IBM BladeCenter features expand network communications
options
IBM United States
Hardware Announcement 109-545
October 20, 2009
 ENUS109-545.PDF (92KB)
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New network communication features are available on the IBM® BladeCenter® H
chassis and the IBM BladeCenter JS12,
JS22, and JS23/JS43 blade servers:
BladeCenter H:
- Voltaire QDR 4X Infiniband Switch
- BNT 10-port 10Gb Ethernet Switch Module
- QDR Infiniband Cable
- 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module
- Brocade 10-port 8 Gb SAN Switch
- Brocade 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch
- Brocade 8 Gb SFP+ Transceiver
IBM BladeCenter JS12,
JS22, and JS23/JS43:
- QLogic 2-port 10 Gb Converged Network Adapter (CFFh)
Also announcing are:
- Changes to the IBM i Edition for BladeCenter S (#0775)
- A new IBM i
Edition for BladeCenter S
with RAID (#0776)
For ordering, contact your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner,
or IBM Americas
Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).
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Changes to the IBM i Edition for BladeCenter S (#0775)
The SAS RAID Controller Switch Module (#3734) is not orderable with the IBM i
Edition for BladeCenter S
(#0775).
New IBM i
Edition for BladeCenter S
with RAID (#0776)
When you order the IBM i Edition for BladeCenter S with RAID, you must
order the minimum configuration to be eligible to order feature 0776. This
offering is available only as initial order.
The minimum configuration for the IBM i Edition for BladeCenter S with RAID must include
a BladeCenter S
chassis (7779-BCS) with:
- One UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-RAM Drive (#4154)
- One IBM BladeCenter S
6-Disk Storage Module (#4545)
- Two SAS RAID Controller Switch Modules (#3734)
- One Intelligent Copper Pass-thru Module (#5452)
- Three 146 GB 15K rpm SAS Disk Drives (#3749)
- Two Power Cords (2.5 m), to Wall, (120V/15A) (#4578)
Note: Features 4154, 4545, and 3734 cannot be removed. Feature 5452 can
be removed if features 1590, 3174, 3212, or 3220 are ordered. Three of feature
3749 can be removed if larger capacity drives are ordered (3 x #3762, or 3
x #3747). Two of feature 4578 is a default that can be changed. The minimum
configuration for the IBM i Edition for BladeCenter S with RAID must include
an IBM BladeCenter JS12
Express (7998-60X) with:
- One IBM BladeCenter JS12,
2-core, 3.8 GHz Processor (#8442)
- Two Processor Entitlements (#8444)
- 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs (#8229)
- One SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter (#8250)
- Two PowerVM™ Standard
Edition (#5406)
- One primary operating system IBM i (#2145)
Note: Features 8442, 8250, 5406, and 2145 cannot be removed. Feature 8229
can be removed if larger memory DIMMs (#8239 or #8245) are ordered. One feature
8444 can be removed and replaced with feature 8443 if the order meets the
requirements of an Express Product Offering. Other options can also be added
to the IBM i
Edition for BladeCenter S
with RAID configuration. In addition, one IBM i processor entitlement with one-year
Software Maintenance and a minimum of 10 user entitlements are required. PowerVM Standard
Edition is included with the BladeCenter JS12 at no additional charge. This
edition delivers PowerVM virtualization
technology, including Micro-Partitioning™, Virtual I/O Server
with Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM), Lx86, and Virtual LAN features.
