PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities for the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A

Find information about the placement rules and slot priorities for the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Express (PCIe) adapters that are supported for the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A system.

PCIe slot descriptions for the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A

The 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A system provides PCIe generation 3 slots. Table 1 provides information about the PCIe slots in the 8247-21L system that has a single POWER8® processor module, the 8247-22L system that has two POWER8 processor modules, and the 8284-22A that offers both a single POWER8 processor module or two POWER8 processor modules. The PCIe slots are enabled to support the PCIe3 cable adapter (FC EJ05) that is used to attach the EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer.
Table 1. PCIe generation 3 slots in the system
Slot Adapter size Slot availability in
8247-21L and 5148-21L 8247-22L and 5148-22L 8284-21A
1 processor
8284-22A
1 processor
8284-22A
2 processors
PCIe3, x16 Low-profile 2 slots
(P1-C6 and P1-C7)
4 slots
(P1-C3®, P1-C5, P1-C6, and P1-C7)
2 slots
(P1-C6 and P1-C7)
2 slots
(P1-C6 and P1-C7)
4 slots
(P1-C3, P1-C5, P1-C6, and P1-C7)
PCIe3, x8 Low-profile 3 slots
(P1-C91, P1-C11, and P1-C12)
4 slots
(P1-C2, P1-C91, P1-C11, and P1-C12)
4 slots
(P1-C91, P1-C10, P1-C11, and P1-C12)
3 slots
(P1-C91, P1-C11, and P1-C12)
4 slots
(P1-C2, P1-C91, P1-C11, and P1-C12)

1The slot is not available to install other adapters in the expanded function system backplane.

Two PCIe generation 3 (PCIe3) switches in the system backplane provide PCIe3 busses from the system processor modules that provide connectivity to the following features:
  • PCIe slots
  • Embedded PCIe local area network (LAN) controller
  • PCIe3 internal SAS controller
  • PCIe3 USB controller
The two PCIe3 switches follow:
  • PCIe3 Switch 1 that provides PCIe buses from Processor Module 1, Chip-0.
  • PCIe3 Switch 2 that provides PCIe buses from Processor Module 1, Chip-1.
Table 2 lists the features provided by the PCIe3 switches.
Table 2. PCIe generation 3 switches in the system
Features provided PCIe3 Switch 1 PCIe3 Switch 2
Lanes and ports 32-lane, 8-ports PCIe Gen3 48-lane, 12-ports PCIe Gen3
With integrated 8.0 gigatransfers per second (GTps) Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) speed negotiation, for each port
Lane and polarity reversal Supported Supported
All ports support concurrent maintenance through I2C bus Yes Yes
End-to-end cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and Poison bit error checking Supported Supported
Data path parity Supported Supported
Memory error correction Supported Supported
Advanced error reporting Supported Supported
Aggregate full duplex bandwidth 512 GT/s 768 GT/s
Designate any port as the Upstream port Yes Yes
27x27 mm, 676-pin FCBGA package Yes Yes
Power consumption
  • Nominal: 6 watts
  • Maximum: 12 watts
  • Nominal: 8 watts
  • Maximum: 12 watts

Figure 1 shows the rear view of the system with the location codes for the PCIe adapter slots.

Table 3 lists the PCIe adapter slot locations and details for the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A system.

Figure 1. Rear view of a 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A system with PCIe slots location codes
Rear view of a rack-mounted 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A system with PCIe slots location codes.
Table 3. PCIe slot locations and descriptions for the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A system
Slot Location
code
Description PHB Adapter
size
Slot capabilities Slot availability in
CAPI SR-IOV Dynamic direct memory access (DMA) window I/O adapter enlarged capacity assign order5 8247-21L, 8284-21A, 8284-22A, or 5148-21L

