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Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter
IBM BladeCenter at-a-glance guide
The Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) is an Ethernet expansion card with two 1 Gb Ethernet ports
designed for BladeCenter servers with CIOv expansion slots. It is based on proven Broadcom 5709S
ASIC technology and offers value added features like TCP Offload (TOE) and software-based iSCSI
support for high performance.
This card is installed into the CIOv slot of the supported blade server. It provides connections to
Ethernet-compatible modules located in bays 3 and 4 of supported BladeCenter chassis. The CIOv slot is
a second generation PCI Express x8 slot. A maximum of one Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) is
supported per single-wide blade server.
The Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv)
Did you know?
Today's virtualized servers require a larger number of network adapters. This adapter is a perfect fit for
these environments because it can enable up to eight Ethernet ports per blade server.
The adapter is based on the PCI Express bus, which can be thought of as a high-speed serial
replacement of the older technology. Its use offers many benefits including higher speeds and the ability
to send and receive data at the same time.
When using the CIOv adapter, you can simultaneously use a CFFh adapter to enable more types of I/O to
supported blade servers such as the HS22 when installed in the IBM BladeCenter H chassis. The
innovative design of the CIOv adapter is designed to work with the CFFh adapter to support this
combination workload.
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- Page 1 Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter IBM BladeCenter at-a-glance guide The Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) is an Ethernet expansion card with two 1 Gb Ethernet ports designed for BladeCenter servers with CIOv expansion slots. It is based on proven Broadcom 5709S ASIC technology and offers value added features like TCP Offload (TOE) and software-based iSCSI support for high performance.
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Page 2: Part Number Information
Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter 44W4475 1039 This part number includes the following items: One Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter The Documentation CD that contains Installation and User’s Guide... - Page 3 Figure 2. Location of the CIOv slot in the IBM BladeCenter HS22 The Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) requires that a supported I/O module is installed in bay 3 and bay 4 of the chassis that the cards and servers are installed in. The supported I/O modules are:...
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Page 4: Popular Configurations
This section shows two popular configurations using the Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv). Adding two extra Ethernet ports per blade server Most often, the Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) is used to expand the number of Ethernet ports per blade to increase network bandwidth. This is shown in Figure 3. - Page 5 Figure 4. IBM BladeCenter connected to an external IBM System Storage DS3300 storage solution The components used in this configuration are listed in Table 4. Table 4. Components used when connecting the Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) to external iSCSI disk storage...
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Page 6: Supported Operating Systems
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 and AMD64/EM64T Editions SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for x86 and AMD64/EM64T Editions See IBM ServerProven for the latest information on the specific versions and service packs supported: http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. Select the blade server and then select the expansion card to see the supported operating systems. - Page 7 Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.IBM may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.
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