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QLogic 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter and CNA for IBM BladeCente
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In BladeCenter H, the ports of QLogic 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapters are routed through the midplane to
I/O bays 7 and 9 (Figure 2). The BladeCenter HT is similar in that the QLogic VFA card ports are also
routed through the midplane to I/O bays 7 and 9.
Figure 2. IBM BladeCenter H I/O topology showing the I/O paths from QLogic 10Gb VFA
The QLogic 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapters require I/O modules to be installed in bays 7 and 9 of the
BladeCenter H or HT chassis (Table 5).
Table 5. Locations of I/O modules required to connect to the expansion card
Expansion card I/O bay 7 I/O bay 8 I/O bay 9 I/O bay 10
QLogic 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter Supported I/O
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Not used Supported I/O
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Not used
QLogic 10Gb Virtual Fabric CNA Supported I/O
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Not used Supported I/O
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Not used