1 processor

8247-22L, 8284-22A, or 5148-22L

2 processors

Slot 1 P1-C21, 6 PCIe3, x8 Processor Module 2, Chip-1, PHB1 Low-profile No Yes Yes 5 No Yes
Slot 2 P1-C31 PCIe3, x16 Processor Module 2, Chip-1, PHB0 Low-profile Yes Yes Yes 9 No Yes
Slot 3 P1-C41, 6 PCIe3, x8 Processor Module 2, Chip-0, PHB1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No No
Slot 4 P1-C51 PCIe3, x16 Processor Module 2, Chip-0, PHB0 Low-profile Yes Yes Yes 11 No Yes
Slot 5 P1-C61 PCIe3, x16 Processor Module 1, Chip-1, PHB0 Low-profile Yes Yes Yes Default Yes Yes
Slot 6 P1-C71 PCIe3, x16 Processor Module 1, Chip-0, PHB0 Low-profile Yes Yes Yes Default Yes Yes
Slot 7 P1-C82 PCIe3, x8 PCIe3 Switch 2, S2P16 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No No
Slot 8 P1-C92, 3 PCIe3, x8 PCIe3 Switch 2, S2P17 Low-profile No No Yes 6, 84 Yes Yes
Slot 9 P1-C102, 6 PCIe3, x8 PCIe3 Switch 2, S1P9 Low-profile No Yes Yes Default Dedicated slot for the LAN adapter
Slot 10 P1-C112 PCIe3, x8 PCIe3 Switch 1, S0P1 Low-profile No No Yes 7 Yes Yes
Slot 11 P1-C122, 6 PCIe3, x8 PCIe3 Switch 1, S1P9 Low-profile No Yes Yes Default Yes Yes

1Slot is a direct slot from the Processor Module and is a high-performance slot. The connectors in these slots are differently colored than the slots from the PCIe3 switches.

2Slot connected by the PCIe3 switches.

3Slot is not available to install other adapters in the expanded function system backplane.

4The I/O Adapter Enlarged Capacity assignment order value is 6 for one processor or 8 for two processors.

5Assigned PCIe slot order when the I/O Adapter Enlarged Capacity option is enabled. For example, if the option was enabled with a value of 5 on a two processor system, five slots (P1-C6, P1-C7, P1-C10, P1-C12, and P1-C2) are enabled with the I/O enlarged capacity. If the option was enabled with a value of 7 on a two processor system, then six slots (P1-C6, P1-C7, P1-C10, P1-C12, P1-C2, and P1-C11) are enabled with the I/O enlarged capacity, and so on.
Note: Enabling the I/O Adapter Enlarged Capacity option will only affect Linux partitions. If your system does not have Linux partitions, the I/O Adapter Enlarged Capacity setting should be disabled.

6For platforms with less than 64GB of total system memory, SR-IOV should not be configured in these slots as performance may be severely impacted.

  • All slots are PCIe generation 3 slots.
  • The peak bandwidths supported by the x16 slots are 16 gigabytes per second (GBps) in simplex mode and 32 GBps in duplex mode.
  • The peak bandwidths supported by the x8 slots are 8 GBps in simplex mode and 16 GBps in duplex mode.
  • All slots support enhanced error handling (EEH).
  • All PCIe slots are hot swappable and support concurrent maintenance.

PCIe adapters placement rules

Use this information while selecting slots for installing PCIe adapters in the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A system. Use Table 4 to identify slot placement priorities in the system and the maximum number of adapters that can be installed in the system
  1. The slot P1-C10 must be used to install the local area network (LAN) adapter feature codes (FCs) EN0T, EN0V, or EN0X. Any other PCIe adapter feature is not supported in this slot.
  2. The PCIe3 cable adapter (FC EJ05) is supported in slots P1-C3, P1-C6, and P1-C7.
    Note: This is a double-wide adapter that requires two adjacent slots.
  3. CAPI accelerator adapters are supported in slots P1-C6, P1-C7, P1-C3, and P1-C5.
  4. Slots P1-C3, P1-C5, P1-C6, and P1-C7 are x16 slots with busses direct from the Processor Modules and can be used to install high-performance PCIe adapters. The adapter priority for these slots is for CAPI accelerator adapters (for example, EJ16), PCI accelerator adapters (for example, EJ13), and then for the high-performance adapters, followed by any other adapter.
  5. Slots P1-C2 is an x8 slot with bus direct from the Processor Modules and can be used to install high-performance PCIe adapters. The adapter priority for this slot is for the high-performance adapters followed by any other adapter.
  6. Slots P1-C2, P1-C3, P1-C5, P1-C6, and P1-C7 are slots with busses direct from the Processor Modules and are recommended for high-performance PCIe adapters that support the Single Root IO Virtualization (SR-IOV) function.
  7. FCs 5901, 5278, 5284, and 5287 are not supported in the slots P1-C8, P1-C9, P1-C10, P1-C11, and P1-C12.
  8. PCIe internal slots P1-C14 and P1-C15 are used to install the SAS RAID adapter FC EJ0V or EL3V and the high-performance internal SAS RAID adapter (CCIN 57D8).
  9. When the high-performance internal SAS RAID adapter (CCIN 57D8) is installed, the FC EJ0Z is installed in PCIe slot P1-C9 and slot P1-C9 is not available for installing any other PCIe adapter. Slot P1-C9 is used to install the two external SAS ports.

