot in supported servers such as the x240 as highlighted in the following figure Figure 2 Location of the I O adapter slots in the IBM Flex System x24
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