PCIe LP 10-Gb FCoE 2-port Adapter (FC 5270; CCIN 2B3B)
Learn about the features, operating system requirements, and installation notes for the feature code (FC) 5270 adapter.
Overview
- FC 5270: PCIe LP 10-Gb FCoE 2-port Adapter, is the low-profile adapter.
- FC 5708: 10Gb FCoE PCIe Dual Port Adapter, is the full-height adapter.
The PCIe LP 10-Gb FCoE 2-port Adapter is a high-performance, converged network adapter (CNA). The adapter supports data networking and storage networking traffic on a single I/O adapter by using Enhanced Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). Both FCoE and network interface controller (NIC) functions are available for both ports simultaneously. Using FCoE requires Convergence Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) switches.
The LEDs on the adapter provide information about the operation status of the adapter.
| Green SAN LED | Green LAN LED | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Off | Off | Power off |
| Slow flashing (unison) | Slow flashing (unison) | Power-on, no link |
| On | On | Link established, no activity |
| On | Flashing | Link established, Transmission/Receive (TX/RX) LAN only activity |
| Flashing | On | Link established, TX/RX SAN only activity |
| Flashing | Flashing | Link established, TX/RX LAN and SAN activity |
| Slow flashing (alternating) | Slow flashing (alternating) | Beaconing |
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
- FRU number
- 46K8088 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement.)
- Wrap plug FRU number
- 12R9314 (for Fibre LC connector)Note: The wrap plug is not included with the card, but can be purchased from IBM®.
- I/O bus architecture
- PCI Express x8 generation-1 and x4 generation-2
- PCI Express (PCIe) Base and Card Electromechanical (CEM) 2.0
- Maximum number
- For the maximum adapters supported, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for your system.
- Connectors
- LC multimode fiber optic
- SFP+ (small form-factor pluggable) with SR optics
- Voltage
- 3.3 V and 12-V
- Form factor
- Short, low-profile with standard-size bracket
- Cables
- Cables are the responsibility of the customer. Use multimode fiber
optic cables with short-wave lasers that adhere to the following specifications:
- OM1
- Multimode 62.5/125 micron fiber
- 200 MHz x km bandwidth
- Maximum cable distance 1 is 33 m (108 ft)
- OM2
- Multimode 50/125 micron fiber
- 500 MHz x km bandwidth
- Maximum cable distance is 82 m (269 ft)
- OM3
- Multimode 50/125 micron fiber
- 2000 MHz x km bandwidth
- Maximum cable distance is 300 m (984 ft)
- OM1
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.
- AIX®
- AIX 7.1, Technology Level 3, Service Pack 2, or later
- AIX 6.1, Technology Level 8, Service Pack 3, or later
- AIX Version 5.3, Technology Level 12, or later
- Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7, or later, with current maintenance updates available from Red Hat.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.4, or later, with current maintenance updates available from Red Hat.
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Service Pack 2, or later, with current maintenance updates available from SUSE.
- For support details, see the Linux Alert website.
- IBM i
- Support of this feature with IBM i requires VIOS 2.2 or later
- IBM i 7.1, or later
- VIOS
- VIOS support requires VIOS 2.2.0.12-FP24 SP02, or later
Replacing FCoE adapters by using hot swap
When hot swapping FCoE adapters, be aware that device-related software for the storage devices might have additional devices that must be removed. See specific storage device documentation for information about how to remove these additional devices. The adapter has a unique worldwide port name (WWPN). When using the Fibre Channel function, check the zoning and LUN assignments to ensure that the Fibre Channel function is operating as expected.