Verify whether the adapter is supported for your system. For details about the supported adapters, see PCIe adapter information by feature types for the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A.

Table 4. PCIe adapter slot priorities and maximum adapters supported in the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A system
Feature code Description 8247-21L or 5148-21L 8247-22L or 5148-22L 8284-21A
1 processor
8284-22A
1 processor
8284-22A
2 processors
Slot priorities Maximum number of adapters supported Slot priorities Maximum number of adapters supported Slot priorities Maximum number of adapters supported Slot priorities Maximum number of adapters supported Slot priorities Maximum number of adapters supported
5260
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1 GbE Adapter (FC 5260; CCIN 576F); Adapter FRU number: 74Y4064
  • PCIe1 or PCIe2 x4
  • Short, low-profile
  • High bandwidth
  • Four-port 1 Gb Ethernet
OS support: AIX, IBM i, Linux, PowerKVM, and VIOS operating systems
11, 10, 82, 6, 5 6 11, 2, 10, 82, 6, 4, 5 7 11, 10, 82, 6, 5 6 11, 10, 82, 6, 5 6 11, 2, 10, 82, 6, 4, 5 8
5269
POWER® GXT145 PCI Express Graphics Accelerator (FC 5269; CCIN 5269); Adapter FRU number: 74Y3227
  • Low-profile adapter
  • Short, x1

OS support: Linux operating system

10, 82, 5, 6 4 10, 82, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 7 10, 82, 5, 6 4 10, 82, 5, 6 4 10, 82, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 7
5270
10 Gb FCoE PCIe Dual-port Adapter (FC 5270; CCIN 2B3B); Adapter FRU number: 46K8088
  • Low-profile adapter
  • Short, x8
  • Extra-high bandwidth
OS support (depending on the system you are using):
  • AIX® and Linux operating systems
  • VIOS supported
5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
5271
4-port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI Express Adapter (FC 5271; CCIN 5717); Adapter FRU number: 46Y3512
  • Short, low-profile
  • PCIe x4
OS support (depending on the system you are using):
  • AIX and Linux operating systems
  • VIOS supported
11, 10, 82, 6, 5 5 11, 1, 10, 82, 2, 6, 4, 5 8 Not supported Not supported 11, 10, 82, 6, 5 5 11, 1, 10, 82, 2, 6, 4, 5 8
5273
PCIe2 8 Gb Dual-port Fibre Channel Adapter (FC 5273; CCIN 577D); Adapter FRU number: 10N9824
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile
OS support (depending on the system you are using):
  • AIX, IBM® i, and Linux operating systems
  • VIOS supported
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
5274
2-port Gb Ethernet-SX PCI Express Adapter (FC 5274; CCIN 5768); Adapter FRU number: 10N6846
  • Low-profile adapter
  • Short, x4
OS support (depending on the system you are using):
  • AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems
  • VIOS supported
11, 10, 82, 6, 5 5 11, 1, 10, 82, 2, 6, 4, 5 8 Not supported Not supported 11, 10, 82, 6, 5 5 11, 1, 10, 82, 2, 6, 4, 5 8
5275
10 Gb Ethernet-SR PCI Express Adapter (FC 5275; CCIN 5275); Adapter FRU number: 46K7897
  • Low-profile adapter
  • Short, x8
5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
5276
4-Gb PCI Express Dual-port Fibre Channel Adapter (FC 5276; CCIN 5774); Adapter FRU number: 10N7255
  • Low-profile adapter
  • Short, x4

OS support: Linux operating system

5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
5277
4-port Async EIA-232 PCIe 1X LP Adapter (FC 5277; CCIN 57D2); adapter FRU number 46K6734
  • Low-profile adapter
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • Short, x1

OS support: Linux operating system

10, 82, 5, 6 4 10, 82, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 7 10, 82, 5, 6 4 10, 82, 5, 6 4 10, 82, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 7
52783
PCIe Dual-x4 SAS Adapter (FC 5278; CCIN 57B3); Adapter FRU number: 44V4852
  • PCIe x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth

OS support: Linux operating system

Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6 2 5, 2, 6, 4 4
5280
PCIe2 LP 2x10 GbE SR 2x1 GbE UTP Adapter (FC 5280; CCIN 2B54); Adapter FRU number 74Y1988
  • Low-profile, short, x8
  • PCIe 2

