IBM Brocade User manual

Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter
Installation and User’s Guide

Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter
Installation and User’s Guide

Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the warranty information provided with the product and
general information in the “Notices” appendix of this guide.
First Edition (June 2010) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2010. US Government Users Restricted
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Contents
Safety
Important: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Statement 1: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Statement 21: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement: . . . . . . . . x
Notice to Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1 Introduction
Technology overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Inventory checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The IBM Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the Documentation Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features, specifications, and standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
FCoE features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CEE and networking features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adapter specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
WoL and SoL limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Chapter 2 Installing and removing an adapter
Installation guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Installing the high speed adapter in a blade server . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Configuring a command session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Removing the high speed adapter from a blade server . . . . . . . . . .22
Chapter 3 Updating the boot code and installing device drivers
Installing the device drivers and HCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Installing software using BASI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Installing boot code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Customizing the configuration of the high speed adapter . . . . . . . .29

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Chapter 4 Using configuration tools
Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using HCM and BCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Using other networking tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Windows OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Linux OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
VMware OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Chapter 5 Parts listing
Chapter 6 Solving problems
Hardware problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
System-configuration problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Ethernet device problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Fibre Channel device problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Appendix A Getting help and technical assistance
Before you call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . .44
Software service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Hardware service and support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
IBM Taiwan product service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility
Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Appendix C Notices
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Important notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Index v
Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement. . . . . .53
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement. . . .53
Avis de conformité à la réglementation d’Industrie Canada. . .53
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement . . . . .53
Germany Class A statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Japanese VCCI Class A statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries
Association (JEITA) statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Korea Communications Commission (KCC) statement. . . . . . .55
Russia Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Class A
statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
People's Republic of China Class A electronic emission
statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Taiwan Class A compliance statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Index

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Safety
Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança
.
Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.
Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.
Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.
Avant d’installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.
Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.
Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.
Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.

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Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.
Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad.
Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.
Important:
Each caution and danger statement in this document is labeled with a number. This number is
used to cross reference an English-language caution or danger statement with translated versions
of the caution or danger statement in the Safety Information document.
For example, if a caution statement is labeled “Statement 1,” translations for that caution
statement are in the Safety Information document under “Statement 1.”
Be sure to read all caution and danger statements in this document before you perform the
procedures. Read any additional safety information that comes with the server or optional device
before you install the device.

Safety ix
Statement 1:
DANGER
Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous.
To avoid a shock hazard:
Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation, maintenance, or
reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm.
Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet.
When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal cables.
Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or structural damage.
Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems, networks, and modems
before you open he device covers, unless instructed otherwise in the installation and
configuration procedures.
Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when installing, moving, or
opening covers on this product or attached devices.
To Connect: To Disconnect:
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, attach all cables to devices.
3. Attach signal cables to connectors.
4. Attach power cords to outlet.
5. Turn device ON.
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, remove power cords from outlet.
3. Remove signal cables from connectors.
4. Remove all cables from devices.

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Statement 21:
CAUTION
Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power source. Always
replace the blade server-cover before installing the blade server. This device is intended for use
only with UL Listed IBM BladeCenter units.
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement:
Notice to Customers
This apparatus is approved under approval number NS/G/1234/J/100003 for indirect connection
to public telecommunication systems in the United Kingdom.

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Chapter
1
Introduction
The Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM® BladeCenter® combines the
functions of a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) and Network Interface Card (NIC) on one PCIe x8 card. This
adapter fully supports FCoE protocols and allows Fibre Channel traffic to converge onto 10 Gbps
Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) networks. FCoE and 10 Gbps CEE operations run
simultaneously.
The adapter has two configurable ports. Communication signals are routed from the blade server
through the high-speed connector on the adapter to Ethernet and Fibre Channel switch modules
installed in a BladeCenter chassis, such as a BladeCenter H, that has been configured with at least
one Multi-Switch Interconnect Module for IBM BladeCenter (MSIM). Up to two MSIMs can be
installed; one in I/O bays 7 and 8 and another in I/O bays 9 and 10. (For the latest compatibility
information for BladeCenter and other IBM products, see
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.)
For more about the design, architecture, and features of the adapter, see “Technology overview” on
page 4 and “Features, specifications, and standards” on page 8.
Notes:
1. Unless otherwise stated, references to the Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter
for IBM BladeCenter is also referred to throughout this document as the adapter or expansion
card.
2. Unless otherwise stated, references to the blade server apply to all blade servers that support
the I/O modules and adapter.
3. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
4. This Installation and User’s Guide contains the following instructions and information:
•Installing the adapter in an IBM BladeCenter blade server.
•Removing the adapter from a blade server.
•Configuring the adapter.
•Updating the firmware and device drivers of the adapter.
•Using the Brocade BIOS Configuration utility, the Host Connectivity Manager (HCM), and
Brocade Command Utility (BCU) to configure the adapter.
•Performing basic troubleshooting tasks and solving problems with the adapter
•Getting help, service, and technical assistance.
To support each I/O module that you install in the BladeCenter unit, you must also install a
compatible expansion card or adapter in each blade server that you want to communicate with the
I/O module. For installation details, see Chapter 2, “Installing and removing an adapter”. For
additional information about expansion cards and other BladeCenter components, see the
BladeCenter documentation that comes with these devices.

