Slot requirement
For details about slot priorities, maximums, and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules
and slot priorities (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/POWER9/p9eab/
p9eab_mtm_pciplacement.htm) and select the system you are working on.
Voltage
3.3 V
Form factor
Short, with full-height tailstock
Cables
See “Cables” on page 198 for details.
Cables
Use multimode ber optic cables with shortwave lasers that adhere to the following specications:
• OM3 or OM4: Multimode 50/125 micron ber, 2000 MHz x km bandwidth
• OM2: Multimode 50/125 micron ber, 500 MHz x km bandwidth
• OM1: Multimode 62.5/125 micron ber, 200 MHz x km bandwidth
Because core sizes are different, OM1 cables only can be connected to other OM1 cables. For best
results, OM2 cables must not be connected to OM3 or OM4 cables. However, if an OM2 cable is
connected to an OM3 or OM4 cable, the characteristics of the OM2 cable apply to the entire length of the
cables. The following table shows the supported distances for the different ber optic cable types at
different link speeds.
Table 40. Supported distances for multimode
ber optic cables
Header Cable Type and Distance
Rate OM1 OM2 OM3
10 Gbps 0.5 meters to 33 meters
(1.64 feet to 108.26
feet)
0.5 meters to 82 meters
(1.64 feet to 269.02
feet)
0.5 meters to 300
meters (1.64 feet to
984.25 feet)
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 any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching
devices. For information about operating system and partition requirements, see one of the following
topics:
• The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities can be downloaded from Fix Central (http://
www.ibm.com/support/xcentral/).
• Power Systems Prerequisites (http://www14.software.ibm.com/support/customercare/iprt/home).
• IBM SSIC (System Storage Interoperation Center) (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/
ssic/interoperability.wss).
• The latest version of the device driver or IBM Power RAID adapter utilities (iprutils) can be downloaded
from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website (http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/
set2/sas/f/lopdiags/home.html).
• For support details, see the Linux Alert website (http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/
lopdiags/info/LinuxAlerts.html).
This adapter requires the following drivers:
• AIX: devices.pciex.e4148a1614109304 for SFP+ optical ports and
devices.pciex.e4148a1614109404 for RJ45 ports
• Linux: bnx2x driver
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