v Line rate packet filtering and attack protection
v IETF RDDP and RDMAC iWARP compliance (Linux only)
v APIs: RNIC-PI, kDAPL and Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) 1.4 (Linux only)
v Full iSCSI software and hardware initiator support (Linux only)
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 there are any prerequisites for this feature and attaching devices.
To check for the prerequisites, see IBM Prerequisite website (www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf).
This adapter is supported for the following versions of operating systems:
v AIX
– AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-03 Technology Level, or later
– AIX Version 5.3 with the 5300-10 Technology Level, or later
v Linux
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 3, or later
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, or later
AIX host bus adapter (HBA) and Ethernet drivers are contained in the following filesets:
devices.ethernet.ct3
devices.ethernet.ct3.rte //HBA
devices.ethernet.ct3.cdli //ENT
AIX Adapter-specific device attributes are contained in the following file sets:
devices.pciex.251430001410a303 (CX4 adapter)
devices.pciex.2514310025140100 (BladeCenter hardware)
AIX Adapter-specific device attributes are contained in the following file sets:
devices.pciex.251430001410a303 (CX4 adapter)
devices.pciex.2514310025140100 (BladeCenter hardware)
Preparing for installation
If you are installing your operating system at this time, install your adapter before you install the
operating system. If you are installing only the device driver for this adapter, install your device driver
software before you install the adapter. Ensure that your operating system supports this adapter before
you install it. See “Operating system or partition requirements.”
Installing the AIX device driver software
To install device driver software, follow the steps in “Installing the AIX device driver software” on page
224.
Installing the adapter
For general instructions on how to install a PCI adapter, see the Installing PCI adapters topic. Return here
to verify the adapter installation.
Verifying the adapter installation
To verify that your system recognizes the PCI adapter, do the following steps:
1. If necessary, log in as root user.
122 Power Systems: Managing PCI adapters for the IBM Power 710 Express or the IBM Power 730 Express
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