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QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM
BladeCenterIBM BladeCenter at-a-glance guide
TheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleisanotherexampleofhowIBMhasbeenattheforefrontofofferingnewtechnologytoclients.IBMwasamongthefirsttodeliverFibreChanneloverEthernetacrossSystemxandBladeCenterandthisnewmoduletakesthisastepfurtherbyofferingclientsI/Oconvergenceinsidethechassis.
ClientsusingtheBNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModulefortheirLANtrafficcannowcombineitwiththismoduleandaConvergedNetworkAdaptersuchastheQLogic2-port10GbCNAtoconvergetheirLANandSANonasinglenetwork.TheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleofferssixportsof8GbFibreChannelconnectivity,withouttheneedforseparateFibreChannelexpansioncardsintheBladeCenterservers.
Figure1.QLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleforIBMBladeCenter
Did you know?Thissolutionnotonlyoffersasimplifiedfabricbutalsoofferssignificantsavingsoverseparate10Gb/8Gbinfrastructure.Inadditiontothecostandmanagementsavings,thissolutionprovidestheflexibilitytoupgradeexistingchassistoimplementI/Oconvergencewithoutreplacingexisting10Gbswitches.Additionally,thismodulecanoperateeitherinfull-fabricmodeortransparent(NPIV)modedependingonyourFCstorageinfrastructurerequirements.
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Part number informationTable1showsthepartnumbertoorderthismodule.
Table1.PartnumberandfeaturecodefororderingDescription Part number Feature codeQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModule 46M6172 4799
Thepartnumberincludesthefollowingitems:
OneQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleforIBMBladeCenterSupportCDTheIBMImportantNoticesdocumentWarrantyinformation
TheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModulecomeswithoutSFP+modules,andtheymustbeordered
additionally.Table2liststhepartnumberthatissupported.
Table2.SupportedSFP+fortheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModule
Description Part number Feature codeIBM8GbSFP+SWOpticalTransceiver 44X1964 5075
FeaturesTheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleforIBMBladeCenterhasthefollowingfeatures:
StandardI/Omoduleformfactor
SixexternalautosensingFibreChannelportsthatoperateat8Gbps,4Gbps,or2Gbps
Externalportscanbeconfiguredasfullfabric(GL,G,F,FL,E)FibreChannelports,ortransparentfabric(TF)FibreChannelports
Upto40Gbpsofinternalbandwidthtotheswitchmodule
Twointernalfull-duplex100MbpsEthernetinterfacesformanagement
Power-onself-testdiagnosticsandstatusreporting
SupportforNon-DisruptiveCodeLoadActivation(NDCLA)
RegisteredStateChangeNotification(RSCN)
Supportforstandards-basedFC-SW2interoperability
Supportfortransparentmode(NPIV)
Errordetection
Cyclicredundancycheck(CRC)8-byteand10-byteconversionParityLongframeandshortframeD_IDmismatchS_IDmismatch
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Framebundling
Noframebundling(framesareintermixedfromdifferentsourceports)
Softlockdown(TheI/Omodulewaitsforthesequencetobecompletedoragapintheframetraffictooccurbeforeitservicesrequestsfromadifferentport.)
ConfigurableFabricAddressNotification(FAN)
Supportforupto239FabricExtensionModulesdependingontheconfiguration
8Gbswitchfabricaggregatebandwidth:224Gbpsatfullduplex
Maximumframesize:2148bytes(2112bytepayload)
Nonblockingarchitecturetopreventlatency
SupportfortheCallHomefunction
SupportforDomainNameService(DNS)
SupportforInternetProtocol(IP)Version6
SupportforInternetProtocolsecurity(IPsec)
Supportforseparatetrapcommunitystringsforeachtrapaddress
SupportforSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)Version3
Supportforvitalproductdata(VPD)
SupportforoptionalSFP+modules
Thefollowingsoftwarefeaturecomeswiththeswitchmodule:
QuickToolsWebinterface
Theswitchsupportsthefollowingfabricmanagement(allmanagementconnectionsgothroughthemanagementmodule):
WebinterfacethroughQuickTools
Command-lineinterface(CLI)throughtheTelnetprogram
SwitchSNMPagent,whichenablesanetworkmanagementworkstationtoreceiveconfigurationvalues,trafficinformation,andFCfailuredatathroughSNMPandtheEthernetinterface
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Supported BladeCenter chassis, switch modules, and expansion cardsTheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleissupportedintheBladeCenterchassislistedinTable3.
