Description: QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter
Part Number(s)
IBM Part# 44X1945
Overview:
CIOv (Combination I/O connection for vertical switch bays) cards provide I/O connection to vertically oriented I/O switch module bays in IBM BladeCenter H - S - and E chassis and can be used in combination with CFFh cards (Combination form factor adapters for BladeCenter H horizontal switch bays).The Emulex and QLogic 8 Gb Fiber Channel Expansion Cards (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter enable high-speed access for IBM blade servers to connect to a Fiber Channel Storage Area Network (SAN). In addition to enabling the benefits of the PCIe architecture - these adapters are both based on the innovative CIOv form factor - which means that the blade server can also support additional I/O technologies such as additional NIC - Fiber - InfiniBand - and other adapters.