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:
zAny IBM, BNT or Cisco Ethernet Switch Module (standard
zOptical
zCopper
zIntelligent Copper
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.
Figure 3. The Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) provides two extra Ethernet ports per blade server
The components used in this configuration are listed in Table 3.
Table 3. Components used when connecting the Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) to external Ethernet network
Diagram | Part number / | Description | Quantity |
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| Varies | IBM BladeCenter HS22 or other supported server | 1 to 14 |
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| 44W4475 | Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) | 1 per |
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| server |
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| Varies | IBM BladeCenter E, BladeCenter H, or BladeCenter S* | 1 |
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| Varies | Any | 1 or 2 |
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*Note: The expansion card can be installed in servers in the BladeCenter S (8886). However, by doing so you will lose the ability to connect to the BladeCenter S Disk Storage Modules (DSMs). The Ethernet expansion card will go in the place of the SAS expansion card needed to connected to the DSMs. Instead, use the 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh), part number 44W4479.
Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter | 4 |
