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SAS SAS Connectivity Module
This high-performance, 3Gbps, SAS-based pass-thru module enables broad storage
functionality. It enables up to 12 3.5 in. SAS or SATA disks using the Disk Storage Module. It
also enables use of entry storage products such as IBM System Storage DS3200. Provides 4
external 3Gb ports. Easy to use IBM Storage Configuration Manager (SCM) or industry standard
CLI.
BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module
Enables a fully redundant SAN within the BladeCenter S chassis. Provides high-performance,
fully duplex 3 Gbps speeds. Supports two disk storage modules with up to 12 x 3.5 in. SAS or
Nearline SAS drives. Provides 4 external 3Gb ports. Easy to use IBM Storage Configuration
Manager (SCM) or industry standard CLI.
InfiniBand
Cisco 4X InfiniBand Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
Delivers high performance, low-latency server switching required to enable BladeCenter server
systems to form high-performance clusters and grids that deliver the performance required to
realize the full potential of next-generations applications and systems. Provides 14 ports of 10-
Gbps (4X) server connectivity to blades with less than 200 nanoseconds (ns) port to port
latency and 8 equivalent 4X external ports from the BladeCenter H chassis. Supports
Message Passing Interface (MPI), IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB), and Sockets Direct Protocol
(SDP), which use InfiniBand Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) to support the most
demanding high-performance computing applications and high-performance database clusters.
Integrated with Cisco's latest release of Vframe—server fabric virtualization software—which
offers rapid provisioning and real time re-hosting of server and network interfaces with policy
based utilization and high availability rules.
Cisco InfiniBand Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
Allows the scaling out of data centers by interconnecting blades and chassis together with
InfiniBand as the interconnect. Leverages high bandwidth and low latency characteristics of the
InfiniBand standard with Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA). Enables consolidation of LAN
and SAN connectivity for an entire data cluster to a centralized location. Virtualizes, and shares
I/O and storage across an entire BladeCenter or collection of BladeCenter chassis for cost
savings and high availability.
QLogic InfiniBand Ethernet Bridge Module for IBM BladeCenter
Enables InfiniBand within the chassis while seamlessly connecting the chassis to the external
Ethernet network. Used in conjunction with the Cisco 4X InfiniBand Switch module and provides
up to six 1Gb Ethernet connections to the external network. Bridges enable consolidation of
LAN and SAN connectivity for an entire data cluster to a single fabric. Leverages powerful I/O
capability of BladeCenter H without any reduction in switching capacity.
QLogic InfiniBand Fibre Channel Bridge Module for IBM
BladeCenter
Enables InfiniBand within the chassis while seamlessly connecting the chassis to the external
Fibre Channel fabric. Used in conjunction with the Cisco 4X InfiniBand Switch module and
provides up to six 4Gb Fibre Channel connections to the external network. Bridges enable
consolidation of LAN and SAN connectivity for an entire data cluster to a single fabric.
Leverages powerful I/O capability of BladeCenter H without any reduction in switching capacity.
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