PCIe3 LP 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) Copper and RJ45 Adapter (FC EN0L; CCIN 2CC1)

Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EN0L adapter.

Overview

The PCIe3 LP 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) Copper and RJ45 Adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 3, low-profile adapter. The adapter has four-ports and is a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) converged network adapter (CNA). This adapter provides a PCIe 3.0 host bus interface. The adapter is a high-performance adapter that consolidates traffic for networking and Fibre Channel storage. The adapter is optimized for cloud computing, virtualization, storage, and other data center applications. Both the FCoE and network interface controller (NIC) functions are available for all the four ports. Use of the FCoE requires that you use convergence enhanced Ethernet (CEE) switches. The link aggregation and failover features of the adapter make it suitable for critical network applications that require redundancy and high availability.

The four-port adapter provides two 10 Gb FCoE Copper Twin-axial ports and two 1 Gb RJ45 Ethernet ports. The two 10 Gb FCoE ports are connected by little connector-type (LC) connectors. Each FCoE port provides Ethernet connectivity with a nominal data rate of 10 Gbps (gigabits per second). Each of the 1 Gb ports provides Ethernet connectivity at a data rate of 1 Gbps and is connected with Ethernet cables. A 10 Mb data rate is not supported. Figure 1 shows the FC EN0L adapter.
Restriction: The 1 Gb Ethernet ports do not support data rates of 10 Mbps (megabits per second).
The adapter provides the following features:
  • The adapter supports all Fibre Channel and Ethernet topologies.
  • The 10 Gb SFP+ ports can function in the NIC or FCoE mode.
  • The adapter supports the SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization) NIC capability.
  • The adapter can function as a Boot adapter.
Figure 1. FC EN0L adapter
FC EN0L Adapter

Specifications

Item
Description
Adapter FRU number
00E3501 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
Low-profile bracket part number 00ND496
Wrap plug FRU number
74Y7010
10N7405
Note: These wrap plugs are not included with the card. 12R9314 (FC ECW0)IBM®.
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
See Cables for details
Voltage
3.3 V, 12 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.

Cables

This adapter feature requires the use of compatible SFP+, 10 Gbps, copper, twinaxial, active, Ethernet cables. See Figure 2 for a view of the cable top and cable bottom. These cables are compliant with industry standard specifications SFF-8431 Rev 4.1 and SFF-8472 Rev 10.4, and all applicable IBM requirements.
Note: These cables are EMC Class A compliant.
See Table 1 for details about the feature codes.
Figure 2. Top and bottom view of the cable
Image of the Cable
Table 1. Feature code, CCIN, and part number for varying lengths of the cable
Cable length Feature code CCIN Part number
1 m (3.28 ft) EN01 EF01 46K6182
3 m (9.84 ft) EN02 EF02 46K6183
5 m (16.4 ft) EN03 EF03 46K6184

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.

The adapter is supported on the following versions of the operating systems, depending on the system you are using:
  • AIX®
    • AIX 7.1, or later
    • AIX Version 6.1, or later
  • Linux
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7, or later, with current maintenance updates available from Red Hat.
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7.1, little endian, 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.
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 12, or later
    • Linux Ubuntu 14.04.3, or later
    • Linux Ubuntu 16.04, or later
  • IBM i
    • IBM i Version 7.1, or later , supported through VIOS 2.2.2, or later
Parent topic: PCIe adapters
Related information:
IBM Prerequisite website
Installing, removing, or replacing PCIe adapters
PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities
PCIe adapter information by feature type


Last updated: Thu, June 27, 2019