Learn about the features, operating system requirements, and installation notes for the 5708 adapter.
The 10 Gb FCoE PCIe Dual Port Adapter is a high-performance, converged network adapter (CNA). The adapter supports data networking and storage networking traffic on a single I/O adapter using Enhanced Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). Both FCoE and network interface controller (NIC) functions are available for both ports simultaneously. Using FCoE requires Convergence Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) switches.
The following figure shows the adapter LEDs and connectors.
The LEDs on the adapter provide information about the operation status of the adapter.
Green SAN LED | Green LAN LED | Activity |
---|---|---|
Off | Off | Power off |
Slow flashing (unison) | Slow flashing (unison) | Power on, no link |
On | On | Link established, no activity |
On | Flashing | Link established, TX/RX LAN only activity |
Flashing | On | Link established, TX/RX SAN only activity |
Flashing | Flashing | Link established, TX/RX LAN and SAN activity |
Slow flashing (alternating) | Slow flashing (alternating) | Beaconing |
The adapter is supported on the following versions of the AIX® and Linux operating systems:
When hot swapping FCoE adapters, be aware that device-related software for the storage devices might have additional devices that need to be removed. Refer to specific storage device documentation for information about how to remove these additional devices. The new adapter has a unique worldwide port name (WWPN). When using the Fibre Channel function, check the zoning and LUN assignments to ensure that the Fibre Channel function is functioning as expected.