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PCIe2 LP 2x10GbE SFP+ Copper 2x1GbE UTP Adapter (FC 5279; CCIN 2B52)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) 5279 adapters.
Overview
The FC 5279 and FC 5745 are both
the same adapter. FC 5745 is a full-height adapter, and the FC 5279
is a low-profile adapter. The names of these two adapters are:
- FC 5745: PCIe2 2x10GbE SFP+ Copper 2x1GbE UTP Adapter
- FC 5279: PCIe2 LP 2x10GbE SFP+ Copper 2x1GbE UTP Adapter
The PCIe2 LP 2x10GbE SFP+ Copper 2x1GbE adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation-2,
low-profile, four-ported, Ethernet unified wire adapter with a PCIe
2.0 host bus interface. The adapter is optimized for cloud computing,
virtualization, storage, and other data center applications. The four-port
adapter provides two 10 Gb Ethernet ports and two 1 Gb Ethernet ports.
The two 10 Gb small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) copper transceiver
ports are used for connectivity with other servers or switches in
the network. Each SFP+ port provides Ethernet connectivity with a
nominal data rate of 10 Gbps (gigabits per second), and uses SFP+
copper twinaxial cables up to 5 m (16.4 ft) in length. Each of the
RJ45 ports provides Ethernet connectivity at a data rate of 1 Gbps
and are connected with unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) Ethernet cables.
The link aggregation and failover features of the adapter are ideal
for critical network applications that require redundancy and high
availability. Figure 1shows
the FC 5745 adapter.
Note: The SFP+ twinaxialial copper cables have
connectors that are not the same as the AS/400 5250 connector, the CX4 connector,
or the 10 GBASE-T connector.
Figure 1. PCIe2 LP 2x10GbE SFP+ Copper 2x1GbE UTP Adapter
For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for your system.
Specifications
- Item
- Description
- Adapter FRU number
- FC 5279: 74Y1986 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
- I/O bus architecture
- PCIe2 x8
- Slot requirement
- For the slot priorities, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for your system.
- Cables
- See Cables for details
- Voltage
- 3.3 V
- Form factor
- Short
- Maximum number
- For the maximum adapters supported, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for your system.
Operating system or partition requirements
This adapter is supported for the following versions of the operating system:- Linux:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Cables
Feature codes 5279 and
FC 5745 require 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
| Cable length | 1 m (3.28 ft) | 3 m (9.84 ft) | 5 m (16.4 ft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature code | EN01 | EN02 | EN03 |
| CCIN | EF01 | EF02 | EF03 |
| Part number | 46K6182 | 46K6183 | 46K6184 |
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