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Introduction
1
The following illustration shows an example of a BladeCenter H unit with the I/O-module bays
identified. For a list of supported BladeCenter units, see
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
FIGURE 1 BladeCenter H unit with I/O module bays identified
If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from the IBM Web
site. To check for updates, complete the following steps.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter.
3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers for firmware updates, or click Publications
lookup for documentation updates.
Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for locating firmware and
documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
Notes:
•Any I/O modules that are installed in bay 8 and bay 10 of a Multi-Switch Interconnect Module
for IBM BladeCenter (MSIM) must support Fibre Channel operation.
•Any I/O modules that are installed in bay 7 and bay 9 of an MSIM must support Ethernet
operation: If you install the adapter into a IBM BladeCenter Storage Expansion Unit 3, the two
1GB Ethernet ports are not functional. Only the 8GB Fibre Channel ports are supported in this
expansion unit.
•If your blade server supports concurrent Keyboard/Video/Mouse (cKVM) or modular flash
drive optional devices, you can install these optional devices in the same blade server as the
Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter. However, if the
adapter has already been installed in the blade server and you plan to install the IBM
I/O-module bay 4
I/O-module bay 3
I/O-module bay 2
I/O-module bay 6
I/O-module bay 1
I/O-module bay 7
I/O-module bay 9
I/O-module bay 8
I/O-module bay 10
I/O-module bay 5

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Introduction 1
BladeCenter Concurrent KVM Feature Card or an optional modular flash drive in the blade
server or remove these devices from the blade server, you must first remove the adapter from
the blade server, as described in“Removing the high speed adapter from a blade server” on
page 22.
For additional information, see the following documentation:
-The Installation and User’s Guide for your blade server.
-The documentation that comes with the IBM BladeCenter Concurrent KVM Feature Card.
-The documentation that comes with the modular flash drive optional devices.
•At the time of this printing, the blade servers on the Proven List support the Brocade 2-Port
10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter: Access the Proven List at the
following location.
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/eserver.html
•Contact your IBM marketing representative or authorized reseller for information about the
types of compatible BladeCenter units, blade servers, and optional devices for the I/O
modules, BladeCenter units, and blade servers.
See the following location for a list of supported BladeCenter units, blade servers, and optional
devices for the I/O modules, BladeCenter units, and blade servers at the time of this printing.
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/eserver.html
•For details about installation, configuration, and use of compatible devices, see the
documentation that comes with these devices.
•This document might contain references or links to other companies’ Web sites, also known as
non-IBM Web sites. As of the date of this document, the addresses of non-IBM Web sites are
correct. However, these addresses might be updated after this document has been published.
Certain conditions apply to the use of non-IBM Web sites. For additional information, see
Appendix C, “Notices”.
•You can find detailed hardware and software information, including documentation, about IBM
products at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp.
•You can find detailed hardware and software information, including documentation, about
BladeCenter devices at
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/blades/index.jsp or
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/bladecenter/index.jsp.
You can obtain up-to-date information about your adapter and other IBM server products at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/. You can obtain up-to-date information about compatible I/O
modules and other IBM products at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
At http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/, you can create a personalized support page by
identifying IBM products that are of interest to you. From this personalized page, you can subscribe
to weekly e-mail notifications about new technical documents, search for information and
downloads, and access various administrative services.
This Installation and User’s Guide and the most recent versions of other documents that provide
detailed information about your BladeCenter unit, blade server, and available optional devices are
provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
For service or assistance, see Appendix A, “Getting help and technical assistance”.

