PCIe3 4-port 10 GbE adapter (FC EN2W and FC EN2X; CCIN 2F04)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EN2W and FC EN2X adapters.
Overview
FC EN2W and FC EN2X are the same physical adapter with different feature codes. FC EN2X is an adapter with a low-profile slot bracket attached. FC EN2W is an adapter with a full-height slot bracket attached.
The adapter provides 10GBASE-T and 1000BASE-T communication with four ports that have standard RJ45 connectors. The adapter conforms to the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards. The Ethernet ports can be configured to run at the following speeds: 10GBASE-T (10 Gbps) and 1000BASE-T (1 Gbps).
The adapter connects to a network that uses twisted pair cables for distances of up to 100 meters (328.08 feet). The adapter supports AIX® Network Installation Management (NIM) boot capability. The adapter conforms to the IEEE 802.an 10GBASE-T and 802.3ab 1000Base-T standards.
- 10GBASE-T: Distances up to 100 m using CAT6A or better
- 1000BASE-T: 100 m using CAT5e, CAT6, or CAT6A
- Supports quad port operation in PCIe3 x8 slots
- Supports integrated media-access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY)
- Supports auto-negotiation, full-duplex only
- Supports Jumbo Frames
- Supports Interrupt Moderation
- Supports MSI-X for load-balancing of interrupt handling between multiple cores or processors
- Supports the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
- Supports IEEE 802.3ad (Link Aggregation control protocol)
- Supports IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
- Supports IEEE 802.3 x, ab flow control support
- Supports IEEE 802.1p
- Supports Tx/Rx IP, SCTP, TCP, and UDP checksum offloading (IPv4/IPv6) capabilities
- Supports Large Send Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
- Supports firmware updates
- Hardware certifications FCC B, UL, CE, VCCI, BSMI, CTICK, MIC
- Network Controller (MAC) Intel X710-TM4
Specifications
- Item
- Description
- Adapter FRU number
- 03JP016
- Wrap plug
- 10N7405
- I/O bus architecture
- PCIe3 x8
- Slot requirement
- For details about slot priorities, maximums, and placement rules, see Adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.
- Voltage
- +12 V, +3.3 V
- Form factor
- short, low-profile
- Connector information
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- Four RJ-45 ports
- Two LED adapter status indicators per port, for link activity and speed
- Cables
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- 10GBASE-T: Distances up to 100 m using CAT6A or better to RJ45 connectors
- 1000BASE-T: 100 m using CAT5e, CAT6, or CAT6A or better to RJ45 connectors
- Attributes provided
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- PCIe x8, generation-3
- 4-Port machine access code (MAC)
- High performance IPV4/IPV6 checksum offload
- Supports large send and large receive
- Multiple queues
- VIOS
Adapter LED states
LED | Light | Description |
---|---|---|
Speed | Yellow | 1 GbE |
Green | 10 GbE | |
Activity/link | Green flashing | Active link or data activity |
Off | No link The absence of a link can indicate a defective cable, defective connector, or a configuration mismatch. |
Operating system or partition requirements
- The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities can be downloaded from the Fix Central website.
- Power Systems Prerequisites website.
- IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) website.
- The latest version of the device driver or IBM® Power® RAID adapter utilities (iprutils) can be downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website.
- For information about important notices for Linux on Power servers, see the Linux® on IBM website.