Brocade 10-port 8 Gb SAN Switch
The Brocade 10-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter:
- Supports I/O module slots 3 and 4 of the IBM BladeCenter
- Delivers two internal 100 Mbps Ethernet links for switch setup and management
- Is supported with QLogic 2 Gb and 4 Gb FC expansion cards (host bus adapters)
- Is supported with IBM TotalStorage® DS4000™, DS6000™, and DS8000™ devices
- Is fully compatible (backward and forward) with the entire family of SilkWorm
(TotalStorage b-type)
switches and directors
- Has function equivalent to Brocade Silkworm 200e
- Includes standard FabricOS, advanced zoning, and Web tools
- Supports optional features such as Advanced Security, Performance Bundle,
and Fabric Manager V5.x
- Has three 8 Gb uplinks on the 20-port switch module
- Includes seven internal fabric ports on the 20-port switch module
- Offers switch management through CLI via Telnet and Web tools
- Offers real-time health monitoring through optional Fabric Watch
- Supports SNMP-manageable interfaces (two internal 100 Mbps Ethernet links)
- Is comparable with IBM TotalStorage b-type SAN Switch Family
Brocade 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch
The Brocade 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter:
- Supports I/O module slots 3 and 4 of the IBM BladeCenter
- Delivers two internal 100 Mbps Ethernet links for switch setup and management
- Is supported with QLogic 2 Gb and 4 Gb FC expansion cards (host bus adapters)
- Is supported with IBM TotalStorage DS4000, DS6000, and DS8000 devices
- Is fully compatible (backward and forward) with the entire family of SilkWorm
(TotalStorage b-type)
switches and directors
- Has function equivalent to Brocade Silkworm 200e
- Includes standard FabricOS, advanced zoning, and Web tools
- Supports optional features such as Advanced Security, Performance Bundle,
and Fabric Manager V5.x
- Has six 8 Gb uplinks on the 20-port switch module
- Includes 14 internal fabric ports on the 20-port switch module
- Offers switch management through CLI via Telnet and Web tools
- Offers real-time health monitoring through optional Fabric Watch
- Supports SNMP-manageable interfaces (two internal 100 Mbps Ethernet links)
- Is comparable with IBM TotalStorage b-type SAN Switch Family
Brocade 8 Gb SFP+ Transceiver
The Brocade 8 Gb SFP+ Short-wave Optic Transceiver for IBM BladeCenter is
for use with Brocade 8 Gb 10-port SAN Switch Module (#5045) and Brocade 8
Gb 20-port SAN Switch Module (#5869).
Voltaire QDR 4X Infiniband Switch
The 40 Gb Switch Module offers scalability in LAN switch complexity while
maintaining ease of management. This switch module enables administrators
to provide full layer 2/3 10 Gb LAN switching and routing capabilities to
each server within a BladeCenter chassis. The Infiniband Switch Module
offers fourteen 40 Gb ports to each server and sixteen ports out of the chassis
per switch.
The Voltaire 40 Gb Infiniband Switch Module:
- Offers an end-to-end solution at up to 40 Gb
- Provides a PCI Express x8 host interface for high-speed connection
- Offers connectivity to high-speed I/O module bays in the BCH chassis
- Enables use of up to two 40 Gb ports from the blade server to the external
network
- Has a 2-port card that allows use of two 40 Gb High-Speed Switch Modules
(HSSM) in a chassis
BNT 10-port 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module
The BNT 10-port 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module is a high-speed addition to
the BladeCenter switch
portfolio. It offers scalability in LAN switch complexity while maintaining
ease of management.
The BNT 10-port 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter is a new switch option
designed for the next-generation IBM BladeCenter chassis that enables
administrators to provide full Layer 2/3 10 Gb LAN switching and routing capabilities
to each server within a BladeCenter chassis. Such consolidation flattens
the topology of the data center infrastructure through convergence of storage
and data networks, thus helping reduce the number of discrete devices, management
consoles, and different management systems.
The BNT 10 Gb Switch Module is a full-fabric Ethernet switch and is available
in a 10-port active configuration. It supports high-performance up to 10
Gb per second Ethernet data processing solutions across the LAN.
