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Low-profile PCIe network card with two ports, silver bracket and green circuit board

IBM

IBM Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced 49Y4275

SKU CH-5PTT-68GDJ

Dual-port 10 Gb Ethernet adapter with iSCSI hardware initiator and up to eight virtual NICs per physical port

  • Dual-port 10 GbE throughput handles demanding workloads
  • Up to eight virtual NICs match diverse connectivity needs
  • Flexible 100 Mbps bandwidth increments per virtual port
  • Hardware iSCSI initiator offloads storage processing
  • Low-profile PCIe 2.0 x8 form factor fits blade servers

IBM Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced

The IBM Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced is a dual-port 10 Gbit/s network card designed for IBM BladeCenter chassis. It targets IT administrators who need to consolidate multiple network connections onto a single physical adapter. Each port operates at 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps and supports up to eight virtual NIC devices per card. Bandwidth can be allocated in 100 Mbps increments across four virtual ports per physical port.

Low-profile plug-in card

This low-profile plug-in card measures 2.7 inches in height and 6.6 inches in width with a thickness of 700 mil. It connects via a PCI Express 2.0 x8 interface and weighs approximately 3.40 oz. The form factor fits standard low-profile slots in compatible blade servers. Two physical ports provide the 10 Gbit/s data transfer rate for wired networking.

Adds iSCSI hardware initiator to virtualised NICs

The Advanced version adds iSCSI hardware initiator functionality to the base virtual fabric capabilities. This upgrade benefits environments that require block-level storage access over Ethernet without a separate host bus adapter. It replaces the need for discrete iSCSI cards when virtualised Ethernet and storage traffic share the same 10 Gbit/s ports. The jump is worthwhile when consolidating LAN and SAN traffic on BladeCenter infrastructure.

Highlights

  • Dual-port 10 GbE throughput handles demanding workloads
  • Up to eight virtual NICs match diverse connectivity needs
  • Flexible 100 Mbps bandwidth increments per virtual port
  • Hardware iSCSI initiator offloads storage processing
  • Low-profile PCIe 2.0 x8 form factor fits blade servers

Specifications

BrandIBM

Questions about this item

What bandwidth can each 10 Gbps port be divided into?

Each physical 10 Gbps port can be divided into four virtual ports with bandwidth allocation in 100 Mbps increments up to the maximum 10 Gbps per physical port.

What are the exact dimensions of the low-profile card?

The card measures 2.7 inches in height, 6.6 inches in width and 700 mil in thickness.

How is the iSCSI hardware initiator enabled after installing the adapter in a BladeCenter bay?

Install the adapter into a compatible BladeCenter I/O bay, connect the 10 GbE cables, then configure the iSCSI initiator settings through the BladeCenter management module or the server BIOS.

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