PCIe2 FH 4-Port 8 Gb Fibre Channel adapter (FC 5729; CCIN 5729)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) 5729 adapter.
Overview
Adapter specifications
- Item
- Description
- FRU number
- 74Y3467
- Wrap plug FRU number
- 12R9314Note: The wrap plug is included with the card, and can also be purchased from IBM®.
- I/O bus architecture
- PCI Express (PCIe) Base 2.0 and x8 PCIe bus interface
- Slot requirement
- For details about slot priorities, maximums, and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.
- Voltage
- 3.3 V
- Form factor
- Full-height, full-length adapter with standard-size bracket
- FC compatibility
- 2, 4, and 8 gigabit FC devices
- Cables
- Cables are the responsibility of the customer. Use multimode fibre optic cables with short-wave
lasers that adhere to the following specifications:
- OM3: Multimode 50/125 micron fibre, 2000 MHz x km bandwidth
- OM2: Multimode 50/125 micron fibre, 500 MHz x km bandwidth
- OM1: Multimode 62.5/125 micron fibre, 200 MHz x km bandwidth
Adapter LED
Green and yellow LEDs can be seen through openings in the mounting bracket of the adapter. Green indicates firmware operation and yellow signifies port activity. Table 2 summarizes the link rate conditions. There is a one second pause when the LED is off between each group of fast flashes (2, 3, or 4). Observe the LED sequence for several seconds to be sure that you have correctly identified the state.
Green LED | Yellow LED | State |
---|---|---|
Slow flashing | Off | Normal, link inactive or not started |
On | 2 fast flashes | 2 Gbps link rate - normal, link active |
On | 3 fast flashes | 4 Gbps link rate - normal, link active |
On | 4 fast flashes | 8 Gbps link rate - normal, link active |
Power-on self test (POST) conditions and results are summarized in Table 3. These states can be used to identify abnormal states or problems. Follow the action to be taken for each condition.
Green LED | Yellow LED | State | Action to be taken |
---|---|---|---|
Off | Off | Wake-up failure (dead board) | Perform the AIX® or IBM i operating system diagnostics. |
Off | On | POST failure (dead board) | Perform the AIX or IBM i operating system diagnostics. |
Off | Slow flashing | Wake-up failure monitor | Perform the AIX or IBM i operating system diagnostics. |
Off | Fast flashes | POST failure | Perform the AIX or IBM i operating system diagnostics. |
Off | Flashing | POST processing in progress | None |
On | Off | Failure while functioning | Perform the AIX or IBM i operating system diagnostics. |
On | On | Failure while functioning | Perform the AIX or IBM i operating system diagnostics. |
Slow flashes | Slow flashing | Offline for download | None |
Slow flashes | Fast flashes | Restricted offline mode, waiting for restart | None |
Slow flashes | Flashing | Restricted offline mode, test active | None |
Replacing Fibre Channel adapters using hot swap
When hot swapping Fibre Channel adapters, be aware that device-related software for the storage devices might have additional devices (for example, the dar device associated with the FAStT or DS4800) that need to be removed. Refer to specific storage device documentation for information about how to remove these additional devices.
The adapter has a unique worldwide port name (WWPN). Check the zoning and LUN assignments to ensure that the new adapter functions as expected.
Operating system or partition requirements
- The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities can be downloaded from the Fix Central website.
- Power Systems Prerequisites website.
- IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) website.
- The latest version of the device driver or IBM Power® RAID adapter utilities (iprutils) can be downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website.
- For information about important notices for Linux on IBM Power Systems, see the Linux® on IBM website.