PCIe3 x8 4-port Fibre Channel (16 Gb/s); (FC EN1E and EN1F; CCIN 579A)

Overview

The FC EN1E and EN1F are electronically identical. FC EN1E is a full-height adapter and FC EN1F is a low-profile adapter. The physical difference is that EN1E has a tail stock for full height PCIe slots and EN1F has a short tail stock for low profile PCIe slots. Both feature codes have the same CCIN 579A.

The PCIe Gen3 16 Gigabit quad-port optical Fibre Channel (FC) adapter is a high-performance x8 short form adapter. The adapter provides four ports of 16 Gb Fibre Channel capability by using SR optics. Each port can provide up to 3,200 MBps bandwidth per port. Each port provides single initiator capability over a fibre link or with NPIV, multiple initiator capabilities is provided. The adapter includes Soldered Small Form Factor (SFF) optical transceivers that are installed. The ports have LC type connectors and use shortwave laser optics. The adapter operates at link speeds of 4, 8, and 16 Gbps and automatically negotiates to the highest speed possible. The adapter can be started on IBM Power Systems with FCode.

Specifications

Item

Description

Adapter FRU number

02JD586

I/O bus architecture

PCIe3 x8

Slot requirement

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

Voltage

3.3 V, 12 V

Form factor

Short, low-profile

Maximum number

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

Attributes provided

Enhanced diagnostics and manageability

Unparalleled performance and more efficient port utilization

Single initiator capability over a fibre link or with NPIV

16 Gb/s of throughput per port

Multiple initiator capability

Operating system or partition requirements