OS support: Linux operating system

5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
5281
1 Gb Ethernet UTP 2-port PCIe Adapter (FC 5281; CCIN 5767); Adapter FRU number: 46K6601
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile

OS support: Linux operating system

11, 10, 82, 6, 5 5 11, 1, 10, 82, 2, 6, 4, 5 8 Not supported Not supported 11, 10, 82, 6, 5 5 11, 1, 10, 82, 2, 6, 4, 5 8
5283
PCIe2 LP 2-port 4X InfiniBand QDR Adapter (FC 5283; CCIN 58E2); Adapter FRU number: 74Y2987
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Low profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • Requires available PCIe slot in the FC 5685 PCIe Riser Card (generation 2)

OS support: Linux operating system

5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
52843
PCIe2 LP 2-port 10 GbE SR Adapter (FC 5284; CCIN 5287); Adapter FRU number: 74Y3242
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • 10 GBASE-SR short-reach optics
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6 2 5, 2, 6, 4 2
EC27
PCIe2 LP 2-port 10 GbE RoCE SFP+ adapter (FC EC27; CCIN EC27); Adapter FRU number: 000E1493
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth, low latency 10 Gb Ethernet
  • OS support: AIX, Linux, and VIOS supports NIC capability only
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EC29
PCIe2 LP 2-port 10 GbE RoCE SR adapter (FC EC29; CCIN EC29); Adapter FRU number: 00E1600
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth, low latency 10 Gb Ethernet
  • OS support: AIX, Linux, and VIOS supports NIC capability only
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EC2G
PCIe LP 2-Port 10 GbE SFN6122F Adapter (FC EC2G; CCIN EC2G); Adapter FRU number: 00E8224
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • High bandwidth
  • Supports Solarflare OpenOnload
  • OS support: Linux operating system
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EC2M4
PCIe3 LP 2-port 10 GbE NIC and RoCE SR adapter (FC EC2M; CCIN 57BE); Adapter FRU number: 00RX875, low-profile tailstock: 00RX872
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth, low latency 10 Gb Ethernet
  • Supports network interface controller (NIC) and RoCE services
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i only with VIOS, and Linux operating systems
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EC3A
PCIe3 LP 2-Port 40 GbE NIC RoCE QSFP+ Adapter (FC EC3A; CCIN 57BD); Adapter FRU number: 00FW105
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth, low latency 40 Gb Ethernet
  • Supports NIC and RoCE services

OS support (depending on the system you are using): AIX, Linux, and VIOS supports NIC capability only

