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QLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)forIBMBladeCenterProductGuide(withdrawnproduct)TheQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)forIBMBladeCenterenablesyoutoquicklyandsimplyconnecttheBladeCenterserverswithCFFvexpansionslotstoaFibreChannelstorageareanetwork(SAN).
SimplypickanyFibreChannelstoragesolutionfromtheIBMSystemStorageDS3000,DS4000,DS5000,orDS8000series,andbeginaccessingdataoverahigh-speedinterconnect.
ThiscardisinstalledintothePCI-XCFFvslotofasupportedbladeserver.
ItprovidesconnectionstoFibreChannel-compatiblemoduleslocatedinbays3and4ofasupportedBladeCenterchassis.
AmaximumofoneQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)issupportedpersingle-wide(30mm)bladeserver.
TheQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)isshowninFigure1.
Figure1.
QLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)DidyouknowTheadapterconnectstothemidplanedirectly,withouthavingtousecablesorSFPmodules.
Byeliminatingthesecomponentsforupto14servers,theresultingsavingsalonecovertheBladeCenterchassisinvestment.
WhenusingtheCFFvadapter,youcansimultaneouslyuseaCFFhadaptertoenablemoretypesofI/OtosupportedbladeserverssuchastheHS21wheninstalledintheIBMBladeCenterHchassis.
TheinnovativedesignoftheCFFvadapterworkswiththeCFFhadaptertosupportthiscombination.
QLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)forIBMBladeCenter(withdrawnproduct)1PartnumberinformationThepartnumbertoorderthiscardisshowninTable1.
Table1.
OrderingpartnumberandfeaturecodeDescriptionPartnumberFeaturecodeQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)00Y3276A3JDQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)forIBMBladeCenter*41Y8527*2970**Partnumber41Y8527waswithdrawninNovember2012,andwasrereleasedasthenewpartnumber,00Y3276.
Thepartnumberincludesthefollowingitems:OneQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)forIBMBladeCenterTheDocumentationCDthatcontainstheQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)forIBMBladeCenterInstallationandUser'sGuideTheIBMImportantNoticesdocumentFeaturesTheQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)hasthefollowingfeatures:CFFvformfactorPCI-Xhostinterface,64-bit,100MHzbus-masterdirectmemoryaccess(DMA)datatransfersupto800MBpsSupportfortwofull-duplexFibreChannelportsat4GbpsmaximumperchannelSupportforFibreChannelProtocolSCSI(FCP-SCSI)andFibreChannelInternetProtocol(FC-IP)SupportforFibreChannelservice(class2andclass3)Supportforswitchedfabric,point-to-point,andFibreChannelArbitratedLoop(FC-AL)connectionsConfigurationandbootsupportinBasicInput/OutputSystem(BIOS)(Fast!
UTILviaCtrl+Q)EachBladeCenterserverprovidesredundantconnectionstodataandstoragenetworks.
ClientscanconfiguretheirbladeserverswithdualporthostbusadaptersandbeassuredthattheywillalwayshaveaconnectiontotheirSANviaBladeCenter'shigh-availabilitymidplane.
Throughintegration,BladeCentereliminatesthefibercablesfromtheservertotheswitch.
Thisnotonlyreducestheopportunityformisconfiguration,itlowerstheexpenseforcablesandopticaltransceivers(SFPs),andreducespotentialpointsoffailure,whileincreasingnetworkavailability.
OperatingenvironmentTheexpansioncardissupportedinthisenvironment:Temperature:Operating:0°to45°C(32°to113°F)at0to914m(0to3,000ft)Storage:-40°to70°C(-40°to158°F)at914mto2,133(3,000to7,000ft)Relativehumidity:5%to95%(noncondensing)SupportedserversandI/OmodulesTheQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)issupportedintheIBMBladeCenterserverslistedinTable2.
QLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)forIBMBladeCenter(withdrawnproduct)2Table2.
SupportedserversQLogic4GbFCExpansionCard(CFFv)41Y8527YYYNNNYYYYYYYNNTheQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)isalsosupportedinanexpansionbladewhenthebladeserversupportsboththeexpansioncardandthatparticularexpansionblade.
SeeIBMServerProvenforthelatestinformationabouttheexpansioncardssupportedbyeachbladeservertype:http://ibm.
com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
Figure2showswheretheCFFvcardisinstalledinaBladeCenterserver.
Figure2.
LocationontheBladeCenterserverplanarwheretheCFFvcardisinstalledTheQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)supportstheI/OmoduleslistedinTable3.
ThetablealsoliststheBladeCenterchassisthatsupporteachI/Omodule.
ThecardrequiresthatasupportedI/Omoduleisinstalledinbay3orbay4ofthechassis,howeverforredundancyandperformancepurposes,werecommendthatyouinstalltwoI/Omodulesinthechassis,oneinbay3andoneinbay4ofthechassis.
Table3.
I/OmodulessupportedwiththeQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)QLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)forIBMBladeCenter(withdrawnproduct)3Brocade4Gb20-portSANSwitchModule32R1812NYYYYBrocade4Gb10-portSANSwitchModule32R1813YYYYYBrocadeEnterprise20-port8GbSANSwitchModule42C1828NYYNYBrocade20-port8GbSANSwitchModule44X1920NYYNYBrocade10-port8GbSANSwitchModule44X1921NYYNYCisco4Gb20-portFibreChannelSwitchModule39Y9280NYYYYCisco4Gb10-portFibreChannelSwitchModule39Y9284YYYYYMcDATA4Gb20-portFibreChannelSwitchModule32R1833NYYYYMcDATA4Gb10-portFibreChannelSwitchModule32R1905NYYYYQLogic4Gb20-portFibreChannelSwitchModule26R0881NYYYYQLogic4Gb10-portFibreChannelSwitchModule32R1904NYYYYQLogic20-port4GbSANSwitchModule43W6725NYYYYQLogic10-port4GbSANSwitchModule43W6724YYYYYQLogic20-Port8GbSANSwitchModule44X1905YYYYYQLogic8GbIntelligentPass-thruModule44X1907YYYYYQLogic4GbIntelligentPass-thruModule43W6723YYYYYImportantconsiderations:TheIBMBladeCenterOpticalPass-thruModule,39Y9316,isnotsupportedTheBladeCenterSdoesnotsupportallI/Omodules,asshowninTable3.
WhenusinganIBMBladeCenterOpticalPass-thruModule(OPM),thespeedoftheFibreChannellinkwillbelimitedto2GB.
ThisisalimitationoftheOPM.
ManyoftheI/OmoduleslistedinthetablealsosupporttheMutli-SwitchInterconnectModule(MSIM)andMSIM-HT.
However,wedonotlistthatsupportheresinceCFFvexpansioncardsdonotsupporttheuseoftheMSIMorMSIM-HT.
PopularconfigurationsQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)forIBMBladeCenter(withdrawnproduct)4PopularconfigurationsFigure3showshowtheQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)canbeusedinconfigurations.
ItshowstheCFFvcardinstalledinasupportedbladeserver,whichisinturninstalledinaBladeCenterchassis.
ThechassisisconnectedtotheIBMSystemStorageDS3400.
TheRAIDfunctionalityisprovidedbytheexternalstoragesystem.
Figure3.
IBMBladeCenterconnectedtoanexternalIBMSystemStorageDS3400storagesolutionThepartsusedinthisconfigurationarelistedinTable4.
Table4.
ComponentsusedwhenconnectingQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)toexternaldiskstorage(asshowninFigure3)DiagramreferencePartnumber/machinetypeDescriptionQuantityVariesIBMBladeCenterHS21orothersupportedserver1to1441Y8527QLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)1perserverVariesSupportedBladeCenterchassis*1VariesSupportedFibreChannelSwitchmoduleorOpticalPass-thruModule(seeTable3)1or21726-41Xor1726-42XIBMSystemStorageDS3400(SingleorDualController)11727OptionalIBMSystemStorageEXP3000(SingleorDualESM)1to339R6536DS3000PartitionExpansionLicense1*Note:TheexpansioncardcanbeinstalledinserversintheBladeCenterS(8886).
