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QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter 7
The BladeCenter H supports two MSIMs. The top MSIM is installed in the space occupied by I/O bays 7
and 8. The bottom MSIM is installed in the space occupied by bays 9 and 10. Figure 4 shows the MSIM
being installed into bays 7 and 8 of the BladeCenter H chassis.
Figure 4. MSIM installed in bays 7 and 8 of the BladeCenter H chassis
To use both Ethernet ports and both Fibre Channel ports of the expansion card, you must install the
following items:
Two MSIMs in the BladeCenter H chassis
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One Ethernet switch module and one Fibre Channel switch module in each MSIM
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Each switch module routes one port of the expansion card:
CFFh port 1: upper-left MSIM bay 7 (Ethernet)
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CFFh port 2: upper-right MSIM bay 8 (Fibre Channel)
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CFFh port 3: lower-left MSIM bay 9 (Ethernet)
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CFFh port 4: lower-right MSIM bay 10 (Fibre Channel)
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Popular configurations
The QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb FC Expansion Card is ideal for adding additional Ethernet and Fibre
Channel ports to a BladeCenter H configuration. In this configuration, each HS22 blade server has the
QLogic expansion card installed along with an Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) and the onboard Ethernet
controller. This means that six Ethernet connections and two Fibre Channel connections are delivered to
each server (Figure 5). All connections between the cards and the switch modules are internal to the
chassis. No cabling is needed.