IBM Broadcom 10 Gb Gen 2 2-port, At-A-Glance Manual

Broadcom 10 Gb Gen 2 2-port and 4-port Ethernet Expansion Cards (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter

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Figure 3. IBM BladeCenter H I/O topology showing the I/O paths from CFFh expansion cards

One I/O module must be installed in the chassis for each Ethernet port that you want to use on the 

expansion card. Table 4 lists the specific I/O bays in the chassis.

For the Broadcom 10 Gb Gen 2 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh), you must install an I/O 

z

module in I/O bays 7 and 9 (that is, two I/O modules).

For the Broadcom 10 Gb Gen 2 4-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh), you must install an I/O 

z

module in I/O bays 7, 8, 9, and 10 (that is, four I/O modules).

Table 4. Locations of I/O modules required to connect to the expansion card

Expansion card

I/O bay 7

I/O bay 8

I/O bay 9

I/O bay 10

Broadcom 10 Gb Gen 2 2-port Ethernet 

Expansion Card (CFFh)

Supported I/O 

module

Not used

Supported I/O 

module

Not used

Broadcom 10 Gb Gen 2 4-port Ethernet 

Expansion Card (CFFh)

Supported I/O 

module

Supported I/O 

module

Supported I/O 

module

Supported I/O 

module