76 IBM Power 770 and 780 (9117-MMD, 9179-MHD) Technical Overview and Introduction
2.8.10 Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
FCoE allows for the convergence of Fibre Channel and Ethernet traffic onto a single
adapter and converged fabric.
Figure 2-18 compares an existing Fibre Channel and network connection, and a
FCoE connection.
Figure 2-18 Comparison between existing Fibre Channel and network connection and FCoE connection
Table 2-18 lists the available Fibre Channel over Ethernet adapter. It is a high-performance
Converged Network Adapters (CNA) using SR optics. Each port can provide network
interface card (NIC) traffic and Fibre Channel functions simultaneously.
Table 2-18 Available FCoE adapter
For more information about FCoE, see An Introduction to Fibre Channel over Ethernet, and
Fibre Channel over Convergence Enhanced Ethernet, REDP-4493.
2.8.11 InfiniBand host channel adapter
The InfiniBand architecture (IBA) is an industry-standard architecture for server I/O and
inter-server communication. It was developed by the InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) to
provide the levels of reliability, availability, performance, and scalability necessary for present
and future server systems with levels significantly better than can be achieved by using
bus-oriented I/O structures.
InfiniBand (IB) is an open set of interconnect standards and specifications. The main
IB specification is published by the InfiniBand Trade Association and is available at the
following location:
http://www.infinibandta.org/
Ethernet
and Fibre
Channel
Cables
Ethernet
Cable
Fibre Channel
Cable
FC Sw it ch
Ethe rnet Switch
CEC or I/O Drawer
Et he rnet
CEC or I/O Drawer
FC
Rack
Fibre Channel (FC)
Device or F C Swi tch
Ethernet
Cables
Ether net
Cable
Fibre Channel
Cable
FCoE Switch
CEC or I/O Drawer
Rack
Fibre Channel (FC)
Devi ce or F C Switch
FCoE
Ethernet Device/
Sw itc h
Ethernet Dev ic e/
Switch or FCoE
Devi ce/Switc h
Feature
code
CCIN Adapter description Slot Size OS
support
5708 2B3B 10 Gb FCoE PCIe Dual Port adapter PCIe Full height
Short
AIX,
Linux
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General