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 version of the operating system:
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.4 for POWER, or later, with current maintenance updates available
from Red Hat.
Note: OpenOnload and performance optimized drivers are available for download directly from the
Solarflare Support Site (http://support.solarflare.com/oem/ibmpower ).
Cables
FC EC2G requires the use of compatible SFP+, 10 Gbps, copper, twinaxial, active Ethernet cables. For a
view of the cable top and cable bottom, see Figure 53. 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.
For details about the cable feature codes, see Table 48.
Table 48. 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
Related tasks:
Installing PCI adapters
Related reference:
Figure 53. Top and bottom views of the cable
Managing PCI adapters 159
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