PCIe2 LP 2-port 10 GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter (FC EL3Z; CCIN 2CC4)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EL3Z adapter.
Overview
The PCIe2 LP 2-port 10 GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 2, x8, short form-factor, low-profile adapter. The adapter provides two 10 Gb RJ45 ports. This adapter provides a PCIe 2.0 host bus interface. The adapter supports the Ethernet network interface controller (NIC) function. The adapter is a high-performance adapter that consolidates traffic for networking. The link aggregation and failover features of the adapter make it suitable for critical network applications that require redundancy and high availability. Figure 1 shows the FC EL3Z adapter.
The ports default to auto negotiate the highest speed either at 10 Gb (10G BaseT), 1Gb (1000 BaseT), or 100 Mb (100 BaseT) full duplex. Each RJ45 port can be configured independent of the other port. Each RJ45 port is connected with a 4-pair, CAT-6A cable, and is supported for distances of up to 100 meters.
- The adapter is a PCIe2 NIC network convergence adapter.
- The 10 Gb RJ45 ports can function in the NIC mode.
- The adapter can be used as the host local area network (LAN) adapter.
- The adapter supports interrupt moderation to deliver increased performance while significantly reducing processor utilization
- The adapter supports dual port operation in any PCIe3 or PCIe2 slot.
- The adapter supports auto-negotiation, full-duplex only.
- The adapter supports multiple media-access control (MAC) per interface.
- The adapter supports integrated media-access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY).
- The adapter supports the following standards for the different
ports and functions:
- IEEE 802.3ae in the 10 GbE ports
- 802.3ab in the 1 GbE ports
- Ether II and IEEE 802.3 for encapsulated frames
- 802.1p for setting up priority levels in tagged VLAN frames
- 802.1Q for VLAN tagging
- 802.3x for flow control
- 802.3ad for load-balancing and failover
- IEEE 802.3ad and 802.3 for link aggregation
- The adapter provides message signal interrupts (MSI), MSI-X, and support of legacy pin interrupts.
- The adapter supports jumbo frames up to 9.6 KB.
- The adapter supports gigabit EtherChannel (GEC) with the existing software.
- The adapter supports TCP checksum offload transmission control protocol (TCP), user datagram protocol (UDP), TCP segmentation Offload (TSO) for IPv4 and IPv6.
- Supports TCP segmentation or large send offload
- Supports EEPROM-SPI and single EEPROM
- Compliant with European Union Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Specifications
- Item
- Description
- Adapter FRU number
- 00E2714 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
- Regular-height tailstock part number: 00E2862
- Low-profile tailstock part number: 00E2721
- Wrap plug FRU number
- 10N7405 (RJ45 wrap plug)Note: Wrap plugs are not included with the card and cannot be purchased from IBM®.
- I/O bus architecture
- PCIe2 x8
- 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
- CAT-6A cable
- Voltage
- 3.3 V
- Form factor
- Short, low-profile
- 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.
- Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7, or later, with current maintenance updates available from Red Hat.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.5, or later, with current maintenance updates available from Red Hat.
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Service Pack 3, or later, with current maintenance updates available from SUSE.
- For support details, see the Linux Alert website.
- PowerKVM
- IBM PowerKVM 2.1.1, or later
- bnx2x driver
- The latest version of the device driver or iprutils can be downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website.