Table3.IBMBladeCenterchassisthatsupporttheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModule
I/O module Part numberQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModule 46M6172 N N Y N N N N
TheBladeCenterHchassishasthefollowingbays:
FourstandardI/Obays(1,2,3,4);bays3and4canalsobeusedasbridgebaysTwodedicatedbridgebays(5and6)
Fourhigh-speedbays(7,8,9,and10)
TheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleisinstalledinbays3and5.Installingtwobridges,oneineachbay,providesredundancyandperformancebenefitsalthoughitissupportedtoinstalloneQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleinbay5only.TheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModulerequiresoneortwoBNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModules,46C7191.
Dependingontheconfigurationused(asdescribedinthenextsection),twoorfourofthe10externalportsoftheBNTswitchmodulearereroutedinternallytotheextensionmodule.
Table4.I/OmodulessupportedwiththeQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModule
I/O module Partnumber10GbEthernetPass-ThruModule 46M6181 N N N N N N N N N N
BNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModule 46C7191 N N N N N N Y* N Y* N
CiscoNexus4001ISwitchModule 46M6071 N N N N N N N N N N
*TheBNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModuleisrequiredforproperoperationoftheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModule
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Figure2showstheI/OtopologyinternaltotheBladeCenterHchassis.Bridgebays3and5bothhaveinternalconnectionstothehighspeedI/Obays7and9.
Figure2.BladeCenterHinternalconnectionswiththeQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleinstalled
ThesupportedexpansioncardsthatconnecttotheBNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModulearelistedinTable5.
Table5.ExpansioncardssupportedwiththeQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModule
Expansion card Partnumber SupportedQLogicEthernetand4GbFibreChannelCard(CFFh) 39Y9306 No
2/4PortEthernetExpansionCard(CFFh) 44W4479 No
QLogicEthernetand8GbFibreChannelCard(CFFh) 44X1940 No
NetXen10GbEthernetExpansionCard(CFFh) 39Y9271 No
Broadcom10Gb2-portEthernetExpansionCard(CFFh) 44W4466 No
Broadcom10Gb4-portEthernetExpansionCard(CFFh) 44W4465 No
Broadcom10GbGen22-portEthernetExpansionCard(CFFh) 46M6168 No
Broadcom10GbGen24-portEthernetExpansionCard(CFFh) 46M6164 No
QLogic2-port10GbConvergedNetworkAdapter(CFFh) 42C1830 Yes
EmulexVirtualFabricAdapter(CFFh) 49Y4245 No
Intel10Gb2-portEthernetExpansionCard(CFFh) 42C1810 No
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Supported configurationsAsdescribedintheprevioussection,thethreecomponentsinthisconfigurationare:
QLogic2-port10GbConvergedNetworkAdapter(CFFh)
BNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModuleQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModule
ThesecomponentsaresupportedtogetherintheIBMBladeCenterchassisinthreepossibleconfigurations:
Configuration 1: Maximum redundancy and bandwidthTwoswitchmodulesinbays7and9ofthechassisTwoextensionmodulesinbays3and5OneQLogic2-port10GbConvergedNetworkAdapter(CFFh)ineachserver
AsshowninFigure2,theswitchinbay7isconnectedtotheextensionmoduleinbay3,andtheswitchin
bay9isconnectedtotheextensionmoduleinbay5.Thisconfigurationresultsin40Gbpslinksbetweentheswitchandconnectedextensionmodule.Fourexternalportsofeachswitchmodule(8total)aredisabled(ports1-4inbay7andports7-10inbay9)andthosecircuitsarereroutedtotheextensionmodules.Thisconfigurationisbestforredundancyandbandwidth.Totalavailableexternalports:12Ethernet,12FibreChannel.
Note:Thisconfigurationprecludestheuseofthebay3andbay4forI/OmodulesforusewithaCIOvcard.YoushouldnotinstallaCIOvcardinanybladesinstalledinthischassis.
WeshowthisconfigurationindetailinthePopularconfigurationssectionbelow.
