Emulex LPE16002B-M6-O Dual-port 16 Gb Fibre Channel Card PCIe3.0 x8 LP (FC EKAF)

Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for feature code (FC) EKAF adapters.

Overview

The Emulex LPE16002B-M6-O Dual-port 16 Gb Fibre Channel Card PCIe3.0 x8 LP is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 3 (Gen3) x8 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The adapter features auto-negotiation, LDAP support and has a data transfer rate of 14.025 Gb/s.

Figure 1. Emulex LPE16002B-M6-O Dual-port 16 Gb Fibre Channel Card PCIe3.0 x8 LP
Emulex LPE16002B-M6-O Dual-port 16 Gb Fibre Channel Card PCIe3.0 x8 LP

Specifications

Item
Description
Adapter FRU number
01EM694 (AOC-LPE16002B-M6-O) (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
I/O bus architecture
PCIe3 x8
Slot requirement
For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.
Supported Systems
POWER8® processor-based systems
  • 8001-12C and 8001-22C
Voltage
3.3 V, 12 V
Form factor
Short, low-profile
Maximum number
For details about the maximum number of adapters that are supported, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.
Attributes provided
Auto-negotiation
LDAP support
Data transfer rate of 14.025 Gb/s
Cables
Attach any necessary cables to the add-on card.

Operating system or partition requirements

If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software that is required to support the new feature and that you determine whether any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching devices. To check for the prerequisites, see IBM® Prerequisite website.

The adapter is supported on the following versions of the operating systems:
Important: For a list of known Linux OS issues that may affect this adapter, see the IBM Power LC readme .
  • Linux
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3, little-endian, for Power, or later
    • Ubuntu 16.04.1, or later
    • Ubuntu 14.04.5, or later
    • For support details, see the Linux Alert website.
    • The latest version of the device driver or iprutils can be downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website.
    • The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities may be downloaded from Fix Central.



Last updated: Tue, November 17, 2020