PCIe3 LP 2-port 10 GbE NIC and RoCE SR Adapter (FC EL40; CCIN 57BE)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EL40 adapter.
Overview
The PCIe3 LP 2-port 10 GbE NIC and RoCE SR Adapter is a PCIe generation-3 (PCIe3), low-profile, dual port, 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) adapter with a PCIe 3.0 host bus interface. The adapter supports the InfiniBand trade association (IBTA) standard for remote direct memory access (RDMA) over converged Ethernet (RoCE). The adapter supports short range (SR) optical connectivity. The adapter delivers high-bandwidth and low-latency 10 GbE connectivity. The adapter is optimized for high-transaction databases, cloud computing, virtualization, storage, and other data center applications. The adapter improves network performance by increasing available bandwidth to the processor and providing enhanced performance. The adapter minimizes processor usage by efficiently using memory access.
The adapter has two preinstalled optical transceivers. Little connector (LC) type connectors connect the adapter to standard 10-Gb SR optical cabling and provide up to 300 m (984.25 ft) cable length. The two transceiver ports are used for connectivity with other servers or switches in the network. Each port provides Ethernet connectivity with a nominal data rate of 10 gigabits per second (Gbps). The link aggregation and failover features of the adapter are ideal for critical network applications that require redundancy and high availability. Figure 1 shows the FC EL40 adapter.
- The adapter is a PCIe3 NIC network convergence adapter.
- The adapter supports RoCE and NIC functions but not concurrently on same adapter.
- The adapter supports the following standards for the different
ports and functions:
- AIX NIM and Linux Network Install are supported
- IBTA RoCE v2 support
- 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
- 00RX875 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
- Low-profile tailstock: 00RX872
- I/O bus architecture
- PCIe3 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
- Supports standard 10-Gb SR optical cabling and up to 300 m (984.25 ft) cable length.
- 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
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 7.1, 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
- The latest version of the device driver or iprutils can be downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website.
- VIOS
- VIOS 2.2.3.51, or later
- Supports NIC capability only
