72 IBM Power 770 and 780 (9117-MMD, 9179-MHD) Technical Overview and Introduction
Before adding or rearranging adapters, use the System Planning Tool to validate the new
adapter configuration. See the System Planning Tool website for detailed information:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/tools/systemplanningtool/
If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the required software to support the
new feature and determine whether there are any existing update prerequisites to install. To
do this, use the IBM Prerequisite website:
https://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPreReq.nsf
The following sections discuss the supported adapters and provide tables of orderable feature
codes. The tables indicate operating system support (AIX, IBM i, and Linux) for each of the
adapters.
2.8.5 LAN adapters
To connect a Power 770 and Power 780 to a local area network (LAN), you can use the
integrated multifunction card, or a dedicated adapter. For more information, see 2.7.2,
“System ports” on page 68.
Other LAN adapters are supported in the CEC enclosure PCIe slots or in I/O enclosures that
are attached to the system by using a PCI-X or PCIe slot. Table 2-13 lists the additional LAN
adapters that are available.
Table 2-13 Available LAN adapters
LPARs: The integrated multifunction card can be shared by LPARS that use VIOS, so each
LPAR is able to access it without a dedicated network card.
Feature
code
CCIN Adapter description Slot Size OS
support
5287 5287 2-port 10 GbE SR PCIe adapter PCIe Low profile
Short
AIX, Linux
5288 5288 2-Port 10 GbE SFP+ Copper
adapter
PCIe Full height
Short
AIX, Linux
5706 5706 IBM 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX
Ethernet PCI-X adapter
PCI-X Full height
Short
AIX, IBM i,
Linux
5708 2B3B 2-Port 10Gb NIC/FCoE Adapter PCIe Full height
Short
AIX, Linux
5717 5271 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI
Express adapter
PCIe Full height
Short
AIX, Linux
5732 5732 10 Gigabit Ethernet-CX4 PCI
Express adapter
PCIe Full height
Short
AIX, Linux
5740 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX
PCI-X adapter
PCI-X Full height
Short
AIX, Linux
5744 2B44 PCIe2 4-Port 10 GbE&1 GbE SR
RJ45 adapter
PCIe Full height Linux
5745 2B43 PCIe2 4-Port 10 GbE&1 GbE
SFP+Copper&RJ45 adapter
PCIe Short Linux
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