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Technology overview
1
Record information about the Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM
BladeCenter in Table 1. You can find this information on the labels on the adapter. Register the
adapter with IBM at http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/. The product name and serial
number are required for registration.
If you participate in the IBM client reference program, you can share information about your use of
technology, best practices, and innovative solutions; build a professional network; and gain visibility
for your business. For more information about the IBM client reference program, see
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
Technology overview
The Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter is a standard,
compact-form-factor adapter whose architecture integrates both the Ethernet and Fibre Channel
technologies in a single-card design, resulting in faster system processing and enhanced
networking performance.
The adapter supports Ethernet and Fibre Channel networks and devices. Thus, this adapter is also
known as a combo high-speed expansion card. The adapter uses FCoE to converge standard data
and storage networking data onto a shared Ethernet link. Both Ethernet and Fibre Channel
communications are routed through the CEE ports on the adapter to the BladeSystem midplane
and onto I/O modules installed in the BladeCenter unit.
The Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter provides a connection to high-speed
I/O-module bays 7 and 9 when used with a supported BladeCenter unit, such as a BladeCenter H.
The BladeCenter unit must be configured with at least one High-Speed Switch Module for IBM
BladeCenter (HSSM) to support the available switch modules.
A CFFh-expansion card, such as the Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter, can be
used in combination with a CFFv-expansion card in a blade server, providing simultaneous
connections to I/O-module bays 3 and 4, and the high-speed I/O-module bays in a BladeCenter
chassis such as the BladeCenter H unit.
Fibre Channel technology is outlined in the SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP) standard.
Fibre Channel is a high-speed data transport technology that is used for mass storage and
networking.
TABLE 1 Product information
Product Name Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter
Model Number
Serial Number

Introduction 5
Inventory checklist 1
By adding Fibre Channel expansion cards to the blade servers and Fibre Channel-compatible I/O
modules to the BladeCenter unit, you can attach the blade server to an external storage area
network (SAN) through the external 4 Gbps (Gigabits per second) or 8 Gbps optical ports on the I/O
modules. Depending on the system configuration, the adapter provides up to 8 Gbps or 16 Gbps of
full-duplex bandwidth per port.
Inventory checklist
Make sure that the shipping carton contains the following items:
•One Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter
•IBM Important Notices document
•IBM Warranty Information booklet
•The Documentation CD, which contains the following documents:
-This Installation and User’s Guide (this document)
-IBM Environmental Notices and User Guide
-IBM Warranty Information booklet
-IBM Safety Information document (multilingual)
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your authorized reseller for replacement.
Related documentation
This Installation and User’s Guide contains instructions for installing, removing, configuring, and
troubleshooting the adapter. This document also contains information about updating the firmware
and device drivers for the adapter. This document is included on the Documentation CD that comes
with the adapter.
In addition to this Installation and User’s Guide, the following IBM documents are available to help
with the installation, configuration, and use of the other BladeCenter devices associated with the
installation of the adapter.
•IBM BladeCenter H Installation and User’s Guide
This document includes the I/O-module bay locations in the BladeCenter H.
•IBM BladeCenter blade server Installation and User’s Guide
Each type of blade server has a customized Installation and User’s Guide. This document
includes server-specific expansion card installation requirements.
•IBM BladeCenter Interoperability Guide
This document provides instructions to install the blade server in the interconnect module. For
the latest version of this document, go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/ and search
for “BladeCenter Interoperability Guide.”
•The Installation Guide or Installation and User’s Guide for the I/O module installed in your
BladeCenter
This document contains installation and configuration instructions for the I/O module.

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The IBM Documentation CD
1
•IBM BladeCenter SAN Solutions Guide
This document provides user-oriented information about how the BladeCenter Fibre Channel
optional devices are used to provide different SAN storage solutions for different application
requirements.
•IBM BladeCenter Fibre Channel I/O Interoperability Guide
This document provides detailed Fibre Channel I/O-module configuration data and
step-by-step configuration procedures for integrating the BladeCenter unit into other vendor
switch fabrics. Each vendor configuration includes an initial integration checklist, configuration
limitations, supported I/O module and firmware versions, specific management-application
operations, and a successful-integration checklist.The most recent versions of this and other
BladeCenter documentation are at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
The most recent versions of this and other BladeCenter documentation are at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
Additionally, most BladeCenter documentation is now available from the IBM Systems Information
Center. To access this information, complete the following steps.
1. Go to http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/bladectr/documentation/index.jsp.
2. In the Contents pane, select Combined IBM Systems Information.
3. Select Systems hardware.
4. Select BladeCenter information.
The IBM Documentation CD
The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for your BladeCenter product in Portable
Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information
quickly.
Hardware and software requirements
You can run the IBM Documentation CD on any system that meets the hardware and software
requirements.
The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and software:
•Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows 2000, or Red Hat Linux®
•100 MHz microprocessor v 32 MB of RAM
•Adobe® Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating systems
Using the Documentation Browser
Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief descriptions of the
documents, and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat Reader or xpdf. The Documentation
Browser automatically detects the regional settings in use in your system and displays the
documents in the language for that region (if available). If a document is not available in the
language for that region, the English-language version is displayed.