The BNT 10-port 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module includes the following features
and functions:
- Form-factor
- Single-wide high-speed switch module
- Internal ports
- 14 internal auto-negotiating ports: 1 Gb or 10 Gb to the server blades
- Two internal full-duplex 100 Mbps ports connected to the management module
- External ports
- Up to ten 10 Gb SFP+ ports (also designed to support 1 Gb SFP if required,
flexibility of mixing 1 Gb/10 Gb )
- One 10/100/1000 Mb copper RJ-45 used for management or data
- An RS-232 mini-USB connector for serial port that provides an additional
means to install software and configure the switch module
- Scalability and performance
- Autosensing 1 Gb/10 Gb internal and external Ethernet ports for bandwidth
optimization
- Nonblocking architecture with wire-speed forwarding of traffic and full
line rate performance of 480 Gbps full duplex
- Media access control (MAC) address learning: automatic update, supports
up to 32 Kb MAC addresses
- Up to 128 IP interfaces per switch
- Static, EtherChannel, and LACP (IEEE 802.3ad) link aggregation, up to
100 Gb of total bandwidth per switch, up to 18 trunk groups, and up to eight
ports per group
- Support for jumbo frames (up to 12288 bytes)
- Broadcast/multicast storm control
- IGMP snooping for limit flooding of IP multicast traffic (IGMP V1, V2,
and V3)
- Configurable traffic distribution schemes over trunk links based on source/destination
IP addresses, MAC addresses, or both
- Fast port forwarding and fast uplink convergence for rapid STP convergence
- Availability and redundancy
- VRRP for Layer 3 router redundancy
- IEEE 802.1D STP for providing Layer 2 redundancy with PVRST+
- IEEE 802.1s Multiple STP (MSTP) for topology optimization, up to 128 STP
instances are supported by single switch
- IEEE 802.1w Rapid STP (RSTP) provides rapid STP convergence for critical
delay-sensitive, traffic-like voice or video
- Layer 2 Trunk Failover to support active/standby configurations of network
adapter teaming on blades
- Interchassis redundancy (Layer 2 and Layer 3)
- VLAN support
- Up to 1024 VLANs supported per switch; VLAN numbers ranging from 1 to
4095 (4095 is used for the management module's connection only)
- 802.1Q VLAN tagging support on all ports
- Protocol-based VLANs
- Security
- VLAN-based, MAC-based, and IP-based access control lists (ACLs)
- 802.1X port-based authentication
- Multiple user IDs and passwords
- User access control
- Radius, TACACS+, and LDAP
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- Up to eight queues per port
- Support for IEEE 802.1p, IP ToS/DSCP, and ACL-based (MAC/IP source and
destination addresses, VLANs) traffic classification and processing
- Traffic shaping and remarking based on defined policies
- Eight Weighted Round Robin (WRR) priority queues per port for processing
qualified traffic
- Layer 3 functions
- IP forwarding
- IP filtering with ACLs (up to 4096 ACLs supported)
- VRRP for router redundancy
- Support for up to 128 static routes
- Routing protocol support (Router Information Protocol (RIP) V1, RIP V2,
OSPF V1, V2, and V3, BGP-4), up to 1,024 entries in routing table
- Support for DHCP Relay
- IPv6 management (full IPv6 support, including routing, is planned to be
released in optional version of firmware in 2009)
- Manageability
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP V1, V2, and V3)
- HTTP/HTTPS browser GUI
- Industry standard CLI and BLADEOS/AlteonOS CLI
- Telnet interface for CLI
- SSH v1/v2
- Serial interface for CLI
- Scriptable CLI
- Firmware image update (TFTP and FTP)
- Network Time Protocol (NTP) for switch clock synchronization
- BNT BLADEHarmony Manager support
- Monitoring
- Switch LEDs for external port status and switch module status indication
- Port mirroring for analyzing network traffic passing through switch
- Change tracking and remote logging with syslog feature
- POST diagnostics
- Special functions
10 Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module
The 10 Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module for IBM BladeCenter is ideal for clients
looking to enable end-to-end nonblocking 10 Gb setup within the chassis. This
device supports both Ethernet and Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE ) packets,
which allows clients to connect a BladeCenter chassis to an FCoE-capable
top-of-rack switch.
The fourteen 10 Gb Uplink ports are based on optical SFP+ technology to
offer the highest performance while maintaining industry standard connectivity.
