Learn about the features, operating system requirements, and installation procedures for the 5769 adapter.
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI Express Adapter is a low-profile, high performance fiber network interface controller (NIC). The product conforms to the IEEE, 802.3ae 10GBASE-SR specification for Ethernet transmission.
The following figure shows the adapter LED and network connector.
The LED on the adapter provides information about the operation status of the adapter.
LED | Light | Description |
---|---|---|
Activity/Link | Green | Good link, no activity |
Flashing Orange | Transmit activity | |
Off | No link* | |
Adapter card status | Red | Not initialized** |
Off | Initialized | |
*The absence of a link could be the result of a defective cable, a defective connector, or a configuration mismatch. **The adapter has not
been initialized by the operating system. During such time, the following
conditions are true:
|
If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software required to support the new feature and that you determine if there are any existing prerequisites. To do this, use the IBM® Prerequisite Web site at http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf .
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI Express® Adapter is supported on the following versions of the AIX® and Linux operating systems:
If you are installing your operating system at this time, install your adapter before you install the operating system. If you are installing only the device driver for this adapter, install your device driver software before you install the adapter.
If you are running the total diagnostics package you need a wrap plug for the multimode fiber connector used for the adapter. To connect to a network, you need a shortwave (850 nm) 50/62.5 micron multimode fiber network attachment.
The following tables indicates the allowable cable lengths from the adapter to the gigabit Ethernet switch, including patch cables:
Fiber cable type | Connector type | Minimum modal bandwidth at 850 nm (MHz x km) | Operating range in meters |
---|---|---|---|
62.5 µm MMF | LC | 160 | 2 to 26 |
200 | 2 to 33 | ||
50 µm MMF | LC | 400 | 2 to 66 |
500 | 2 to 82 | ||
2000 | 2 to 300 |
Ensure that your operating system supports this adapter before you install it. See Operating system or partition requirements.
To install device driver software, follow the steps in Installing the AIX device driver software.
For general instructions on how to install a PCI adapter, see the Installing PCI adapters topic. Return here to verify the adapter installation.
Verifying the adapter installation
To verify that your system recognizes the PCI adapter, do the following steps:
A list of PCI devices is displayed. If the adapter is installed correctly, the status of available for each port indicates that the adapter is installed and ready to use. If a message indicates that any of the ports are defined instead of available, shut down your server and verify that the adapter was installed correctly.
This section explains how to connect the adapter to the multimode fiber network. Refer to your local procedures for information about connecting the adapter to your Ethernet network.
To connect the adapter to a multimode fiber network, do the following steps: