Datasheet

2-Port 40 Gb InfiniBand Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCente

Figure 2 shows where the CFFh card is installed in a BladeCenter server.

Figure 2. Location on the BladeCenter server planar where the CFFh card is installed

IBM BladeCenter chassis support is based on the blade server type in which the expansion card is

installed. Consult ServerProven to see which chassis each blade server type is supported in:

http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.

Table 3 lists the I/O modules that can be used to connect to the 2-Port 40 Gb InfiniBand Expansion Card

(CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter. The I/O modules listed in Table 3 are supported in BladeCenter H chassis

only.

Table 3. I/O modules supported with the 2-Port 40 Gb InfiniBand Expansion Card (CFFh)

I/O module Part number

Voltaire 40 Gb InfiniBand Switch Module 46M6005 N N Y N N N N

In BladeCenter H, the ports of CFFh cards are routed through the midplane to I/O bays 7, 8, 9, and 10, as

shown in Figure 3.