Configuration 2: Maximum flexibilityTwoswitchmodulesinbays7and9ofthechassis
Oneextensionmoduleinbay5OneQLogic2-port10GbConvergedNetworkAdapter(CFFh)ineachserver
Inthisconfiguration,boththeswitchinbay7andtheswitchinbay9areconnectedtotheextensionmoduleinbay5.SeeFigure2fortheconnections.Thisconfigurationresultsin20Gbpslinksbetweeneachswitchandtheextensionmodule.Twoexternalportsofeachswitchmodule(4total)aredisabled(ports1and2inbay7,andports9and10inbay9)andthosecircuitsarereroutedtotheextensionmodule.Althoughtheextensionmoduleisnolongerredundant,itstillofferstheadvantagesoftwopathsfromtheadaptertotheswitchandextensionmodule.Unlikeconfiguration1,thisconfigurationallowstheuseoftheCIOvslotinthebladeservers(forexample,forSASconnectivity)toconnecttoI/Omodulesinstalledinbays3and4ofthechassis.Totalavailableexternalports:16Ethernet,6FibreChannel.
WeshowthisconfigurationindetailinthePopularconfigurationssectionbelow.
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Configuration 3: Entry levelOneswitchmoduleinbay7(orbay9)ofthechassisOneextensionmoduleinbay5(orbay3)OneQLogic2-port10GbConvergedNetworkAdapter(CFFh)ineachserver
Inthisconfiguration,onlyoneportoftheConvergedNetworkAdapterisactiveandonepathisestablishedfromtheadaptertotheswitchandontotheextensionmodule.Thisconfigurationresultsina40Gbpslinkbetweentheswitchandextensionmodule.Fourexternalportsoftheswitchmodulearedisabled(ports1-4ifbay7isusedorports7-10ifbay9isused)andthosecircuitsarereroutedtotheextensionmodule.Thisconfigurationdoesnotofferanyredundancy,butdoesmaximizebandwidthtotheextensionmodule.Iftheextensionmoduleisinstalledinbay5,thenconfigurationallowstheuseoftheCIOvslotinthebladeserverstoconnecttoI/Omodulesinstalledinbays3and4ofthechassis.Totalavailableexternalports:6Ethernet,6FibreChannel
Table6comparesthenumberofavailableexternalportsintheseconfigurations.
Table6.Comparingthesupportedconfigurations
Configuration Total Ethernet ports Total Fibre Channel ports1 12 12
2 16 6
3 6 6
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Popular configurationsThissectionshowshowyoucanusetheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleinconfigurations.
Two QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Modules and two BNT Virtual Fabric Switch ModulesAsshowninFigure3(seealsoFigure2),theswitchinbay7isconnectedtotheextensionmoduleinbay3,andtheswitchinbay9isconnectedtotheextensionmoduleinbay5.Thisconfigurationresultsin40Gbpslinksbetweentheswitchandconnectedextensionmodule.Fourexternalportsofeachswitchmodulearedisabled(ports1-4inbay7andports7-10inbay9)andthosecircuitsarereroutedtotheextensionmodules.
Figure3.ConvergednetworkingsolutionwithtwoQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModulesandtwoBNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModules
ThecomponentsusedinthisconfigurationarelistedinTable7.
Table7.ComponentsofconvergednetworkingsolutionwithtwoQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModulesandtwoBNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModules
Diagramreference Part number Description Quantity
Varies IBMBladeCenterHS22orserverthatsupportstheQLogic2-port10GbConvergedNetworkAdapter(CFFh)
1to14
42C1830 QLogic2-port10GbConvergedNetworkAdapter(CFFh) 1perserver
8852 IBMBladeCenterHchassis 1
46C7191 BNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModule 2
44W4408 IBM10GBase-SRSFP+Transceiver Upto12*
46M6172 QLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModule 2
44X1964 IBM8GbSFP+SWOpticalTransceiver Upto12
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*WhileBNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModulehastenexternal10Gbports,theconfigurationdescribedaboveallowsuseofonlyuptosixexternalportsoneachBNTswitchbecausefour10GbexternalportsareremappedtofourinternalconnectionstoeachQLogicVirtualFabricExpansionModule,asshownonFigure3.
Note: YoucanuseoneBNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModuleandoneQLogicVirtualFabricExpansionModuleintheconfigurationdescribedabove.Inthiscase,BNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModuleisinstalledintoI/Obay7andoneQLogicVirtualFabricExpansionModuleisinstalledintoI/Obay3orBNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModuleisinstalledintoI/Obay9andoneQLogicVirtualFabricExpansionModuleisinstalledintoI/Obay5oftheBladeCenterHchassis.Uptosixexternal10GbEthernetportsanduptosixexternalFCportsareavailableinthisconfiguration.
