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Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for

BladeCenter

Product Guide (withdrawn product)

The Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for BladeCenter is a dual-port 10 Gb Ethernet card that is

Gbps performance for high-IO intensive clients, and showcases the next generation in 10 GbE networking

features for the enterprise network and data center.

Data Center and Large Enterprise customers demand reliable performance from their networking equipment to

ensure quick and easy deployment and provisioning of new systems, provide uninterrupted application services

across their network to their users, and require maximum network performance for those applications. In addition,

this adapter supports the latest virtualization technology, Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (Intel VT

for Connectivity).

Figure 1 shows the Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh).

Figure 1. The Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh)

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Intel VT for Connectivity is a suite of hardware assists that improves overall system performance by lowering the

I/O impact in a virtualized environment. This improves CPU usage, reduces system latency, and improves I/O

throughput. Intel VT for Connectivity includes two major components: Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) and

Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/OAT).

Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for BladeCenter (withdrawn product) 1

Summary of content (9 pages)

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Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for BladeCenter Product Guide (withdrawn product) The Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for BladeCenter is a dual-port 10 Gb Ethernet card that is powered by an Intel Ethernet 82599 third generation 10 Gb Ethernet Controller. This card offers full line-rate 10 Gbps performance for high-IO intensive clients, and showcases the next generation in 10 GbE networking features for the enterprise network and data center.
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Part number information Table 1.
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Operating environment This card is supported in the following environment: Temperature: 0° C to 55° C (32° F to 131° F) Operating power: Approximately 10 watts Dimensions: Approximately 15.9 cm x 12.5 cm (6.26 in. x 4.92 in.) Supported servers The Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) is supported in the BladeCenter servers listed in Table 2. Table 2.
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Table 3 lists the supported chassis and I/O module combinations that the Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) supports. Table 3.
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Expansion card I/O bay 7 I/O bay 8 I/O bay 9 I/O bay 10 Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) Supported I/O module Not used Supported I/O module Not used Popular configurations Figure 4 shows a configuration using the Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) together with two BNT Virtual Fabric 10 Gb Switch Modules. This solution enables two 10 Gbps Ethernet connections from each blade server.
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Operating system support The Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) supports the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter x64 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 Server 2003, Web
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Related publications For more information, refer to these documents: Intel 2-port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for BladeCenter Installation and User's Guide http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-54793 BladeCenter Interoperability Guide http://lenovopress.com/bcig BladeCenter Products and Technology, SG24-7523 http://lenovopress.
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