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PCIe ExpressModules for the Sun Blade 6000 and Sun Blade 6048 Chassis

Network Express Modules for the Sun Blade 6000 Chassis

Network Express Modules for the Sun Blade 6048 Chassis

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PCIe ExpressModules for the Sun Blade 6000 and Sun Blade 6048 Chassis

PCIe ExpressModules	Solaris 10 SPARC and x86	Red Hat RHEL AS 4 (32 & 64 bit)	Red Hat RHEL AS 5 (64 bit)	SUSE SLES 9 (64 bit)	SUSE SLES 10 (64 bit)	Windows 2003 (32 bit)	Windows 2003 (64 bit)	Windows 2008 (32/64-bit)	VMware ESX
Fibre Channel PCIe ExpressModules
4 Gb/s Fibre Channel 2-Port PCIe ExpressModule (QLogic) SG-XPCIE2FC-QB4-Z Datasheet	06/06+ Included in OS	U3 - Included in OS U4 - Included in OS U5 - Included in OS	Included in OS	SP3 - Included in OS	Included in OS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Included in OS
4Gb/s Fibre Channel 2-Port PCIe ExpressModule (Emulex) SG-XPCIE2FC-EB4-Z Datasheet	06/06+ Included in OS [1]	U3 - Included in OS U4 - Included in OS U5 - Included in OS	Included in OS	SP3 - Yes	Included in OS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes [2]
Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb Fibre Channel Dual GbE ExpressModule Host Bus Adapter (QLOGIC) SG-XPCIE2FCGBE-Q-Z Datasheet	06/06+ Included in OS	U3 - Included in OS U4 - Included in OS U5 - Included in OS	Included in OS	SP3 - Included in OS	Included in OS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Included in OS
Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb Fibre Channel Dual GbE ExpressModule Host Bus Adapter (Emulex) SG-XPCIE2FCGBE-E-Z Datasheet	06/06+ Included in OS [1]	U3 - Included in OS U4 - Included in OS U5 - Included in OS	Included in OS	SP3 - Yes	Included in OS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes [2]
10 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe ExpressModules
Sun 10 GbE with Intel 82598EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller X1108A-z Datasheet	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
10 Gigabit Ethernet (Fiber) 2-port PCIe ExpressModule X1028A-Z Datasheet	S10 u3, S10 u2 + Ku and later version	U3 - Yes U4 - Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Q2CY08
Gigabit Ethernet PCIe ExpressModules
Gigabit Ethernet (Fiber) 2-Port PCIe ExpressModule (Intel) X7283A-Z Datasheet	06/06+ Included in OS	U3 - Included in OS U4 - Included in OS U5 - Included in OS	Included in OS	SP3 - Included in OS	Included in OS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Included in OS
Sun Quad GbE x8 PCIe ExpressModule X7287A-Z Datasheet	Yes	U3 - Yes U4 - Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Sun x4 PCIe Quad GbE ExpressModules (Intel) X7284A-z Datasheet	Yes	U3 - Yes	No	SP3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
InfiniBand PCIe ExpressModules
Sun PCIe Dual Port QDR IB Host Channel Adapters X4219A-Z Datasheet	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Sun Dual Port DDR IB Host Channel Adapter PCI-E ExpressModule X4216A-Z Datasheet	Q2CY2008	No	Yes	No	Yes, SP1	No	No	No	No
InfiniBand 4x (CX4) PCIe ExpressModule (Mellanox) X1288A-Z Datasheet	Included in OS	U3 - Yes U4 - Included in OS U5 - Included in OS	Included in OS	SP3 - Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
Other PCIe ExpressModules
Sun StorageTek SAS Host Bus Adapters SG-XPCIE8SAS-EB-Z Datasheet	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Network Express Modules for the Sun Blade 6000 Chassis

Network ExpressModules	Solaris 10 SPARC and x86	Red Hat RHEL AS 4 (32 & 64 bit)	Red Hat RHEL AS 5 (64 bit)	SUSE SLES 9 (64 bit)	SUSE SLES 10 (64 bit)	Windows 2003 (32 bit)	Windows 2003 (64 bit)	Windows 2008 (32/64-bit)	VMware ESX
Sun Blade 6000 Virtualized Multi-Fabric 10GbE Network Express Module X4238	Included in OS	U3 - Included in OS U4 - Included in OS U5 - Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS	Check release notes for availability	Check release notes for availability
Sun Blade 6000 10GbE Multi-Fabric Network Express Module X4236A	Included in OS	U3 - Included in OS U4 - Included in OS U5 - Included in OS	Included in OS	SP3 - Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS	Yes	Included in OS
Sun Blade 6000 Multi-Fabric Network Express Module X4212A	Included in OS	U3 - Included in OS U4 - Included in OS U5 - Included in OS	Included in OS	SP3 - Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS
Gigabit Ethernet (CU) 10-port Passthru Network Express Module X4250A	Included in OS	U3 - Included in OS U4 - Included in OS U5 - Included in OS	Included in OS	SP3 - Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS	Included in OS

Network Express Modules for the Sun Blade 6048 Chassis

Network ExpressModules	Solaris 10 SPARC and x86	Red Hat RHEL AS 4 (32 & 64 bit)	Red Hat RHEL AS 5 (64 bit)	SUSE SLES 9 (64 bit)	SUSE SLES 10 (64 bit)	Windows 2003 (32 bit)	Windows 2003 (64 bit)	Windows 2008 (32/64-bit)	VMware ESX
InfiniBand Network Express Modules
Sun Blade 6048 InfiniBand QDR Switched NEM X5500A Datasheet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gigabit Ethernet Network Express Modules
Sun Blade 6048 Gigabit Ethernet 12-port passthru NEM X4731A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

[1] Requires Solaris patch #120223
[2] Requires VMware ESX 3.0.1 Patch number ESX-1541239 available here.

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