IBM BladeCenter SAS Expansion Card (CFFv)

The IBM BladeCenter SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter is a SAS device that has two configurable-adapter ports. Data is sent and received from the high-speed connector on the SAS expansion card through the blade server to I/O-module bay 3 and bay 4 in the BladeCenter unit.

See the Installation Guide for the IBM BladeCenter SAS Expansion Card (CFFv).

For information sources that are external to this information center, see Additional information sources.

Refer to the online Configuration and Options Guide for a list of which BladeCenter units support which parts. Select the BladeCenter chassis and click Options > I/O to see supported I/O switch modules for the chassis.

Important: This part of the BladeCenter information center provides installation guides for I/O modules, including modules that are no longer available from IBM. To find the modules that are currently available, go to the BladeCenter Open Fabric (I/O) Web site.