This offering will also work with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager,
providing all the benefits of I/O Virtualization at 10 Gb speeds.
Clients can use this module along with the 2-port 10 Gb Converged Network
Adapter (CNA) and connect to a converged top-of-rack switch such as the Brocade
8000 or Nexus 5K. This setup allows clients to reduce hardware, as well as
power and cooling costs, while boosting performance by operating at 10 Gb
bandwidth.
Features and specifications
The 10 Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module includes the following features and
functions:
- Single-wide high-speed switch module
- Fourteen internal 10 Gb ports to the server blades (no auto-negotiation)
- Up to fourteen 10 Gb SFP+ uplink ports (SFP+ modules are not included)
- Support for SR, LR, and DAC copper cables
- Direct one-to-one mappings of external and internal ports (no configuration
required)
- Simple setup and monitoring through advanced management module
- Management-module inter-integrated Circuit (I2C) interface that provides
vital product data (VPD) and register access
- Self-test and diagnostics capability
- No Serial over LAN (SOL) support
QLogic 2-port 10 Gb Converged Network Adapter (CFFh)
The QLogic 2-port 10 Gb Converged Network Adapter (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter offers
robust 8 Gb Fibre Channel storage connectivity and 10 Gb networking over a
single Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) link. Because this adapter combines
the functions of a network interface card and a host bus adapter on a single
converged adapter, clients can realize potential benefits in cost, power,
and cooling, and data center footprint by deploying less hardware.
Features:
The expansion card has the following features:
- Combo Form Factor (CFFh) PCI Express 2.0 x8 adapter
- Communication module: QLogic ISP8112
- Support for up to two CEE HSSMs in a BladeCenter H or HT chassis
- Support for 10 Gb Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE)
- Support for Fibre Channel over Converged Enhanced Ethernet (FCoCEE)
- Full hardware offload for FCoCEE protocol processing
- Support for IPv4 and IPv6
- Support for SAN boot over CEE, PXE boot, and iSCSI boot
- Support for Wake
on LAN®
- Support for BladeCenter Open
Fabric Manager for BIOS, UEFI, and FCode
Stateless offload features include:
- IP, TCP, and UDP checksum offloads
- Large and Giant Send Offload (LSO, GSO)
- Receive Side Scaling (RSS)
- Header-data split
- Interrupt coalescing
- NetQueue
Note: VIOS attachment requires VIOS 2.1.2.0, or later.
DVD-RAM write capability
DVD-RAM write capability is now available with feature number 4154 with AIX®,
VIOS, and IBM i
(as a client or VIOS). This write capability includes support for the following AIX and
VIOS commands in conjunction with DVD-RAM (DVD-R/W) media: mkcd, mkdvd, tar,
and cpio. For IBM i,
all DVD-RAM operations that are supported by IBM i are available. The following levels
of AIX,
VIOS, or IBM i
are required in order to support this capability:
- AIX 5.3
with the 5300-11 Technology Level, or later
- AIX 6.1
with the 6100-04 Technology Level, or later
- VIOS 2.1.2.0, or later
- IBM i
6.1, or later via VIOS 2.1.2.0, or later
Note: VIOS attachment requires VIOS 2.1.2.0, or later.
QLogic 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (Cffh)(#8271) now supported
by AIX,
VIOS, and IBM i
The following additional operating system levels now support the QLogic
8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (Cffh), feature number 8271:
- AIX
5L™ for POWER® Version
5.3 with the 5300-11 Technology Level
- AIX Version
6.1 with the 6100-04 Technology Level
- AIX
5L for POWER Version
5.3 with the 5300-08 Technology Level and Service Pack 8
- AIX
5L for POWER Version
5.3 with the 5300-09 Technology Level and Service Pack 5
- AIX
5L for POWER Version
5.3 with the 5300-10 Technology Level and Service Pack 2
- AIX Version
6.1 with the 6100-01 Technology Level and Service Pack 7
- AIX Version
6.1 with the 6100-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 6
- AIX Version
6.1 with the 6100-03 Technology Level and Service Pack 3
- IBM i
6.1, or later, via VIOS 2.1.2.0, or later
Port ID Virtualization: NPIV:
NPIV provides direct access to Fibre Channel adapters from multiple client
partitions, simplifying the management of Fibre Channel SAN environments.