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Notices and statements in this document 1
Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser:
•If Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive. The Documentation Browser
starts automatically.
•If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following procedures:
-If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD drive and click
Start --> Run. In the Open field, type
e:\win32.bat
where eis the drive letter of the CD or DVD drive, and click OK.
-If you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive; then, run the
following command from the /mnt/cdrom directory:
sh runlinux.sh
Select your BladeCenter product from the Product menu. The Available Topics list displays all the
documents for your BladeCenter product. Some documents might be in folders. A plus sign (+)
indicates each folder or document that has additional documents under it. Click the plus sign to
display the additional documents.
When you select a document, a description of the document is displayed under Topic Description.
To select more than one document, press and hold the Ctrl key while you select the documents.
Click View Book to view the selected document or documents in Acrobat Reader or xpdf. If you
selected more than one document, all the selected documents are opened in Acrobat Reader or
xpdf.
To search all the documents, type a word or word string in the Search field and click Search. The
documents in which the word or word string appears are listed in order of the most occurrences.
Click a document to view it, and press Crtl+F to use the Acrobat search function, or press Alt+F to
use the xpdf search function within the document.
Click Help for detailed information about using the Documentation Browser.
Notices and statements in this document
The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the multilingual Safety
Information document, which is on the IBM Documentation CD. Each statement is numbered for
reference to the corresponding statement in your language in the Safety Information document.
The following notices and statements are used in this document:
•Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
•Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid inconvenient
or problem situations.
•Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or data. An attention
notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage might occur.
•Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to you. A
caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially hazardous procedure
step or situation.
•Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the description of a potentially
lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation.

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Features, specifications, and standards
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Features, specifications, and standards
This adapter supports the following features for enhanced performance and connectivity in the
SAN and Ethernet networks:
•BIOS support:
-x86 and x64 Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
-Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
-PCI BIOS 2.1 or later
•Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) device management and Brocade Command Line
Utility (BCU) tools.
•Hyper-V consolidates multiple server roles as separate virtual machines (VMs) using the
Windows Server 2008 operating system and provides integrated management tools to manage
both physical and virtual resources.
•Management APIs for integration with Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) and other
management frameworks.
•PCIe interface with eight lanes. The adapter operates in Gen 1 and Gen 2 server connectors
that have the following specifications per lane:
-PCIe Gen 2 connector. Transfer rate of 5 Gigatransfers per second (GT/s) per lane. Data
rate of 500 MBps per lane.
-PCIe Gen 1 connector. Transfer rate of 2.5 GT/s per lane. Data rate of 250 MBps per lane.
•Plug-n-play and power management for all supported operating systems.
•RoHS-6.
•Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S).
Specification supporting the Common Information Model (CIM) Provider, which allows any
standard Common Information Model (CIM) and SMI-S based management software to
manage installed Brocade adapters.
NOTE
Although SMI-S Provider and CIM Provider may be used interchangeably, CIM is the more
generic term, while SMI-S is storage-specific.
•Switch fabric topology - The Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter connects to an
FCoE switch through its 10 GbE ports.
•Windows Management Implementation (WMI).
•Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE), a minimal operating system with limited
services for Windows Server or Windows Vista used for unattended deployment of
workstations and servers. WinPE is designed for use as a standalone preinstallation
environment and as a component of other setup and recovery technologies. WinPE is
supported by Brocade Windows 2008 adapter drivers.
•Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux
Enterprise (SLES), and VMware ESX Server.
•Windows Server Core, a minimal server option for Windows Server 2008 operating systems
that provides a low-maintenance server environment with limited functionality. All
configuration and maintenance is done through command line interface windows or by
connecting to a system remotely through a management application. Windows Server Core is
supported by Windows Server 2008 adapter drivers.