The PCIe2 LP 2-port 10GbE SFP+ copper adapter is a generation-2, PCIe low-profile adapter that
provides two 10 Gb copper small form-factor pluggable transceiver (SFP+) ports 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), and they use SFP+ copper twinaxial cables up to 5 m (16.4 ft) in
length.
Note: The SFP+ twinaxial copper cables have connectors that are not the same as the AS/400 5250
connector, the CX4 connector, or the 10 GBASE-T connector.
Each port has a maximum speed of 10 Gbps.
The FC 5286 requires an available slot in FC 5685 (PCIe Riser Card (generation-2)).
For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for
your system.
Specifications
Item Description
Adapter FRU number
74Y3243 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
I/O bus architecture
PCIe2 x8
Slot requirement
Requires an available slot in FC 5685
Cables
See “Cables” for details
Voltage
3.3 V
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 versions of the operating systems:
v AIX
– AIX 7.1 with Service Pack 3, or later.
– AIX 6.1 with the 6100-06 Technology Level, and Service Pack 3 or later.
Cables
Feature code 5286 requires the use of compatible SFP+, 10 Gbps, copper, twinaxial, active, Ethernet cables.
See Figure 39 on page 112 for a view of the cable top and cable bottom. These cables are compliant with
industry standard specifications SFF-8431 Rev 4.1 and SFF-8472 Rev 10.4, and all applicable IBM i
requirements.
Note: These cables are EMC Class A compliant.
The cables contain a unique vital product data (VPD) card that includes the vendor name, part number,
EC number, serial number, and date of manufacture. See Table 34 on page 112 for details about the
feature codes.
Managing PCI adapters 111
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General