PCIe2 LP 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter (FC EN0V; CCIN 2CC3)

Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EN0V adapter.

Overview

The PCIe2 LP 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 2, x8, short form-factor, low-profile adapter. The adapter provides two 10 Gb copper twinax small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) ports and two 1 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.

The two 10 Gb are SFP+ and do not include a transceiver. Active Copper twinax cables up to 5 meter in length are supported such as provided by feature codes EN01, EN02 or EN03. A transceiver is included with these cables. See Cables for details. Each 10 Gb port provides Ethernet connectivity with a nominal data rate of 10 Gbps (gigabits per second). Figure 1 shows the FC EN0V adapter.

Each of the 1 Gb RJ45 port provides Ethernet connectivity at a data rate of 1 Gbps. Each of the 1 Gb ports is connected with a 4-pair, CAT-5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable or with a cable of higher specification, and is supported for distances of up to 100 meters. In addition to 1 Gb (1000 Mb) networks, 100 Mb networks are also supported.

The adapter provides the following features:
  • The adapter is a PCIe2 NIC network convergence adapter.
  • The 10 Gb 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
  • Compliant with European Union Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Figure 1. FC EN0V adapter
PCIe2 LP 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter (FC EN0V; CCIN 2CC3)
Note: The ports are numbered from top to bottom as T1, T2, and so on for the AIX® and IBM® i operating systems.

Specifications

Item
Description
Adapter FRU number
00E2715 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
Low-profile tailstock part number: 00E2720
Wrap plug FRU number
74Y7010 (Twinax wrap plug)
10N7405 (1 Gb UTP 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 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, low-profile
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.

Cables

This adapter feature requires the use of compatible SFP+, 10 Gbps, copper, twinaxial, active, Ethernet cables.
Note: These cables are EMC Class A compliant.
See Table 1 for details about the feature codes.
Table 1. Feature code, CCIN, and part number for varying lengths of the cable
Cable length Feature code CCIN Part number
1 m (3.28 ft) EN01 EF01 46K6182
3 m (9.84 ft) EN02 EF02 46K6183
5 m (16.4 ft) EN03 EF03 46K6184

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.

The adapter is supported on the following versions of the operating systems, depending on the system you are using:
  • AIX®
    • AIX 7.1with the 7100-03 Technology Level and Service Pack 3, or later
    • AIX 6.1, Technology Level 9, Service Pack 2, or later
  • Linux
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.5, or later, with current maintenance updates available from Red Hat.
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7, or later, with current maintenance updates available from Red Hat.
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Service Pack 3, or later, with current maintenance updates available from SUSE.
    • For support details, see the Linux Alert website.
  • IBM i
    • IBM i is supported only with VIOS
This adapter requires the following drivers:
  • AIX: devices.pciex.e4148a1614109304 for SFP+ optical ports and devices.pciex.e4148a1614109404 for RJ45 ports
  • Linux: bnx2x driver
  • The latest version of the device driver or iprutils can be downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website.



Last updated: Thu, June 27, 2019