Product guide
IBM System x3500 M4 32
Network adapters
x3500 M4 has four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports. Integrated NICs have the following features:
Intel I350AM4 chip
Four GbE ports
TCP Offload Engine (TOE) support
Wake on LAN support
802.1Q VLAN tagging support
NIC Teaming (load balancing and failover)
The following table lists additional supported network adapters.
Table 13. Network adapters
Part number Feature
code
Description Maximum quantity
supported
(1 CPU / 2 CPUs)
10 Gb Ethernet
49Y7910 A18Y Broadcom NetXtreme II Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM
System x
6 / 8
42C1820 1637 Brocade 10Gb CNA for IBM System x** 6 / 8
None#* A2UN Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Integrated VFA III for IBM System
x**
1 / 1
95Y3762* A2U1 Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA III for IBM System x** 5 / 7
95Y3760* A2U2 Emulex VFA III FCoE/iSCSI License for IBM System x (FoD)
(license for Emulex VFA III adpaters, features A2UN and A2U1)
6 / 8
49Y7960 A2EC Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x** 6 / 8
49Y7970 A2ED Intel X540-T2 Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM System x 6 / 8
42C1800 5751 QLogic 10Gb CNA for IBM System x** 6 / 8
1 Gb Ethernet
90Y9370 A2V4 Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x 6 / 8
90Y9352 A2V3 Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x 6 / 8
49Y4230 5767 Intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter I340-T2 for IBM System x 6 / 8
49Y4240 5768 Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter I340-T4 for IBM System x 6 / 8
42C1780 2995 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter 6 / 8
49Y4220 5766 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter 6 / 8
42C1750 2975 PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter by Intel 6 / 8
* Not supported in E5-2600 v2 processor-based models.
# Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Integrated VFA III is only available through CTO or Special Bid (SBB 95Y3768)
** Require SFP+ optical transceivers or DAC cables that must be purchased separately.
For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Networking adapters category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=networkadapters