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Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM BladeCente
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Supported BladeCenter chassis and I /O modules
IBM BladeCenter chassis support is based on the blade server type in which the expansion card is
installed. Consult the IBM ServerProven® website to see in which chassis each blade server type is
supported: http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/
Table 3 lists the supported chassis and I/O module combinations that the Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric
Adapter II supports, in either standard physical port mode (pNIC) or one of the two virtual NIC (vNIC)
modes, IBM Virtual Fabric Mode or Switch Independent Mode.
Table 3. I/O modules supported with the Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II
Description Part number
IBM Virtual Fabric vNIC Mode
BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module 46C7191 N N Y N Y N N
BNT 6-port 10 Gb High Speed Switch Module 39Y9267 N N N N N N N
10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module 46M6181 N N N N N N N
Cisco Nexus 4001I Switch Module 46M6071 N N N N N N N
Brocade Converged 10GbE Switch Module 69Y1909 N N N N N N N
Switch Independent vNIC Mode *
BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module 46C7191 N N Y N Y N N
BNT 6-port 10 Gb High Speed Switch Module 39Y9267 N N N N N N N
10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module 46M6181 N N Y N Y N N
Cisco Nexus 4001I Switch Module 46M6071 N N Y N Y N N
Brocade Converged 10GbE Switch Module 69Y1909 N N N N N N N
pNIC mode
BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module 46C7191 N N Y N Y N N
BNT 6-port 10 Gb High Speed Switch Module 39Y9267 N N Y N Y N N
10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module 46M6181 N N Y N Y N N
Cisco Nexus 4001I Switch Module 46M6071 N N Y N Y N N
Brocade Converged 10GbE Switch Module 69Y1909 N N N N N N N
* Switch Independent Mode requires a firmware upgrade, which is expected in 4Q/2011