Table 5. PCIe adapter slot priorities and maximum adapters supported in the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L,
8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A system (continued)
Feature code
Description
8247-21L or 5148-21L
8247-22L or 5148-22L
8284-21A
1 processor
8284-22A
1 processor
8284-22A
2 processors
Slot priorities
Maximum
number of
adapters
supported
Slot priorities
Maximum
number of
adapters
supported
Slot priorities
Maximum
number of
adapters
supported
Slot priorities
Maximum
number of
adapters
supported
Slot priorities
Maximum
number of
adapters
supported
PCIe2 LP 3D Graphics
Adapter x1 (FC EC41);
Adapter FRU number:
00E3980
v
PCIe 2.1 x1
v
Short, low-profile,
half-length
v
Not hot-pluggable
v
Passive cooling
v
Supports two DVI-I
displays with a
required breakout
cable
v
OS support: Linux
and PowerKVM
operating systems
v
Supported on
Firmware level 7.8,
or later
11, 10, 8
2
, 6, 5
5
11, 1, 10, 8
2
, 2,
6, 4, 5
8
Not
supported
Not
supported
11, 10, 8
2
, 6, 5
5
11, 1, 10, 8
2
, 2,
6, 4, 5
8
PCIe2 LP 4-port USB
3.0 Adapter (FC EC45;
CCIN 58F9); Adapter
FRU number: 00E2932;
low-profile tailstock
part number: 00E2934
v
PCIe 2.2 x1
v
Short, low-profile,
half-length adapter
v
Provides four
downstream,
external, high-speed
Universal Serial Bus
(USB) 3.0 ports
v
Supported on
Firmware level 8.1,
or later
11, 10, 8
2
, 6, 5
5
11, 1, 10, 8
2
, 2,
6, 4, 5
8
11, 10, 8
2
, 5, 6
5
11, 10, 8
2
, 5, 6
5
11 , 1, 10, 8
2
,
2, 6, 4, 5
8
PCIe2 LP 3D Graphics
Adapter x16 (FC
EC51)
v
PCIe 2.1 x16
v
Short, low-profile
v
Not hot-pluggable
v
Passive cooling
v
Provides 512 MB
DDR3 graphics
memory
v
OS support: Linux
operating systems
5, 6
2
2, 4, 5, 6
4
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
PCIe3 1.6 TB NVMe
Flash Adapter (FC
EC54 and EC55; CCIN
58CB); Adapter FRU
number: 00MH991
v
PCIe3 x4
v
Short, low-profile
(FC EC54)
v
Short, with
full-height tailstock
(FC EC55)
v
1.6 TB of low
latency flash
memory
v
OS support: Linux
operating systems
5, 6, 10
2
, 8
6
,
11
5
1, 2, 4, 5, 6,
8
6
, 10
7
Not
supported
Not
supported
5, 6, 10
2
, 8
6
,
11
5
1, 2, 4, 5, 6,
8
6
, 10
7
10
Power Systems: PCIe adapter placement for the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A