NPIV support is included with PowerVM Express, Standard, and Enterprise
Edition and supports AIX V5.3, AIX V6.1, IBM i 6.1.1 hosted by VIOS 2.1.2, and SUSE Linux® Enterprise
Server 11 partitions on JS POWER blades with an 8 Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
(HBA). Supported 8 Gb Fibre Channel HBAs feature number are 8240, 8242, and
8271. The following levels of AIX and VIOS are required for NPIV on blades:
- AIX
5L for POWER Version
5.3 with the 5300-11 Technology Level, or later
- AIX Version
6.1 with the 6100-04 Technology Level, or later
- VIOS 2.1.2.0, or later
See table for interoperability.
N PIV AIX Client IBM i Client
Compatibility
Matrix QLogic QLogic Emulex QLogic QLogic Emulex
8GB CIOv 8GB CFFh 8GB CIOv 8GB CIOv 8GB CFFh 8GB CIOv
Feature Feature Feature Feature Feature Feature
#8242 #8271 #8240 #8242 #8271 #8240
See Note 1 See Note 1 See Note 1 See Note 1
QLogic 4GB Yes Yes No Yes, Yes, No
Switc Virtual Virtual
Modules Tape only Tape only
Features
Codes
#3243,#3244
See Note 2
QLogic 8GB Yes Yes No Yes, Yes, No
Switch Virtual Virtual
Modules Tape only Tape only
Feature
Code
#3284
See Note 3
Brocade 4GB No No No No No No
Switch
Modules
Feature
Codes
#3206,#3207
Brocade 8GB Yes Yes Yes Yes, Yes, Yes,
Switch Virtual Virtual Virtual
Modules Tape only Tape only Tape only
Feature
Codes
#5045,#5869
N PIV Linux Client
Compatibility
Matrix QLogic 8GB QLogic 8GB Emulex 8GB
CIOv CFFh CIOv
Feature Feature Feature
Code #8242 Code #8271 Code #8240
See Note 1 See Note 1
QLogic 4GB Yes Yes No
Switc
Modules
Features
Codes
#3243,#3244
See Note 2
QLogic 8GB Yes Yes No
Switch
Modules
Feature
Code
#3284
See Note 3
Brocade 4GB No No No
Switch
Modules
Feature
Codes
#3206,#3207
Brocade 8GB Yes Yes Yes
Switch
Modules
Feature
Codes
#5045,#5869
- Note 1
- Requires firmware version level 5.02.01, or later
- Note 2
- Requires firmware version level 6.5.0.22.00, or later
- Note 3
- Requires firmware version level 7.10.1.04, or later
Virtual Tape: PowerVM has
two virtualization methods for using tape devices on IBM POWER6™ processor-based servers, simplifying
backup and restore operations. Both methods are supported with PowerVM Express,
Standard, or Enterprise Edition. NPIV enables PowerVM LPARs to access SAN tape libraries
using shared physical HBA resources for AIX V5.3, AIX V6.1, IBM i 6.1.1 hosted by VIOS 2.1.2, and SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 11 partitions. Virtual tape support allows serial sharing of selected
SAS tape devices for AIX V5.3, AIX V6.1, IBM i 6.1, or later, hosted by VIOS 2.1.1
or later, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 partitions.
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- http://www-03.ibm.com/able/product_accessibility/index.html
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IBM Power® System
models are capable, when used in accordance with IBM's associated documentation,
of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product properly
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IBM plans
to enhance its support of QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter CFFh
(#8275) on the Linux and IBM AIX operating systems in first half 2010
by adding N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) capability through VIOS. IBM plans to enhance
its support of QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter CFFh (#8275) on
the IBM i
operating system in second half 2010 by adding Fibre Channel and N_Port ID
Virtualization (NPIV) capability through VIOS.
