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Overview - Emulex 4 GB fibre channel expansion card (CFFv) - IBM BladeCenter

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Abstract

Overview of the Emulex 4 GB fibre channel expansion card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter

Content

Overview

The Emulex 4 GB FC (CFFv) PCI-X HBA for IBM BladeCenter servers is a part of a family of high-performance 4 GB host bus adapter (HBA) solutions. These HBAs deliver exceptional performance with unsurpassed robustness, reliability, and performance for a wide spectrum of server, storage, and system are networks (SANs). These adapters broaden the IBM 4 GB HBA portfolio for BladeCenter servers.

At a glance
  • Smaller form factor (CFFv)
  • PCI-X based card with two 4 GB FC ports
  • Auto-negotiates to support 1 GB and 2 GB data rates
  • Offers high-performance, highly available storage area networks (SAN)
  • Easy to set up and integrate into core or edge SAN configurations
Compatibility

The 4 GB FC host bus adapter is supported on the following IBM platforms:

  • IBM BladeCenter LS21 (7971)
  • IBM BladeCenter LS41 (7972)
  • IBM BladeCenter HS21 XM (7995)
  • IBM BladeCenter HS21 (8853)
See ServerProven for all parts that are compatible with this system.

Software requirements

Microsoft

  • Windows Server 2003 standard, enterprise, web
  • Windows 2003 standard, enterprise 64-bit

Linux

  • RHEL 4 AS, ES
  • RHEL 4 AS, ES 64-bit
  • RHEL 5 SE
  • RHEL 5 SE 64-bit
  • SUSE LINUX ES 9 (SLES 9)
  • SUSE LINUX ES 9 64-bit (SLES 9)
  • SUSE LINUX ES 10 (SLES 10)
  • SUSE LINUX ES 10 64-bit (SLES 10)

Other

  • NetWare 6.5
  • VMware ESX 3.0
  • Solaris 10
Warranty

1 Year limited - customer replaceable unit (CRU)

Product number

Description
Marketing part number
Replacement part number
Emulex 4 GB fibre channel expansion card (CFFv) 43W6859 43W6862


Physical specifications
  • Approximate height: 64.52 mm (2.54 in)
  • Approximate width: 167.64 mm (6.60 in)
  • Approximate depth: 25.4 mm (1.00 in)
  • Approximate weight: .113 kg (0.25 lb)
Operating environment

Temperature

  • 0 to 52 degrees C (32 to 125 degrees F) at 0 to 914 m (0 to 3,000 ft) operating
  • -40 to 70 degrees C (-40 to 158 degrees F) at 914 m to 2,133 (3,000 to 7,000 ft) storage

Relative humidity

  • -5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Agency approvals
  • US/CANADA - UL, cUL ,UL60950
  • CSA C22.2 NO.60950
  • CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT PER DHHS 21CFR J
  • US FCC part 15, CLASS B
  • CANADA INDUSTRY CANADA ICES-003, CLASS B
  • EUROPE 89/336/EEC EMC DIRECTIVE CE MARK:
    • EN55022: 1998 /CISPR22:1997 CLASS B
    • EN55024: 1998
    • EN61000-3-2:1995
    • EN61000-3-3:1994
  • JAPAN VCCI, CLASS B
  • TAIWAN CNS 13438 CLASS B
  • NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIA AS/NZS 3548 CLASS B
  • KOREA MIC
  • EUROPE 73/23/ECC LOW VOLTAGE DIRECTIVE:
    • TUV:
    • EN60950-1: 2001
    • EN60825-1: 1994+A1+A2
    • EN60825-2: 1994 +

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

System x Hardware Options:All operating systems listed

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 January 2019

UID

ibm1MIGR-5072496

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