Network connectivity
The ThinkAgile VX5520 appliances provide two- or four-port 1/10 GbE RJ-45 or 10 GbE SFP+ network
connectivity with the onboard Intel X722 NIC and a LOM card installed in the appliance. Two or four additional
1/10 GbE RJ-45, 10 GbE SFP+, or 10/25 GbE SFP28 ports, or four or eight additional 1 GbE RJ-45 ports can
be selected, if required.
The following table lists the network adapter options that are available for selection.
Table 13. Network adapter selection options: VX5520 (7Y94)
Description Part number
Feature
code Qty*
I/O slots
supported
1 GbE RJ-45 adapter ports
ThinkSystem I350-T4 PCIe 1Gb 4-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter 7ZT7A00535 AUZW 0 / 2 4, 2, 6, 3, 5, 1
1/10 GbE RJ-45 LOM ports
ThinkSystem 10Gb 2-port Base-T LOM (RJ-45) 7ZT7A00548 AUKL 0 / 1 LOM slot
ThinkSystem 10Gb 4-port Base-T LOM (RJ-45) 7ZT7A00549 AUKM 0 / 1 LOM slot
1/10 GbE RJ-45 adapter ports
Intel X550-T2 Dual Port 10GBase-T Adapter (RJ-45) 00MM860 ATPX 0 / 2 4, 2, 6, 3, 5, 1
10 GbE SFP+ LOM ports
ThinkSystem 10Gb 2-port SFP+ LOM 7ZT7A00546 AUKJ 0 / 1 LOM slot
ThinkSystem 10Gb 4-port SFP+ LOM 7ZT7A00547 AUKK 0 / 1 LOM slot
10 GbE SFP+ adapter ports
Emulex VFA5.2 2x10 GbE SFP+ PCIe Adapter 00AG570 AT7S 0 / 2 4, 2, 6, 3, 5, 1
Intel X710-DA2 PCIe 10Gb 2-Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter 7ZT7A00537 AUKX 0 / 2 4, 2, 6, 3, 5, 1
10/25 GbE SFP28 adapter ports
Broadcom 57412 10/25GbE SFP28 1-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 7ZT7A00505 AUKS 0 / 2 4, 2, 6, 3, 5, 1
Intel XXV710-DA2 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 7XC7A05523 B0WY 0 / 2 4, 2, 6, 3, 5, 1
Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 01GR250 AUAJ 0 / 2 4, 2, 6, 3, 5, 1
* Quantity: Minimum / Maximum.
Configuration notes:
PCIe network adapters are supported in the low profile PCIe x8 slot 4 on the system board and full-height
PCIe x8 and x16 slots supplied by the Riser Cards 1 and 2.
One of the network adapter options is required for selection. Additional ports can be selected, if needed.
If two PCIe adapters are selected, they must be of the same model.
The withdrawn VX5520 (7Y14) appliance does not support 10/25 GbE SFP28 network adapters.
Supported transceivers or DAC cables should be purchased for the SFP+ and SFP28 adapters, and UTP
Category 6 cables should be purchased for the 1 GbE or 10 GbE RJ-45 adapters. The maximum number
of transceivers or cables that are supported per adapter equals the quantity of the adapter ports, and all
adapter ports must have the same type of the transceiver or cable selected.
The following transceiver and cables can be purchased:
UTP cables for 1/10 GbE RJ-45 adapters
Transceivers and cables for 10 GbE SFP+ adapters
Transceivers and cables for 25 GbE SFP28 adapters