All statements regarding IBM's plans, directions, and intent are subject
to change or withdrawal without notice. Any reliance on these statements
of general direction is at the relying party's sole risk and will not create
liability or obligation for IBM.
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The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM BladeCenter 7778,
7779, 7989, and 7998 machine type:
Machine Feature
Description type Model number
IBM i Edition Offering Indicator #2 7779 BCS 0776
7998 60X
Voltaire 40 Gb Infiniband Switch Module for IBM
BladeCenter 7989 BCH 3204
BNT 10-port 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module for IBM
BladeCenter 7989 BCH 3248
QDR InfiniBand 3M QSFP Cable 7989 BCH 3249
Brocade 10-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module for IBM
BladeCenter 7989 BCH 5045
Brocade 8 Gb SFP+ Short-wave Optic Transceiver 7989 BCH 5358
10 Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module 7989 BCH 5412
Brocade 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module for IBM
BladeCenter 7989 BCH 5869
QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter CFFh 7778 23X 8275
7998 60X
61X
Business Partner information
If you are a Direct Reseller - System Reseller acquiring products from IBM,
you may link directly to Business Partner information for this announcement.
A PartnerWorld® ID
and password are required (use IBM ID).
- https://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/mem/sla.jsp?num=109-545
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The following are newly announced features on the specific
models of the IBM BladeCenter 7778,
7779, 7989, and 7998 machine type:
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine Type 7778 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter CFFh
23X 8275 Both Yes No
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine Type 7779 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
IBM i Edition Offering Indicator #2
BCS 0776 NC Initial N/A No
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine Type 7989 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
Voltaire 40 Gb Infiniband Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
BCH 3204 Both Yes No
BNT 10-port 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
BCH 3248 Both Yes No
QDR InfiniBand 3M QSFP Cable
BCH 3249 Both Yes No
Brocade 10-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
BCH 5045 Both Yes No
Brocade 8 Gb SFP+ Short-wave Optic Transceiver
BCH 5358 Both Yes No
10 Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module
BCH 5412 Both Yes No
Brocade 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
BCH 5869 Both Yes No
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine Type 7998 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
IBM i Edition Offering Indicator #2
60X 0776 NC Initial N/A No
QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter CFFh
60X 8275 Both Yes No
61X Both Yes No
| Machine type | Model | Feature number | Description | System x equivalent | Price |
| 7778 | 23X | 8275 | QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network
Adapter CFFh | 42C1830 | $1,499 |
| 7989 | BCH | 3204 | Voltaire 40 Gb Infiniband Switch Module
for IBM BladeCenter | 46M6005 | 11,999 |
| 7989 | BCH | 3248 | BNT 10-port 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module
for IBM BladeCenter | 46C7191 | 11,199 |
| 7989 | BCH | 3249 | QDR InfiniBand 3M QSFP Cable | 49Y9980 | 159 |
| 7989 | BCH | 5045 | Brocade 10-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module
for IBM BladeCenter | 44X1921 | 6,699 |
| 7989 | BCH | 5358 | Brocade 8 Gb SFP+ Short-wave Optic Transceiver | 44X1962 | 329 |
| 7989 | BCH | 5412 | 10 Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module | 46M6181 | 4,999 |
| 7989 | BCH | 5869 | Brocade 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module
for IBM BladeCenter | 44X1920 | 9,779 |
| 7998 | 60X | 8275 | QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network
Adapter CFFh | 42C1830 | 1,499 |
| 7998 | 61X | 8275 | QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network
Adapter CFFh | 42C1830 | 1,499 |
| 7779 | BCS | 0776 | IBM i Edition for BladeCenter S with
RAID | NA | NC |
| 7998 | 60X | 0776 | i Edition Express Offering Indicator
#2 | NA | NC |
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