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Mellanox 2-port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCente
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Operating system support
The Mellanox 2-port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) supports the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
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VMware ESX 4.0
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VMware ESX 4.1
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VMware ESXi 4.0
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VMware ESXi 4.1
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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
For more information, see the following documents:
Mellanox 2-port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh
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for IBM BladeCenter Installation Guide
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http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5087563
IBM BladeCenter Interoperability Guide
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http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5073016
IBM Redbooks® publication
IBM BladeCenter Products and Technology , SG24-7523
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http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247523.html