Chapter 1. Introduction and general description 23 Comprehensive virtualization capabilities with support for N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)and Virtual Fabric Simplified installation and configuration using common HBA drivers Efficient administration by using HBAnyware for HBAs anywhere in the SAN Common driver model that eases management and enables upgrades independent ofHBA firmware Support of BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager Support for NPIV when installed in the PS703 and PS704 blade serversFor more information, see the IBM Redbooks at-a-glance guide at the following web page:http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0703.html?Open3 Gb SAS Passthrough Expansion Card (CIOv)This card, feature #8246, is an expansion card that offers the ideal way to connect thesupported BladeCenter servers to a wide variety of SAS storage devices. The SASconnectivity card can connect to the Disk Storage Modules in the BladeCenter S. The cardroutes the pair of SAS channels from the blade’s onboard SAS controller to the SAS switchesinstalled in the BladeCenter chassis.This card is installed into the CIOv slot of the supported blade server. It provides connectionsto SAS modules located in bays 3 and 4 of a supported BladeCenter chassis.The card has the following features: CIOv form factor Provides external connections for the two SAS ports of the blade server's onboard SAScontroller Support for two full-duplex SAS ports at 3 Gbps maximum per channel Support for SAS, SSP, and SMP protocols Connectivity to SAS storage devicesFor more information, see the IBM Redbooks at-a-glance guide at the following web page:http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0701.html?OpenBroadcom 2-Port Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv)The Broadcom 2-port Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) is an Ethernet expansion card withtwo 1 Gb Ethernet ports designed for BladeCenter servers with CIOv expansion slots.The card has the following features: PCI Express host interface Broadcom BCM5709S communication module BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager (BOFM) support Connection to 1000BASE-X environments using BladeCenter Ethernet switches Full-duplex (FDX) capability, enabling simultaneous transmission and reception of data onthe Ethernet local area network (LAN) TCPIP checksum offload TCP segmentation offloadFor more detail see the IBM Redbooks publication IBM BladeCenter Products andTechnology, SG24-7523, available at the following web page:http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247523.html?OpenTip: This card is also known as the SAS Connectivity Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter.
