PCIe2 2-port 10 GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter (FC EN0W; CCIN 2CC4)

Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EN0W adapter.

Overview

The PCIe2 2-port 10 GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 2, x8, short form-factor, low-profile capable, regular-height adapter. The adapter provides two 10 Gb RJ45 ports. This adapter provides a PCIe 2.0 host bus interface. The adapter supports the Ethernet network interface controller (NIC) function. The adapter is a high-performance adapter that consolidates traffic for networking. The link aggregation and failover features of the adapter make it suitable for critical network applications that require redundancy and high availability. Figure 1 shows the FC EN0W adapter.

The ports default to auto negotiate the highest speed either at 10 Gb (10G BaseT), 1Gb (1000 BaseT), or 100 Mb (100 BaseT) full duplex. Each RJ45 port can be configured independent of the other port. Each RJ45 port is connected with a 4-pair, CAT-6A cable, and is supported for distances of up to 100 meters.

The adapter provides the following features:
  • The adapter is a PCIe2 NIC network convergence adapter.
  • The 10 Gb RJ45 ports can function in the NIC mode.
  • The adapter can be used as the host local area network (LAN) adapter.
  • The adapter supports interrupt moderation to deliver increased performance while significantly reducing processor utilization
  • The adapter supports dual port operation in any PCIe3 or PCIe2 slot.
  • The adapter supports auto-negotiation, full-duplex only.
  • The adapter supports multiple media-access control (MAC) per interface.
  • The adapter supports integrated media-access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY).
  • The adapter supports the following standards for the different ports and functions:
    • IEEE 802.3ae in the 10 GbE ports
    • 802.3ab in the 1 GbE ports
    • Ether II and IEEE 802.3 for encapsulated frames
    • 802.1p for setting up priority levels in tagged VLAN frames
    • 802.1Q for VLAN tagging
    • 802.3x for flow control
    • 802.3ad for load-balancing and failover
    • IEEE 802.3ad and 802.3 for link aggregation
  • The adapter provides message signal interrupts (MSI), MSI-X, and support of legacy pin interrupts.
  • The adapter supports jumbo frames up to 9.6 KB.
  • The adapter supports gigabit EtherChannel (GEC) with the existing software.
  • The adapter supports TCP checksum offload transmission control protocol (TCP), user datagram protocol (UDP), TCP segmentation Offload (TSO) for IPv4 and IPv6.
  • Supports TCP segmentation or large send offload
  • Supports EEPROM-SPI and single EEPROM
Figure 1. PCIe2 2-port 10 GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter
PCIe2 2-port 10 GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter

Specifications

Item
Description
Adapter FRU number
00E2714
Regular-height tailstock part number: 00E2862
Low-profile tailstock part number: 00E2721
Wrap plug FRU number
10N7405 (RJ45 wrap plug)
Note: Wrap plugs are not included with the card and cannot be purchased from IBM®.
I/O bus architecture
PCIe2 x8
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
Short, regular-height tailstock, low-profile capable
Cables
CAT-6A cable

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:
This adapter requires the following drivers:
  • AIX®: devices.pciex.e4148e1614109204
  • Linux: bnx2x driver