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IBM Power 570 Technical Overview and Introduction
Before adding or rearranging adapters, use the System Planning Toll to validate the new
adapter configuration. See the System Planning Tool Web site at :
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/tools/systemplanningtool/
If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software required to support the
new feature and determine whether there are any existing PTF prerequisites to install. To do
this, use the IBM Prerequisite Web site at :
http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf
2.8.1 LAN adapters
To connect a 570 local area network (LAN), you can use Integrated 10/100/1000 dual-port
Virtual Ethernet with optional 10/100/1000 quad-port or dual-port 10 Gb Virtual Ethernet.
Table 2-6 lists the additional LAN adapters that are available.
Table 2-6 Available LAN adapters
2.8.2 SCSI and SAS adapters
To connect to external SCSI or SAS devices, the adapters that are provided in Table 2-7 are
available to be configured.
Table 2-7 Available SCSI adapters
Feature code
Adapter description
Slot
Size
5700
Gigabit Ethernet-SX
PCI-X
Short
5701
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet
PCI-X
Short
5706
2-port 10/100/1000 Base-TX
PCI-X
Short
5707
2-port Gigabit Ethernet
PCI-X
Short
5717
4-port 1 Gb Ethernet PCIe 4x
PCIe
Short
5718
a
a. Supported, but not available for a new configuration
10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR
PCI-X
Short
5719
a
IBM 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR
PCI-X
Short
5721
10 Gb Ethernet - Short Reach
PCI-X
Short
5722
10 GB Ethernet - Long Reach
PCI-X
Short
5740
4-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet
PCI-X
Short
5767
2-port 1Gb Ethernet (UTP)
PCIe
Short
5768
2-port 1Gb Ethernet (Fiber)
PCIe
Short
Feature code
Adapter description
Slot
Size
5712
a
a. Supported, but not available for a new configuration
Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI
PCI-X
Short
5736
DDR Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI
PCI-X
Short
5900
PCI-X DDR Dual -x4 SAS Adapter
PCI-X
Short
