User Guide

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 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x86 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Real Time 10 AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Real Time 11 AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for x86
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition with Xen
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.0 Realtime (x64)
VMware ESX 3.5
VMware ESX 4.0
VMware ESXi 4.0
VMware ESXi 3.5
Support for operating systems is based on the combination of the expansion card and the blade server in which it
is installed. See IBM ServerProven for the latest information about the specific versions and service packs
supported by going to the following address:
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
Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for BladeCenter (withdrawn product) 6