User Guide

Popular configurations
The QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb FC Expansion Card is ideal for adding additional Ethernet and Fibre
Channel ports to a BladeCenter H configuration. In this configuration, each HS22 blade server has the
QLogic expansion card installed along with an Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) and the onboard Ethernet
controller. This means that six Ethernet connections and two Fibre Channel connections are delivered to
each server (Figure 5). All connections between the cards and the switch modules are internal to the
chassis. No cabling is needed.
Figure 5. Using the QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb FC Expansion Card to supply six Ethernet connections and
two Fibre Channel connections to each server
Table 4 lists the components that are used in this configuration.
Table 4. Components used in the eight ports-per-server configuration
Diagram
reference
Part number /
machine type
Description Quantity
7870 BladeCenter HS22 1 to 14
None Ethernet controller on the system board of the server 1 per
server
44W4475 Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) for BladeCenter 1 per
server
44X1940 QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb FC Expansion Card for BladeCenter 1 per
server
8852 BladeCenter H chassis 1
Varies Ethernet Switch Modules routing signals from the integrated
controller
, CIOv card , and Ethernet ports of the QLogic
expansion card
(see Table 3)
6
Varies 8 Gb Fibre Channel Switch Modules (see Table 3) 2
39Y9314 Multi-Switch Interconnect Module 2
1726-41X or 1726-
42X
IBM System Storage DS3400 (Single or Dual Controller) 1
1727 Optional: IBM System Storage EXP3000 (Single or Dual ESM) 1 to 3
Not shown 39R6536 DS3000 Partition Expansion License 1
QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh) for BladeCenter (withdrawn product) 8