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).
The adapter is supported on the following versions of the operating systems:
v AIX
– AIX 7.1, or later
– AIX 6.1, or later
v Linux
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 11 Service Pack 3, or later
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.5, or later
– For support details, see the Linux Alert website (www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/
lopdiags/info/LinuxAlerts.htm)
v IBM i
– IBM i Version 7.1, or later , supported through VIOS 2.2.2, or later
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10 GbE RoCE SR Adapter (FC EC29; CCIN EC29)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EC29 adapter.
Overview
The FC EC29 and FC EC30 are the same adapter. FC EC29 is a low-profile adapter, and FC EC30 is a
full-height adapter. The names of these two adapters are:
v FC EC29: PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10 GbE RoCE SR adapter
v FC EC30: PCIe2 2-Port 10 GbE RoCE SR 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 supports the InfiniBand trade association (IBTA) standard for remote
direct memory access (RDMA) over converged Ethernet (RoCE). The adapter supports short range (SR)
optical connectivity. 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 increasing available bandwidth
to the processor and providing enhanced performance. The adapter minimizes processor usage by
efficiently using memory access.
The adapter has a preinstalled optical transceiver. Little connector (LC) type connectors connect the
adapter to standard 10-Gb SR optical cabling and provide up to 300 m (984.25 ft) cable length. The two
transceiver ports are used for connectivity with other servers or switches in the network. Each port
provides Ethernet connectivity with a nominal data rate of 10 gigabits per second (Gbps). The link
aggregation and failover features of the adapter are ideal for critical network applications that require
redundancy and high availability.
For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for
your system.
Specifications
Item Description
Adapter FRU number
00E1600 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
156 Power Systems: Managing PCI adapters for the IBM Power 710 Express or the IBM Power 730 Express
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