PCIe Binary Synchronous Adapter (FC EN13 and FC EN14; CCIN 576C)
Learn about the features of the PCIe Binary Synchronous Adapters.
The PCIe Binary Synchro- nous adapter is a full-high PCIe adapter with one RVX communication port that can be used for binary synchronous communication using an external, client-provided modem. Port 1 is the RVX port that provides Bisync capability. Port 0 is the modem port and does not provide Bisync capabilities.
EN13 is the non-CIM (Complex Impedance Matching) version offered in all countries and regions except Australia and New Zealand.
EN14 is the CIM (Complex Impedance Matching) version offered only in Australia and New Zealand.
Note: FC EN13 and EN14 are only supported in the IBM® i operating system.
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 you must determine any
prerequisites that must be met for this feature and the attached devices. For information about
operating system and partition requirements, see one of the following topics:
- 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.