Overview - Emulex Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+ VFA IIIr, and 10 GbE SFP+ EMBEDDED VFA IIIr for IBM System x

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The Emulex Dual Port 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr for IBM System x, and the Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA IIIr for IBM System x; are high-performance, dual-port network adapters for 10 Gb Ethernet (10GbE) networks. They are available as an optional 10 GbE adapter, or as an optional embedded (mezz) 10 GbE technology for select IBM System x models. The Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr offers the benefits and flexibility of I/O convergence with a single end-to-end solution. An optional software license will upgrade the base adapter to include FCoE and iSCSI Hardware Acceleration.

Features and functions:

The Emulex Dual Port 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr for IBM System x (00D8540)
The Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA IIIr for IBM System x (00Y7730)

• 10 Gb Performance. The Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr product family for IBM System x achieves line rate 10 Gbps performance with support for TCP/IP stateless offloads and TCP Chimney Offload. TCP Chimney Offload reduces system processor utilization, provides increased system performance and reduces overall system power requirements.
• One adapter to manage all workloads. The Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr product family for IBM System x are based on the Emulex OneConnect Universal Converged Network Adapter (UCNA) platform, which also includes support for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocol offloads when upgraded with an optional software license. By using a common infrastructure for Ethernet and storage networks, data centers can reduce capital expense (CapEx) for adapters, switches and cables, and operational expense (OpEx) for power, cooling and IT administration.
• Optimized for virtualization. The Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr product family for IBM System x offers the benefits and flexibility of an exclusive enhanced virtual NIC (vNIC) function, which enables bidirectional bandwidth management, dynamic bandwidth allocation, and I/O convergence in a single end-to-end solution in partnership with IBM's networking division. Each port on the 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr card can support up to four vNICs per physical port
• Greener data centers. The Emulex OneConnect UCNA platform delivers industry-leading performance and scalability per watt, reducing requirements for power and cooling. Protocol offload enables efficient use of computing resources, supports more VMs per CPU, and reduces the number of servers required to support data center demands.

Emulex Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr (00D8540) and Emulex Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA IIIr for IBM System x (00Y7730)

The Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapters for IBM System x provide an ideal solution for all servers needing high-speed data transfer in LAN connectivity for mission-critical applications. These network adapters offer support for 10 GbE networking with optical or copper connectivity.

The adapter features:

• Maximize I/O consolidation with high-performance 10 GbE ports
• Leverage existing IT investments
• Allow more virtual machines (VMs) per server with TCP offload
• Offer hardware parity, CRC, ECC, and other advanced error checking
• Are backed by industry-renowned IBM serviceability, education, support, and training

The following options require an IBM System x supported server.

• Emulex Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr (00D8540)
• Emulex Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA IIIr for IBM System x (00Y7730)
• For a list of compatible System x servers and OS, refer to the IBM System x ServerProven Plan located at:
  http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/ xseries/lan/matrix.html
  
• Limit of one Embedded (Mezz) adapter per supported system
• IBM System x provides end to end testing for select iSCSI and FCoE configurations. To reference all supported configurations, visit http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss to reference all supported configurations.

• Warranty is One year
• Service type (IOR/IOE/CCE/CCR) CRU

Emulex Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+VFA IIIr Adapters:

• Approximate height: 167 mm (6.60 inch)
• Approximate width: 69 mm (2.71 inch)
• Approximate depth: 17.3 mm (0.6875 inch)
• Approximate weight: 95 g (0.21 lb)

Shipping dimensions:

• Approximate height: 189 mm (7.51 inch)
• Approximate width: 90 mm (3.54 inch)
• Approximate depth: 38 mm (1.50 inch)
• Approximate weight: 450 g (0.99 lb)
• Short, low-profile form factor card
• Standard bracket (low profile available)

Emulex Dual Port VFA IIIr Adapters:

• EN55022
• EN55024
• EN60950 / CE
• EN 61000-3-2
• EN 61000-3-3
• IEC 950 CB Scheme
• FCC Part 15 Class A
• UL 1950
• CSA C22.2 950-95
• VCCI
• NZ AS3548 / C-tick
• RRL for MIC (KCC)
• BSMI (EMC)
• UL 94-/V

Emulex Dual Port VFA IIIr Adapter
Temperature and Altitude:

• Operating:
  • 0 to 55 degrees C (32 to 131 F)
• Storage temperature:
  • 40 to 70 degrees C (-40 to 158 degrees F)
• Relative humidity:
  • 5% to 95% (noncondensing)

The adapter must be installed in a selected System x server systemCenter.

The Emulex VFA III/IIIr FCoE/iSCSI supports the following major operating systems:

• Windows Server
• VMware ESX
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
• Novell SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server

For latest compatibility information, visit

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

Note: Some configurations may not be compatible.

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