5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EC3E
PCIe3 2-port 100 Gb EDR IB Adapter x16 (FC EC3E and EC3F; CCIN 2CEA); Adapter FRU number: 00WT075
  • PCIe3 x16
  • Short, low-profile (FC EC3E)
  • Short, with full-height tailstock (FC EC3F)
  • OS support: Linux operating system
5, 6 2 5, 2, 6, 4 4 Not supported Not supported 5, 6 2 4, 6, 2, 5 4
EC3L
PCIe3 2-port 100 GbE (NIC and RoCE) QSFP28 Adapter (FC EC3L and EC3M; CCIN 2CEC); Adapter FRU number: 00WT078
  • PCIe3 x16
  • Short, low-profile (FC EC3L)
  • Short, with full-height tailstock (FC EC3M)
  • NIC and IBTA RoCE standards
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems
5, 6 2 5, 2, 6, 4 4 Not supported Not supported 5, 6 2 4, 6, 2, 5 4
EC3T
PCIe3 LP 1-port 100 Gb EDR InfiniBand Adapter x16 (FC EC3T; CCIN 2CEB) Adapter FRU number: 00WT013
  • PCIe3 x16
  • Short, low-profile
  • OS support: Linux operating systems
5, 6 2 5, 2, 6, 4 4 Not supported Not supported 5, 6 2 4, 6, 2, 5 4
EC374
PCIe3 LP 2-port 10 GbE NIC and RoCE SFP+ Copper Adapter (FC EC37; CCIN 57BC); Adapter FRU number: 00RX859
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Low-profile adapter
  • Extra-high bandwidth, low latency 10 Gb Ethernet
  • 10 Gb SFP+ ports can function in the NIC
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i only with VIOS, and Linux operating systems
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EC41
PCIe2 LP 3D Graphics Adapter x1 (FC EC41); Adapter FRU number: 00E3980
  • PCIe 2.1 x1
  • Short, low-profile, half-length
  • Not hot-pluggable
  • Passive cooling
  • Supports two DVI-I displays with a required breakout cable
  • OS support: Linux and PowerKVM operating systems
  • Supported on Firmware level 7.8, or later
11, 10, 82, 6, 5 5 11, 1, 10, 82, 2, 6, 4, 5 8 Not supported Not supported 11, 10, 82, 6, 5 5 11, 1, 10, 82, 2, 6, 4, 5 8
EC45
PCIe2 LP 4-port USB 3.0 Adapter (FC EC45; CCIN 58F9); Adapter FRU number: 00E2932; low-profile tailstock part number: 00E2934
  • PCIe 2.2 x1
  • Short, low-profile, half-length adapter
  • Provides four downstream, external, high-speed Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0 ports
  • Supported on Firmware level 8.1, or later
11, 10, 82, 6, 5 5 11, 1, 10, 82, 2, 6, 4, 5 8 11, 10, 82, 5, 6 5 11, 10, 82, 5, 6 5 11 , 1, 10, 82, 2, 6, 4, 5 8
EC51
PCIe2 LP 3D Graphics Adapter x16 (FC EC51)
  • PCIe 2.1 x16
  • Short, low-profile
  • Not hot-pluggable
  • Passive cooling
  • Provides 512 MB DDR3 graphics memory
  • OS support: Linux operating systems
5, 6 2 2, 4, 5, 6 4 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EC54
PCIe3 1.6 TB NVMe Flash Adapter (FC EC54 and EC55; CCIN 58CB); Adapter FRU number: 00MH991
  • PCIe3 x4
  • Short, low-profile (FC EC54)
  • Short, with full-height tailstock (FC EC55)
  • 1.6 TB of low latency flash memory
  • OS support: Linux operating systems
5, 6, 102, 86, 11 5 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 86, 10 7 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 102, 86, 11 5 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 86, 10 7
EC54
PCIe3 1.6 TB NVMe Flash Adapter (FC EC54 and EC55; CCIN 58CB); Adapter FRU number: 00MH991
  • PCIe3 x4
  • Short, low-profile (FC EC54)
  • Short, with full-height tailstock (FC EC55)
  • 1.6 TB of low latency flash memory
  • OS support: Linux operating systems
5, 6, 102, 86, 11 5 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 86, 10 7 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 102, 86, 11 5 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 86, 10 7
EC56
PCIe3 3.2 TB NVMe Flash Adapter (FC EC56 and EC57; CCIN 58CC); Adapter FRU number: 00MH993
  • PCIe3 x4
  • Short, low-profile (FC EC56)
  • Short, with full-height tailstock (FC EC57)
  • 3.2 TB of low latency flash memory
  • OS support: Linux operating systems
5, 6, 102, 86, 11 5 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 86, 10 7 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 102, 86, 11 5 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 86, 10 7
EJ05
PCIe3 cable adapter for the EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer (FC EJ05; CCIN 2B1C); Adapter FRU number: 000RR809
  • PCIe3 x16
  • Short, low-profile
  • Double-wide adapter requires two adjacent slots
  • Provides two CXP ports for the attachment of two expansion drawer cables
