PCIe3 low profile 2-port 56 Gb FDR InfiniBand Adapter x16 (FC EC32; CCIN 2CE7)

Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EC32 adapter.

Overview

The PCIe3 low profile 2-port 56 Gb FDR InfiniBand Adapter x16 provides high speed connectivity with other servers or InfiniBand switches. Each port maximum of 56Gb assumes no other system and/or switch bottlenecks are present. The x16 adapter allows full bandwidth in a PCIe Gen3 slot.

The two 56 Gb ports have QSFP+ connections which support industry standard FDR cables, either FDR DAC cables or FDR optical. One adapter can support either or both types of cable. The user can choose to cable up just one port if they desire.

The FC EC32 and EC33 are the same adapter. FC EC32 is a low-profile adapter, and FC EC33 is a full-height adapter. The names of these two adapters are:
  • FC EC32: PCIe3 LP 2-port 56Gb FDR IB Adapter x16
  • FC EC33: PCIe3 2-port 56Gb FDR IB Adapter x16
Figure 1. FC EC32 adapter
FC EC32 adapter
Note: The LEDs that are shown in Figure 1 indicate the following states:
  • A lit solid amber LED (left LED) indicates a good physical link.
  • A flashing amber LED (left LED) indicates a problem with the physical link.
  • If neither the amber LED (left LED) or the green LED (right LED) is lit, then the physical link has not been established.
  • The amber LED (left LED) turns off when the logical link is established.
  • A lit solid green LED (right LED) indicates a valid logical (data activity) link without data transfer.
  • A flashing green LED (right LED) indicates a valid logical link with data transfer.
  • If only the amber LED (left LED) is lit and the green LED (right LED) is off, then the logical link has not been established.

Specifications

Item
Description
Adapter FRU number
00RX852 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
Low-profile tailstock part number: 00ND499
I/O bus architecture
PCIe 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
No cables required.
Voltage
3.3 V
Form factor
Short
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

The adapter is supported on the following versions of the operating systems, depending on the system you are using:
  • Linux:
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7.1, or later
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.6, or later
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 12, or later
    • Linux Ubuntu 15.04, or later



Last updated: Thu, June 27, 2019