PCIe2 2x10 GbE SR 2x1 GbE UTP Adapter (FC 5744; CCIN 2B44)

Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) 5744 adapters.

Overview

The FC 5280 and FC 5744 are both the same adapter. FC 5744 is a full-height adapter, and the FC 5280 is a low-profile adapter. The names of these two adapters are:
  • FC 5744: PCIe2 2x10 GbE SR 2x1 GbE UTP Adapter
  • FC 5280: PCIe2 LP 2x10 GbE SR 2x1 GbE UTP Adapter

The PCIe2 2x10 GbE SR 2x1 GbE UTP adapter is a PCI Express generation-2, four-port Ethernet unified wire adapter with a PCI Express 2.0 host bus interface. The adapter is optimized for cloud computing, virtualization, storage, and other data center applications. The four port adapter provides two 10 Gb Ethernet ports and two 1 Gb Ethernet ports. The two 10 Gb small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) single root (SR) transceiver ports are used for connectivity with other servers or switches in the network. Each SFP+ (SR) port provides Ethernet connectivity with a nominal data rate of 10 Gbps (gigabits per second), and uses the SFP+ copper twinaxial cables up to 5 m (16.4 ft) in length. Each of the RJ45 ports provides Ethernet connectivity at a data rate of 1 Gbps. The link aggregation and failover features of the adapter are ideal for critical network applications that require redundancy and high availability. Figure 1 shows the FC 5745 adapter.

Figure 1. PCIe2 2x10 GbE SR 2x1 GbE UTP Adapter
Graphic of the PCIe2 2x10 GbE SR 2x1 GbE UTP Adapter

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
FC 5280: 74Y1988 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
FC 5744: 74Y1987 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
Wrap plug FRU number
12R9314 (SFP+ SR wrap plug)
10N7405 (1 Gb UTP wrap plug)
Note: These wrap plugs are not included with the card. 12R9314 (FC ECW0)IBM®.
I/O bus architecture
PCIe2 x8
Slot requirement
For the slot priorities, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for your system.
Cables
No cables required.
Voltage
3.3 V
Form factor
Short
Maximum number
For the maximum adapters supported, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for your system.

Operating system or partition requirements

This adapter is supported for the following versions of the operating system:
  • Linux:
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux



Last updated: Thu, June 27, 2019