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Table 3 lists the supported chassis and I/O module combinations that the Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion
Card (CFFh) supports.
Table 3. I/O modules supported with the Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh)
BNT Virtual Fabric 10 Gb Switch Module 46C7191 N N Y N Y N N
BNT 6-port 10 Gb High Speed Switch Module 39Y9267 N N N N N N N
10 Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module 46M6181 N N N N N N N
Cisco Nexus 4001I Switch Module 46M6071 N N Y N Y 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. The BladeCenter HT works in a similar way because the CFFh cards are also routed through the
midplane to I/O bays 7, 8, 9, and 10.
Figure 3. BladeCenter H I/O topology showing the I/O paths from CFFh expansion cards
The Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) requires that two I/O modules be installed in bays 7 and 9
of the BladeCenter H or HT chassis, as shown in Table 4.
Table 4. Locations of I/O modules required to connect to the expansion card
Intel 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for BladeCenter (withdrawn product) 4