Datasheet

IBM BladeCenter HS23 19

Table 13 lists additional supported network adapters and upgrades.

Table 13. Network adapters

Part

number

Feature

code

Description Slots

supported

Maximum

supported

Virtual Fabric Adapters and Upgrades

81Y3133 A1QR Broadcom 2-port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter CFFh 1

90Y9310 A2TD IBM Virtual Fabric Advanced Software Upgrade (LOM) (License

only)

81Y3120 A287 Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 CFFh† 1

90Y9350 A2ZP Virtual Fabric Advanced FOD Upgrade (License

only)

90Y9332 A2ZN Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced II for HS23 CFFh† 1

Converged Network Adapters

81Y1650 5437 Brocade 2 port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter (CFFh) CFFh 1

00Y3280 A3JB QLogic 2-port 10Gb CNA (CFFh) CFFh 1

42C1830* 3592 QLogic 2-pt 10Gb Converged Network Adapter (CFFh) CFFh 1

10 Gb Ethernet

46M6168 0099 Broadcom 10Gb Gen2 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card

(CFFh)

CFFh 1

46M6164 0098 Broadcom 10Gb Gen2 4-port Ethernet Expansion Card

(CFFh)

CFFh 1

42C1810 3593 Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh CFFh 1

90Y3570 A1NW Mellanox 2-port 10Gb Enet Expansion Card (CFFh) CFFh 1

1 Gb Ethernet

44W4479 5476 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) CFFh 1

44W4475 5477 Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) CIOv 1

InfiniBand

46M6001 0056 2-port 40Gb InfiniBand Expansion Card (CFFh) CFFh 1

† With Emulex Virtual Fabrics Adapters II for HS23 installed in a blade server, two 10 Gb Ethernet ports on the

adapter itself are routed to the chassis I/O bays 8 and 10 (unlike other CFFh cards), and two 10 Gb Ethernet ports

integrated on a blade itself are routed to the chassis I/O bays 7 and 9.

* Withdrawn, not available for ordering.

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Ethernet adapters category:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/BladeCenter?Open&page=pg&cat=ethadapters