IBM System x3550 M4 Product Manual

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IBM System x3550 M4 18Network adaptersThe x3550 M4 supports four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports.Integrated NICs have the following features:An Intel I350AM4 chipzFour GbE portszTCP Offload Engine (TOE) supportzWake on LAN supportz802.1Q VLAN tagging supportzNIC Teaming (load balancing and failover)zOptionally, two 10 Gb Ethernet ports can be added by installing the a dual-port 10 Gb Ethernet mezzaninecard as listed in the following table. Mezzanine cards use a dedicated connector on the system board anddo not consume a PCI expansion slot.The following table lists additional supported network adapters.Table 11. Network adaptersPart number Description Maximum quantitysupported10 Gb Ethernet (Mezzanine Card - does not consume a PCI expansion slot)90Y6456 Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA III for IBM System x 1*10 Gb Ethernet49Y7910 Broadcom NetXtreme II Dual Port 10GBase-T Adapter for IBM System x 249Y7960 Intel X520-DA2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x 281Y9990 Mellanox ConnectX-2 Dual Port 10GbE Adapter for IBM System x 2Converged Network Adapters (CNAs)42C1800 QLogic 10 Gb Dual Port CNA for IBM System x 2*42C1820 Brocade 10 Gb Dual-port CNA for IBM System x 2*Gigabit Ethernet39Y6066 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Ethernet Adapter 242C1780 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter 249Y4220 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter 242C1750 PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter by Intel 249Y4230 Intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter I340-T2 for IBM System x 249Y4240 Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter I340-T4 for IBM System x 290Y9352 Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x 290Y9370 Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x 2* Note: Converged Network Adapters require SFP+ optical transceivers or DAC cables that must be purchasedseparately.