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One QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module and two BNT Virtual Fabric Switch ModulesInthisconfiguration,twoswitchesareinstalledinbay7andbay9andbothareconnectedtotheextensionmoduleinbay5.SeeFigure2andFigure3fortheconnections.Thisconfigurationresultsin20Gbpslinksbetweeneachswitchandtheextensionmodule.Twoexternalportsofeachswitchmodulearedisabled(ports1and2inbay7,andports9and10inbay9)andthosecircuitsarereroutedtotheextensionmodule.ThecomponentsusedinthisconfigurationarelistedinTable8.
Figure4.ConvergednetworkingsolutionwithoneQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleandtwoBNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModules
Table8.ComponentsofconvergednetworkingsolutionwithoneQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleandtwoBNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModules
Diagramreference Part number Description Quantity
Varies IBMBladeCenterHS22orserverthatsupportstheQLogic2-port10GbConvergedNetworkAdapter(CFFh) 1to14
42C1830 QLogic2-port10GbConvergedNetworkAdapter(CFFh) 1perserver
8852 IBMBladeCenterHchassis 1
46C7191 BNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModulesinbays7and9 2
44W4408 IBM10GBase-SRSFP+Transceiver Upto16*
46M6172 QLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleinbay5 1
44X1964 IBM8GbSFP+SWOpticalTransceiver Upto6
*WhileBNTVirtualFabric10GbSwitchModulehastenexternal10Gbports,theconfigurationdescribedaboveallowsuseofonlyuptoeightexternalportsoneachBNTswitchbecausetwo10GbexternalportsoneachswitchareremappedtotwointernalconnectionstooneQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleasshownonFigure4.
Note: QLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModulemustbeinstalledinI/Obay5oftheBladeCenterHchassis.
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Connectors and LEDsFigure5showsthefrontpaneloftheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModule.ThesixexternalFibreChannelportssupporttheSFP+opticaltransceivermoduleslistedinTable2.
Figure5.FrontpaneloftheQLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModule
Table9liststheLEDsonthefrontpanelandtheirmeanings.
Table9.LEDsonthefrontpanel
LED name LED descriptionOK ThisgreenLEDisatthetopleftoftheI/Omoduleonthefrontpanelandindicatesthat
themoduleisworkingproperly.
!(I/Omodulefault) ThisamberLEDisatthetoprightoftheI/Omoduleonthefrontpanel.ThisLEDindicatesthattheI/Omodulehasafault.IftheI/OmodulefailsthePOST,thisfaultLEDislit.
Externalportlogged-in(LOG)
Therearesixgreenexternalportlogged-in(LOG)LEDs.WhenoneoftheseLEDsislit,itindicatesthatthereisaconnection(orlink)toadeviceonthatport.
Externalportactivity(TX/RX)
TherearesixgreenexternalportactivityLEDs.WhenoneoftheseLEDsflashes,itindicatesthatdataisbeingreceivedortransmitted(thatis,activityisoccurring)onthatport.Theflashfrequencyisproportionaltotheamountoftrafficonthatport.
Externalportfault(!) Therearesixamberexternalportfault(!)LEDs.WhenanexternalportfaultLEDislit,itindicatesthattheexternalporthasfailedtheinternal,external,oronlineportdiagnosticstests.
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Operating environmentTheenvironmentmustmeetthefollowingtemperatureandaltituderequirements:
Operating:10-52C(50-125F)atanaltitudeof0to914m(0to3,000ft)
10-49C(50-20F)atanaltitudeof0to3,000m(0to10,000ft)
Non-operating:40-65C(-40-149F)atanaltitudeof0to12,000m(0to39,370ft)
Theenvironmenthasthefollowinghumiditylevelrequirements:
Operating:8%to80%,noncondensingNon-operating:5%to80%,noncondensing
Related publicationsFormoreinformation,seethefollowingdocuments:
QLogicVirtualFabricExtensionModuleInstallationandUser'sGuide
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5083051
QLogichomepageforproductmanualsandfirmwareupdateshttp://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/Product_detail_new.aspx?oemid=324
IBMU.S.AnnouncementLetterhttp://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS109-683
IBMBladeCenterInteroperabilityGuidehttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073016
IBMRedbookspublicationIBMBladeCenterProductsandTechnology,SG24-7523http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247523.html
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