PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10 GbE RoCE SR Adapter (FC EC29; CCIN EC29)

Overview

The PCIe2 2-Port 10 GbE RoCE SR adapter is a PCIe generation-2 (PCIe2), low-profile, dual port, 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) adapter with a PCIe 2.0 host bus interface. The adapter supports the InfiniBand trade association (IBTA) standard for remote direct memory access (RDMA) over converged Ethernet (RoCE). The adapter supports short range (SR) optical connectivity. The adapter delivers high-bandwidth and low-latency 10 GbE connectivity. The adapter is optimized for high-transaction databases, cloud computing, virtualization, storage, and other data center applications. The adapter improves network performance by increasing available bandwidth to the processor and providing enhanced performance. The adapter minimizes processor usage by efficiently using memory access.

The adapter has a preinstalled optical transceiver. Little connector (LC) type connectors connect the adapter to standard 10-Gb SR optical cabling and provide up to 300 m (984.25 ft) cable length. The two transceiver ports are used for connectivity with other servers or switches in the network. Each port provides Ethernet connectivity with a nominal data rate of 10 gigabits per second (Gbps). The link aggregation and failover features of the adapter are ideal for critical network applications that require redundancy and high availability.

For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.

Specifications

Item

Description

Adapter FRU number

00E1600 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)

I/O bus architecture

PCIe2 x8

Slot requirement

For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.

Cables

Supports standard 10-Gb SR optical cabling and up to 300 m (984.25 ft) cable length.

Voltage

3.3 V

Form factor

Short

Maximum number

For details about the maximum number of adapters that are supported, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.

Limitations

This adapter cannot be used to boot an LPAR via AIX NIM or Linux Network Install. Systems that require installation from a network source must be configured with another Ethernet adapter that supports boot capability.

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 that you determine whether any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching devices. To check for the prerequisites, see IBM® Prerequisite website.