Datasheet

QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCente
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Consider the following restrictions regarding the use of the switch modules in Table 3:
(*) When any of the switch modules that have an asterisk (*) is installed in BladeCenter T, the internal
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switch connections to blade ports operate at 2 Gbps. The external ports operate at up to 8 Gbps (or 4
Gbps for 4 Gb switch modules).
(†) When any of these switch modules that have the dagger indicator symbol (†) is installed in
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BladeCenter HT, the internal switch connections to blade ports are supported at 4 Gbps. The external
ports operate at up to 8 Gbps (or 4 Gbps for 4 Gb switch modules).
The QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) can be installed in servers in the BladeCenter
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S and used with supported switch modules as shown in the table. However, by doing so, you lose the
ability to connect to the BladeCenter S Disk Storage Modules (DSMs). The Fibre Channel expansion
card goes in the place of the SAS expansion card that is needed to connect to the DSMs.
Popular configurations
The QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) can be used in various configurations. Figure 3
shows the CIOv card installed in a supported blade server, which in turn is 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.
Figure 3. IBM BladeCenter connected to an external IBM System Storage DS3400 storage solution