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2.7.9 Fibre Channel adapters
The IBM Power 750 and Power 760 servers support direct or SAN connection to devices that
use Fibre Channel adapters. Table 2-17 summarizes the available Fibre Channel adapters.
All of these adapters have LC connectors. If you attach a device or switch with an SC type
fiber 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
2.7.10 Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) allows for the convergence of Fibre Channel and
Ethernet traffic onto a single adapter and converged fabric.
Figure 2-12 on page 72 compares an existing Fibre Channel and network connection, and a
FCoE connection.
EN10 2C4C Integrated Multifunction Card with
10 Gb Ethernet RJ45 & Copper
Twinax
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Feature
code
CCIN Adapter description Slot Size OS
support
Feature
code
CCIN Adapter description Slot Size OS
support
5729
a
a. A Gen2 PCIe slot is required to provide the bandwidth for all four ports to operate at full speed.
2B53 PCIe2 8 Gb 4-Port Fibre Channel adapter PCIe Full height AIX, Linux
5735 577D 8 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre
Channel adapter
PCIe Full height AIX, IBM i,
Linux
5773
b
b. Adapter is supported, but no longer orderable.
5773 4 Gigabit PCI Express Single Port Fibre
Channel adapter
PCIe Full height AIX, Linux
5774 2B44 4 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre
Channel adapter
PCIe Short AIX, IBM i,
Linux
EN0A 577F PCIe2 16 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel adapter PCIe Full height AIX, IBM i,
Linux
Note: The usage of NPIV through the Virtual I/O server requires a NPIV capable Fibre
Channel adapter such as the FC 5729, FC 5735, and FC EN0A.
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