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2.7.7 iSCSI adapters
The iSCSI adapters in Power Systems provide the advantage of increased bandwidth through
hardware support of the iSCSI protocol. The 1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE (TCP/IP Offload Engine)
PCI-X adapters support hardware encapsulation of SCSI commands and data into TCP, and
transports them over the Ethernet by using IP packets. The adapter operates as an iSCSI
TOE. This offload function eliminates host protocol processing and reduces CPU interrupts.
The adapter uses a small form factor LC type fiber optic connector or a copper RJ45
connector. Table 2-16 lists the orderable iSCSI adapter.
Table 2-16 Available iSCSI adapter
2.7.8 Fibre Channel adapters
The systems support direct or SAN connection to devices using Fibre Channel adapters.
Table 2-17 provides a summary of the available Fibre Channel adapters. All of these adapters
except FC 5735 have LC connectors. If you are attaching a device or switch with an SC type
fibre connector, an LC-SC 50 Micron Fiber Converter Cable (FC 2456) or an LC-SC 62.5
Micron Fiber Converter Cable (FC 2459) is required.
Table 2-17 Available Fibre Channel adapters
Feature
code
CCIN Adapter description Slot Size OS
support
5713 573B 1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI-X on Copper Media
adapter
PCI-X Full
height,
short
AIX,
IBM i,
Linux
Feature
code
CCIN Adapter description Slot Size OS support
5273 PCIe LP 8 Gb 2-Port Fibre
Channel adapter
PCIe Low profile,
short
AIX, IBM i,
Linux
5276 PCIe LP 4 Gb 2-Port Fibre
Channel adapter
PCIe Low profile,
short
AIX, IBM i,
Linux
5729
a
2B53 PCIe2 8 Gb 4-port Fibre
Channel adapter
PCIe Full height,
short
AIX, Linux
b
5735 577D 8 Gigabit PCI Express Dual
Port Fibre Channel adapter
PCIe Full height,
short
AIX, IBM i,
Linux
5749 576B 4 Gbps Fibre Channel (2-Port)
adapter
PCI-X Full height,
short
IBM i
5759 1910
5759
4 Gb Dual-Port Fibre Channel
PCI-X 2.0 DDR adapter
PCI-X Full height,
short
AIX, Linux
5774 5774 4 Gigabit PCI Express Dual
Port Fibre Channel adapter
PCIe Full height,
short
AIX, IBM i,
Linux
EN0Y EN0Y PCIe2 LP 8 Gb 4-port Fibre
Channel Adapter
PCIe Low profile AIX, IBM i,
Linux
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