PCIe Gen3 x16 GPU Adapter (FC EC49; CCIN 2CE9)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EC49 adapter.
Overview
The PCIe Gen3 x16 GPU Adapter is a double-wide, full-height, PCI express (PCIe) generation 3
(Gen3) graphics processing unit, compute intensive accelerator adapter. The adapter offers 12 GB of
on-board memory and is optimized for compute-intensive applications. The adapter uses power from the
PCIe connector and auxiliary power source from the system it is placed in. For a graphic of the
adapter, see Figure 1
Important: Graphics processing
units (GPUs) and cryptographic application programming interface (CAPI) adapters cannot be replaced
with the power on.
For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.
Figure 1. PCIe Gen3 x16 GPU Adapter
Specifications
- Item
- Description
- Adapter FRU number
- 00E4485 - S822LC GPU assembly (includes carrier assembly with cable and shield) (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
- I/O bus architecture
- PCIe3 x16
- 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
- Auxiliary power cable part number 00RR917 connects from the 8-pin cable connector on the PCIe Gen3 x16 GPU Adapter to the power distribution board connector on the system backplane.
- Voltage
- 12 V
- Form factor
- Full-height, full-length
- 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.
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 system, depending on the system you are
using:
- Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7.2, little endian, for Power®, or later
- Ubuntu Server 14.04.3, or later
- For support details, see the Linux Alert website.
- The latest version of the device driver or iprutils can be downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website.