  • An expansion drawer cable pair attaches to one IO module (FC EMXF) in the EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer
5-6, 6-7 1 2-3, 5-6, 6-7 2 Not supported Not supported 5-6, 6-7 1 2-3, 5-6, 6-7 2
EJ0M
PCIe3 RAID SAS quad-port 6 Gb LP Adapter (FC EJ0M; CCIN 57B4); Adapter FRU number: 000MH910
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Transfer speed of 6 Gbps
  • No write cache
  • One PCIe slot per adapter
  • Adapters are installed in pairs to enable mirroring
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EJ11
PCIe3 LP 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter (FC EJ11; CCIN 57B4); Adapter FRU number: 000MH910
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Transfer speed of 6 Gbps
  • Supports DVD and tape drives
  • No write cache
  • One PCIe x8 slot per adapter
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EJ135
PCIe3 LP FPGA Compression Accelerator Adapter (FC EJ13; CCIN 59AB); Adapter FRU number: 000NK006
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) accelerator adapter
  • One PCIe x8 or x16 slot per adapter (Low-profile)
  • OS support: AIX and Linux operating systems
5, 6 2 1, 5, 2, 6, 4 4 Not supported Not supported 5, 6 2 1, 5, 2, 6, 4 4
EJ165
PCIe3 LP CAPI Fibre Channel Flash Accelerator Adapter (FC EJ16); Adapter FRU number: 00NK025
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) adapter for Fibre Channel-attached Flash offload
  • One PCIe x16 slot per adapter
  • OS support: Linux Ubuntu operating system
5, 6 1 5, 2, 6, 4 2 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EJ185
PCIe3 LP CAPI FlashSystem Accelerator Adapter (FC EJ18); Adapter FRU number: 00NK025
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) adapter for Fibre Channel-attached Flash offload
  • One PCIe x16 slot per adapter
  • OS support: AIX operating system
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6 1 5, 6 1 5, 2, 6, 4 2
EJ1B
CAPI Compression Accelerator Adapter (FC EJ1A and EJ1B; CCIN 2CF0); Adapter FRU number: 00WT173
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, with full-height tailstock (FC EJ1A)
  • Short, low-profile (FC EJ1B)
  • Up to 2 GB/sec compression and decompression throughput
  • CPU offload and CAPI interface with negligible software load
  • OS support: Linux operating systems
4, 5 1 2, 4, 5, 6 2 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EJ1N
PCIe1 SAS Tape/DVD Dual-port 3 Gb x8 Adapter (FC EJ1P and EJ1N; CCIN 57B3); Adapter FRU:44V4852
  • PCIe1 x8
  • Short, low-profile (FC EJ1N)
  • Short, with full-height tailstock (FC EJ1P)
  • Removable media device supported
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems
  • VIOS supported
5, 6 2 5, 2, 6, 4 4 Not supported Not supported 5, 6 2 4, 6, 2, 5 4
EJ32
4767-001 Cryptographic Coprocessor (FC EJ32 and EJ33; CCIN 4767)
  • PCIe1 x4
  • Half-length, with full-height tailstock (Dual Card)
  • Error Checking and Correction (ECC) Protection on DDR3 Memory
  • Over 300 Cryptographic algorithms and modes
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems
Not supported 6 Not supported 10 Not supported Not supported Not supported 6 Not supported 10
EJ1K
PCIe3 1.92 TB CAPI NVMe Flash Accelerator Adapter (FC EJ1K; CCIN 58CD)
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • 1.92 TB of low-latency flash memory
  • OS support: Linux Ubuntu operating system
5, 6 2 2, 5, 4, 6 4 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL09
PCIe LP 4 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (FC EL09; CCIN 5774); adapter FRU number: 000E0807, 000E0904
  • PCIe x4
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • OS support: Linux operating system
5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL103
PCIe LP 2-port SAS Adapter 3 Gb (FC EL10; CCIN 57B3); Adapter FRU number: 44V4852
  • PCIe x4
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • OS support: Linux operating system
5, 6 2 5, 2, 6, 4 4 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL27
PCIe2 2-port 10 GbE RoCE SFP+ adapter (FC EL27; CCIN EC27); Adapter FRU number: 74Y1988
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth, low latency 10 Gb Ethernet
  • OS support: Linux and PowerKVM operating systems
5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL2N
PCIe 8 Gb Dual-port Fibre Channel Adapter (FC EL2N; CCIN 577D); Adapter FRU number: 10N9824
  • PCIe x8
  • Short, low-profile