However,bydoingsoyouwilllosetheabilitytoconnecttotheBladeCenterSDiskStorageModules(DSMs).
TheFibreChannelexpansioncardwillgointheplaceoftheSASexpansioncardneededtoconnectedtotheDSMs.
Thisconfigurationalsorequirescablingbetweenthechassisandthestorageserverandbetweenthestorageserverandtheexpansionunits.
(ThecablepartnumbersarenotlistedinTable4.
)SupportedoperatingsystemsQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)forIBMBladeCenter(withdrawnproduct)5TheQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)supportsthefollowingoperatingsystems:IBMAIX5LforPOWERVersion5.
3MicrosoftWindowsServer2003/2003R2,DatacenterEditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2003/2003R2,Datacenterx64EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2003/2003R2,EnterpriseEditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2003/2003R2,Enterprisex64EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2003/2003R2,StandardEditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2003/2003R2,Standardx64EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008HPCEditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2MicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Datacenterx64EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Datacenterx86EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Enterprisex64EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Enterprisex86EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Standardx64EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Standardx86EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Webx64EditionMicrosoftWindowsServer2008,Webx86EditionMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2003/2003R2PremiumEditionMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2003/2003R2StandardEditionMicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2003/2003R2,EnterpriseEditionx64MicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2003/2003R2,StandardEditionMicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2003/2003R2,StandardEditionx64MicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2003/2003R2,WorkgroupEditionx64NetWare6.
5RedHatEnterpriseLinux3ASforAMD64/EM64TRedHatEnterpriseLinux3ASforx86RedHatEnterpriseLinux3ESforAMD64/EM64TRedHatEnterpriseLinux3ESforx86RedHatEnterpriseLinux3WSforAMD64/EM64TRedHatEnterpriseLinux3WSforx86RedHatEnterpriseLinux4ASforAMD64/EM64TRedHatEnterpriseLinux4ASforiSeriesandpSeriesRedHatEnterpriseLinux4ASforx86RedHatEnterpriseLinux4ESforAMD64/EM64TRedHatEnterpriseLinux4ESforx86RedHatEnterpriseLinux4WS/HPCforAMD64/EM64TRedHatEnterpriseLinux4WS/HPCforx86RedHatEnterpriseLinux5forSystemiandSystempRedHatEnterpriseLinux5ServerEditionRedHatEnterpriseLinux5ServerEditionwithXenRedHatEnterpriseLinux5ServerwithXenx64EditionRedHatEnterpriseLinux5Serverx64EditionSolaris10OperatingSystemQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)forIBMBladeCenter(withdrawnproduct)6SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer10forAMD64/EM64TSUSELINUXEnterpriseServer10forIBMPOWERSUSELINUXEnterpriseServer10forx86SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer10withXenforAMD64/EM64TSUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11forAMD64/EM64TSUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11forx86SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11withXenforAMD64/EM64TSUSELINUXEnterpriseServer9forAMD64/EM64TSUSELINUXEnterpriseServer9forx86VMwareESX3.
5VMwareESX4.
0VMwareESXServer3.
0VMwareESXi3.
5VMwareESXi4.
0SeeIBMServerProvenforthelatestinformationaboutthespecificversionsandservicepackssupported:http://ibm.
com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
Selectthebladeserverandthenselecttheexpansioncardtoseethesupportedoperatingsystems.
RelatedpublicationsFormoreinformationrefertothesedocuments:QLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)InstallationandUserGuidehttp://www.
ibm.
com/support/docview.
wssuid=psq1MIGR-5070477IBMUSAnnouncementLetterfortheQLogic4GbFibreChannelExpansionCard(CFFv)http://ibm.
com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialiasinfotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS107-088IBMBladeCenterInteroperabilityGuidehttp://www.
ibm.
com/support/docview.
wssuid=psg1MIGR-5073016IBMRedbookspublicationIBMBladeCenterProductsandTechnology,SG24-7523http://www.
redbooks.
ibm.
com/abstracts/sg247523.
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