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 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 1 shows
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 PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.
Specifications
- Item
- Description
- Adapter FRU number
- FC 5279: 74Y1986 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
- Wrap plug FRU number
- 74Y7010 (Twinax wrap plug)
- 10N7405 (1 Gb UTP 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
- See Cables for details
- 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.
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
| 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
The adapter is supported on the following versions of the operating system, depending on the system you are using:
- Linux:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6, or later
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Service Pack 1, or later, with current maintenance updates available from SUSE.
Parent topic: PCIe adapters
