Network adapters
Part number/Feature code/Description/Maximum supported#
40 Gb Ethernet
00D9550 A3PN Mellanox ConnectX-3 40GbE / FDR IB VPI Adapter for IBM System x 6
10 Gb Ethernet (Mezzanine Card - does not consume a PCI expansion slot)
90Y6454* A22H QLogic Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA for IBM System x 1*
90Y5179 A2TF QLogic Embedded VFA FCoE/iSCSI License for IBM System x (FoD)(Features on Demand Upgrade for 90Y6454) 1
90Y6456** A22J Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA III for IBM System x 1
00Y7730*** A4MC Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA IIIr for IBM System x 1
90Y5178 A2TE Emulex Embedded VFA III FCoE/iSCSI License for IBM System x(Features on Demand Upgrade for 90Y6456 or 00Y7730) 1
49Y7980 A3JS Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded Adapter for IBM System x 1
49Y7990 A3JT Intel X540 Dual Port 10GBase-T Embedded Adapter 1
10 Gb Ethernet
49Y7910 A18Y Broadcom NetXtreme II Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM System x 6
42C1820 1637 Brocade 10 Gb Dual-port CNA for IBM System x 6
95Y3762** A2U1 Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA III for IBM System x 6
00D8540*** A4XH Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA IIIr for IBM System x 6
95Y3760 A2U2 Emulex VFA III FCoE/iSCSI License for IBM System x (FoD license for 95Y3762 or 95Y3760 -- one for each adapter) 6
00JY820 A5UT Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ PCIe Adapter for IBM System x 6
00JY830 A5UU Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ Adapter and FCoE/iSCSI SW for IBM System x 6
None AS3M Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ Integrated Adapter for IBM System x 1
00JY824 A5UV Emulex VFA5 FCoE/iSCSI SW for PCIe Adapter for IBM System x (FoD)(FoD upgrade for 00JY820 or feature code AS3M) 6
00D9501 A3A2 IBM LLM-SM Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x 6
49Y7960 A2EC Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x 6
49Y7970 A2ED Intel X540-T2 Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM System x 6
81Y9990** A1M4 Mellanox ConnectX-2 Dual Port 10GbE Adapter for IBM System x 6
00W0053 A2ZQ Mellanox ConnectX-3 EN Dual-port SFP+ 10GbE Adapter 6
00D9690 A3PM Mellanox ConnectX-3 10GbE Adapter for IBM System x 6
90Y4600 A3MR QLogic 8200 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA for IBM System x 6
00Y5624 A3MT QLogic 8200 VFA FCoE/iSCSI License for IBM System x (FoD) (FoD license for 90Y4600 -- one for each adapter) 6
42C1800 5751 QLogic 10 Gb Dual Port CNA for IBM System x 6
47C9952 A47H Solarflare SFN5162F MR Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter 6
47C9960 A47J Solarflare SFN6122F LL Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter 6
47C9977 A522 Solarflare SFN7122F 2x10GbE SFP+ Flareon Ultra 6
Gigabit Ethernet
90Y9370 A2V4 Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x 6
90Y9352 A2V3 Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x 6
49Y4230 5767 Intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter I340-T2 for IBM System x 6
49Y4240 5768 Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter I340-T4 for IBM System x 6
00AG500 A56K Intel I350-F1 1xGbE Fiber Adapter for IBM System x 6
00AG510 A56L Intel I350-T2 2xGbE BaseT Adapter for IBM System x 6
00AG520 A56M Intel I350-T4 4xGbE BaseT Adapter for IBM System x 6
42C1780 2995 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter 6
49Y4220 5766 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter 6
42C1750 2975 PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter 6
InfiniBand (Mezzanine Card - does not consume a PCI expansion slot)
00D4143 A36R IBM Dual Port FDR Embedded Adapter 1
InfiniBand
00D9550 A3PN Mellanox ConnectX-3 FDR VPI IB/E Adapter for IBM System x 6
* The QLogic Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA requires the x3650 M4 Thermal Solution Kit, 46W8422 or the second processor (with additional system fan).
# Maximum quantity is achieved with two processors installed. With one processor, the maximum quantity is half of the listed value (this does not apply to mezzanine cards).
** Supported in E5-2600 processor-based models only.
*** Supported in E5-2600 v2 processor-based models only
