PCIe 2-Port 10 GbE SFN6122F Adapter (FC EC2J; CCIN EC2G)

Overview

The FC EC2J PCIe 2-Port 10 GbE SFN6122F adapter is a regular-height adapter.

The adapter is a PCIe generation-2 (PCIe2), dual-port, 10-Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) adapter with a PCIe 2.0 host bus interface. 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 instantiating protected virtual network interface controller (vNIC) interfaces for each running guest operating system or application, which gives it a direct pipeline to the Ethernet network. This architecture provides the most efficient way to maximize network and processor efficiency. The adapter supports Solarflare OpenOnload for environments that require high performance and low latency. You can download the Solarflare NET drivers that support this adapter, from the Solarflare Support Site.

The two 10 Gb small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) 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 gigabits per second (Gbps), and uses the SFP+ copper twinaxial cables up to 5 m (16.4 ft) in length.

For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.

Figure 1 shows the adapter.

Figure 1. FC EC2J adapter

Specifications

Item

Description

Adapter FRU number

00E8224 (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

For details, see Cables.

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

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.4, or later, with current maintenance updates available from Red Hat.

Cables

For details about the cable feature codes, see Table 1.

Figure 2. Top and bottom view of the cable

Table 1. FC and part number for varying lengths of the cable

Cable length	1 m (3.28 ft)	3 m (9.84 ft)	5 m (16.4 ft)
FC	EN01	EN02	EN03
CCIN	EF01	EF02	EF03
Part number	46K6182	46K6183	46K6184