cables. The following table shows the supported distances for the different ber optic cable types at
different link speeds.
Table 22. Cable type and distance (10 Gb/s)
Rate Cable type and distance
10 Gb/s OM1 OM2 OM3
0.5 m to 33 m (1.64 ft to
108.26 ft)
0.5 m to 82 m (1.64 ft to
269.02 ft)
0.5 meters to 300 meters
(1.64 ft to 984.25 ft)
Table 23. Cable type and distance (25 Gb/s)
Rate Cable type and distance
25 Gb/s OM2 OM3 OM4
0.5 m to 20 m (1.64 ft to
65.62 ft)
0.5 m to 70 m (1.64 ft to
229.66 ft
0.5 m to 100 m (1.64 ft to
984.25 ft)
Table 24. Optical transceivers and cables
Feature code Description
EB46 10 Gb optical transceiver (purchased separately)
EB47 25 Gb optical transceiver (purchased separately)
EB4J 25 Gb/s 0.5 m (1.6 ft) SFP28 passive copper 25 Gb Ethernet cable
EB4K 25 Gb/s 1.0 m (3.3 ft) SFP28 passive copper 25 Gb Ethernet cable
EB4L 25 Gb/s 1.5 m (4.9 ft) SFP28 passive copper 25 Gb Ethernet cable
EB4M 25 Gb/s 2.0m (6.6-ft) SFP28 passive copper 25 Gb Ethernet cable
EB4P [100 Gb/s to 4x25 Gb/s] 2.0 m (6.6-ft) QSFP28 passive copper to SFP28 4x25 Gb
Ethernet split cable
EN01 10 Gb/s 1 m (3.3 ft) copper active twinax Ethernet cable
EN02 10 Gb/s 3 m (9.8 ft) copper active twinax Ethernet cable
EN03 10 Gb/s 5 m (16.4 ft) copper active twinax Ethernet cable
EN03 10 Gb/s 5 m (16.4 ft) copper active twinax Ethernet cable
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).
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