BladeCenter Open Fabric (I/O)

Supports both Optical and Fiber 10Gb SFP+ modules.
Supports Convergence Enhanced Packets along with regular 10Gb

14 10Gb uplink ports and 14 10Gb links to each server

Supported on High Speed Chassis (H/HT) and compatible with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager.

Flexible and simple management via web browser or industry-standard CLI.

Works with existing 1Gb or 10Gb infrastructure.
First BladeCenter Convergence Ready Switch

10 external SFP+ based uplink ports.
14 10Gb ports to each Blade

Supported on High Speed Chassis (H/HT) and compatible with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager.

Easy Management using SmartConnect tool.

Ideal for clients who require 1Gb today and 10Gb capability for future growth.

6 external 1Gb and 3 external 10Gb ports.

Supported on all BladeCenter chassis and Multi-switch interconnect modules and compatible with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager.

Easy to configure, use and manage via a web-based interface.

Delivers complete Layer 2 and 3 functionality - routing, filtering, traffic queuing to better serve the processing demands of bandwidth -intensive applications.

6 external 1Gb copper ports or 6 external 1Gb fiber ports.

Supported on all BladeCenter chassis and Multi-switch interconnect modules and compatible with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager.

Flexible and simple management via web browser or industry-standard CLI.

Ideal for VoIP and IPTV applications requiring high-bandwidth and time-sensitive switching support.

6 external 10Gb ports.

Supported on BladeCenter chassis H and HT chassis, all Multi-switch interconnect modules and compatible with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager.

Flexible and simple management via web browser or industry-standard CLI.

Integrates Layer 2/3 Ethernet connectivity with Layer 4-7 application and server load balancing in single switch module.

4 external 1Gb ports.

Supported on all BladeCenter chassis and Multi-switch interconnect modules and compatible with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager.

Flexible and simple management via web browser or industry-standard CLI.

High performance, reliable switching ideal for IBM BladeCenter S.

4 external 1Gb ports.

Supported on all BladeCenter chassis and Multi-switch interconnect modules and compatible with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager.

Common management with external Cisco switches via IOS Command Line Interface and CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution.

Built-in Cisco Virtual Blade Switch (VBS) technology helps increase server performance and resiliency while simplifying operations and management.

3110G - 4 external 1Gb ports.
3110X - 1 external 10Gb port.

Supported on BladeCenter E, H, T and HT chassis and compatible with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager.

Common management with external Cisco switches via IOS Command Line Interface and CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution.

Easy to install and ideal for customers deploying IBM BladeCenter into an existing network environment.

14 external 1Gb standard RJ45 ports.

Supported on all BladeCenter chassis and Multi-switch interconnect modules and compatible with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager.

Secure Serial over LAN (SoL) allows users to access any server console via the serial port.

For small and midsized businesses where a separation between the server and networking domains is preferred.

6 external 1Gb ports.

Supported on all BladeCenter chassis and Multi-switch interconnect modules and compatible with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager.

Easy to install, configure and manage through an easy to use browser based interface.

These expansion cards enable up to 4 high speed bays in BladeCenter H.

Offers PCI-Gen 2 architecture and end-to-end 10Gb I/O virtualization via BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager in addition to easy SoL/cKVM management over 10Gb.

These cards are compatible with following IBM blade servers: HS20, HS21, HS21 XM, LS20, JS20, JS21 and HS22.

Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter

At-a-glance guide

Ready to buy 44W4475

This is a 2 port 1Gb Ethernet adapter with PCI-e interface designed specifically for the HS22 blade server as well as all follow-on blades. It is based on the proven Broadcom 5709S ASIC and offers value-added features like TCP Offload (TOE) and SW iSCSI support for high performance. The adapter's innovative combination form factor design allows usage of other I/O technologies (in CFFh form factor) simultaneously from the same blade server, such as additional Ethernet or Fibre Channel adapters.

Broadcom 2-port and 4-port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter

At-a-glance guide

	Ready to buy 44W4466
	Ready to buy 44W4465

Enables up to 4 High Speed bays in BladeCenter H. Offers end to end 10Gb IO Virtualization using BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager.

2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter

Ready to buy 44W4479

Based on Broadcom 5709 chipset, it enables 2 ports in BladeCenter S Chassis for higher redundancy and enables 4 ports on BladeCenter H and HT chassis to enable high speed IO bays 7, 8, 9 and 10.

IBM BladeCenter CFFv Ethernet Expansion Card

Ready to buy 39Y9310

Based on Broadcom 5704 chipset, it provides 2 1Gb ports per Blade.

QLogic CFFh Ethernet/Fibre Combo Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter

Ready to buy 39Y9306

Based on QLogic 2432M PCI-Express x4 ASIC for 4 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel and Broadcom 5715S PCI-Express x4 ASIC for 1 Gb 2-Port Ethernet chipsets. This card provides 2 4Gb Fibre Channel ports and 2 1Gb Ethernet ports on the same card.

QLogic iSCSI Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter

Ready to buy 32R1923

Based on QLogic QMC4052 enabling iSCSI connectivity through switch module bays 3 and 4, the hardware initiator provides iSCSI communication from the blade server to an iSCSI storage device for full hardware-based iSCSI initiator and TOE for storage traffic only (TCP/IP offload engine) function with an option to run diskless Blades in a non-Fibre Channel SAN environment.