Category 5 or better Ethernet cabling is required with
You will need to provide Ethernet cables for the onboard 10/100/1000 Ethernet controller.
Adapter teaming
The Broadcom controller is capable of participating in an adapter team for the purposes of failover, load balancing, and port trunking. The choice of adapters to team with the onboard controller depends on whether you have a
If you have a copper Gigabit environment, use the
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/x440/ibm_22P6801.html
If you have a mixed fiber/copper Gigabit server switch network, use the
You can also team the onboard Gigabit card with 10/100 cards such as 06P3601 and 22P4901, but this not a recommended configuration. You can also team with the older Gigabit fiber card, 06P3701.
Adapter teaming and failover works by using software additional to the adapter driver to provide the failover functionality.
When installing the
Detailed instructions for installing the individual driver and failover packages are available with the driver software.
For the latest network adapter drivers and software for the x440 server, go to the
x440 driver matrix:
For details about compatibility, see the ServerProven LAN adapter page:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/lan/matrix.html
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