OS support: Linux and PowerKVM operating systems

5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL2P3
PCIe2 LP 2-port 10 GbE SR Adapter (FC EL2P; CCIN 5287); Adapter FRU number: 74Y3242
  • Generation 2, regular-height card, high-performance adapter
  • Capable of transferring data to a distance of 300 m over MMF-850 nm fiber cable
  • OS support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5, 6 2 5, 2, 6, 4 4 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL2Z
PCIe2 LP 2-port 10 GbE RoCE SR adapter (FC EL2Z; CCIN EC29); Adapter FRU number: 00E1600
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth, low latency 10 Gb Ethernet
  • OS support: AIX, Linux, and PowerKVM operating systems
5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL38
PCIe3 LP 4-port (10 Gb FCoE, 1 GbE) SFP+ Adapter (FC EL38, CCIN 2B93); Adapter FRU number: 000E9284
  • PCIe3 x8
  • FCoE or NIC network convergence adapter
  • 10 Gb SFP+ ports can function in the NIC or FCoE mode
  • Supports the SR-IOV function
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • OS support: Linux and PowerKVM operating systems
5, 6, 9, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 9, 11 8 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL39
PCIe LP 2-Port 10 GbE SFN6122F Adapter (FC EL39; CCIN EC2G); Adapter FRU number: 00E8224
  • Low-profile
  • High bandwidth
  • Supports Solarflare OpenOnload
  • OS support: Linux and PowerKVM operating systems
5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL3B
PCIe3 LP RAID SAS Adapter (FC EL3B; CCIN 57B4); Adapter FRU number: 000MH910
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Low-profile, short
  • Transfer speed of 6 Gbps
  • No write cache
  • One PCIe x8 slot per adapter
  • Adapters can be installed singly or in pairs
  • OS support: Linux and PowerKVM operating systems
5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL3C
PCIe3 LP 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) Copper and RJ45 Adapter (FC EL3C; CCIN 2CC1); Adapter FRU number: 00E8140
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) converged network adapter (CNA)
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • Provides network interface controller (NIC)
  • Single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) capable
  • OS support: Linux operating system
5, 6, 9, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 9, 11 8 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL3D
PCIe3 LP 2-port 56 Gb FDR IB Adapter x16 (FC EL3D; CCIN 2CE7); Adapter FRU number: 00RX852
  • PCIe3 x16
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth, low latency 56 Gb Ethernet
  • OS support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Linux Ubuntu operating system
5, 6 2 5, 2, 6, 4 4 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL3X
PCIe3 LP 2-port 10 GbE NIC and RoCE SFP+ Copper Adapter (FC EL3X; CCIN 57BC); Adapter FRU number: 0RX859; Low-profile tailstock: 00RX856
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth, low latency 10 Gb Ethernet
  • 10 Gb copper twinax small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) ports
  • OS support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Linux Ubuntu operating system
  • VIOS supports NIC capability only
5, 6, 8, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 8, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL3Z
PCIe2 LP 2-port 10 GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter (FC EL3Z; CCIN 2CC4); Adapter FRU number: 00E2714; Full-height tailstock part number: 00E2862; Low-profile tailstock part number: 00E2721
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Two 10 Gb RJ45 ports
  • Local area network (LAN) adapter

OS support: Linux and PowerKVM operating systems

5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL40
PCIe3 LP 2-port 10 GbE NIC and RoCE SR Adapter (FC EL40; CCIN 57BE); Adapter FRU number: 00RX875
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth, low latency 10 Gb Ethernet
  • 10 Gb SFP+ ports can function in the NIC
  • VIOS supports NIC capability only
  • OS support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Linux Ubuntu operating system
5, 6, 8, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 8, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL43
PCIe3 LP 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (FC EL43; CCIN 577F); Adapter FRU number: 00E3496
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • OS support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux Ubuntu operating system, and PowerKVM
5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EL4M
PCIe2 4-port 1 GbE Adapter (FC EL4L and EL4M; CCIN 576F); Adapter FRU number: 74Y4064
  • PCIe1 or PCIe2 x4
  • Short, low-profile (FC EL4L)
  • Short, with full-height tail stock (FC EL4M)
  • High bandwidth
  • Four-port 1 Gb Ethernet
  • OS support: Linux operating system
e
11, 10, 82, 6, 5 6 11, 1, 10, 82, 6, 4, 5 7 Not supported Not supported 11, 10, 82, 6, 5 8 Not supported Not supported
EL60
PCIe3 LP 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter (FC EJ60; CCIN 57B4); Adapter FRU number: 000MH910
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Transfer speed of 6 Gbps
  • Supports DVD and tape drives
  • No write cache
  • One PCIe x8 slot per adapter
  • OS support: Linux and PowerKVM operating systems
5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
EL5Y
PCIe2 8 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (FC EL5Y and EL5Z; CCIN 578D); Adapter FRU number: 00WT111
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile (FC EL5Y)
  • Short, plus (SFF+) Host Bus Adapter (HBA), with full-height tailstock (FC EL5Z)
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • VIOS supported
  • OS support: Linux operating system
5, 6, 8, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 8, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 8, 10, 11 8
EN0B
PCIe3 LP 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (FC EN0B; CCIN 577F); Adapter FRU number: 000E9283
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i, Linux, and PowerKVM operating systems
5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EN0F
PCIe2 8Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (FC EN0F and EN0G; CCIN 578D); Adapter FRU number: 00WT111
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, with low-profile tailstock (FC EN0F)
  • Short, plus (SFF+) Host Bus Adapter (HBA), with full-height tailstock (FC EN0G)
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • VIOS supported
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i only with VIOS, and Linux operating systems
5, 6, 8, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 8, 10, 11 8 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 5 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 8, 10, 11 8
EN0J
PCIe3 LP 4-port (2x10 Gb FCoE, 2x1 GbE) SFP+ Adapter (FC EN0J, CCIN 2B93); Adapter FRU number: 00E3498
  • PCIe3 x8
  • FCoE or NIC network convergence adapter
  • 10 Gb SFP+ ports can function in the NIC or FCoE mode
  • Supports the SR-IOV function
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i only with VIOS, and Linux operating systems
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 9, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 9, 11 8
EN0L
PCIe3 LP 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) Copper and RJ45 Adapter (FC EN0L; CCIN 2CC1)Adapter FRU number: 00E3502
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) converged network adapter (CNA)
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • Provides network interface controller (NIC)
  • Single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) capable
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i only with VIOS, and Linux operating systems
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 9, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 9, 11 8
EN0N
PCIe3 LP 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) LR and RJ45 Adapter (FC EN0N; CCIN 2CC0); Adapter FRU number: 00E8143; low-profile tailstock part number: 00E8163
  • PCIe3 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) converged network adapter (CNA)
  • Provides network interface controller (NIC) function
  • Provides two Long Range (LR) optical ports with SFP+ optical transceivers
  • Functions in both dedicated and Single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) modes
  • OS support: AIX and Linux operating systems
  • VIOS supported
5, 6, 9, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 9, 11 8 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EN0T
PCIe2 LP 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter (FC EN0T; CCIN 2CC3); Adapter FRU number: 00E2715; Low-profile tailstock (PN): 00E2720
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Two 10 Gb SR optical ports and two 1 Gb RJ45 ports
  • NIC network convergence adapter
  • Local area network (LAN) adapter

OS support: Linux and PowerKVM operating systems

5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EN0V
PCIe2 LP 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter (FC EN0V; CCIN 2CC3); Adapter FRU number: 00E2715; low-profile tailstock: 00E2720
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Two 10 Gb copper twinax small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) ports
  • Two 1 Gb RJ45 ports
  • Ethernet network interface controller (NIC) function
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i only with VIOS, Linux, and PowerKVM operating systems
  • VIOS supported
5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EN0X
PCIe2 LP 2-port 10 GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter (FC EN0X; CCIN 2CC4); Adapter FRU number: 00E2714; low-profile tailstock part number: 00E2721
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Two 10 Gb RJ45 ports
  • Local area network (LAN) adapter
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i only with VIOS, Linux, and PowerKVM operating systems
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EN0Y
PCIe2 LP 8 Gb 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter (FC EN0Y; CCIN EN0Y); Adapter FRU number: 74Y3923
  • PCIe2 x8
  • Short, low-profile
  • Short form factor plus (SFF+) Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
  • Extra-high bandwidth
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i only with VIOS, and Linux operating systems
5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8 Not supported Not supported 5, 6, 82, 10, 11 5 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 82, 10, 11 8
EN28
PCIe 2-port Async EIA-232 LP Adapter (FC EN28; CCIN 57D4); Adapter FRU number 000ND487
  • PCIe, x1
  • PCIe 1.1
  • Short, low-profile
  • Two ports through RJ45 by using the DB9 connector
  • EIA-232 Compatible
  • OS support: AIX, IBM i, Linux, and PowerKVM operating systems
11, 10, 82, 6, 5 5 11, 1, 10, 82, 2, 6, 4, 5 8 Not supported Not supported 11, 10, 82, 6, 5 5 11, 1, 10, 82, 2, 6, 4, 5 8

1The adapters are installed in this order in the system for best performance.

2The slot is not available to install other adapters in the expanded function system backplane.

3The adapters FCs 5278, 5284, EL10, and EL2P are not supported in slots 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.

4The adapters FCs EC37 and EC2M are not supported in the 8284-22A system with processor card FCs EPXL and ELPF.

5The adapters FC EJ16, EJ17, and EJ18 are not compatible with the adapters FC EJ12 and EJ13. The FC EJ12 and EJ13 adapters are for gzip compression offload, and the FC EJ16, EJ17 and EJ18 are for direct-attach fibre channel flash acceleration.

6The slot is not available when the High Function RAID controller FC EJ0U is also installed.




Last updated: Thu, November 05, 2020