IBM Power System S821LC, Installing

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Attributes provided
External PHY support
TCP Offload Engine (TOE)
IPv6 acceleration
SR-IOV with up to 64 Virtual Functions (VFs) for Guest Operating Systems (GOS) per port
Cables
LC-LC fiber-optic cables (with required optional transceivers)
Operating system or partition requirements
If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software that is required to support the new
feature and that you determine whether any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching
devices. To check for the prerequisites, see IBM Prerequisite website (www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/
eServerPrereq.nsf).
The adapter is supported on the following versions of the operating systems:
v Linux
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2, little-endian, for Power, or later
– Ubuntu 16.04.1, or later
– Ubuntu 14.04.5, or later
– For support details, see the Linux Alert website (www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/
lopdiags/info/LinuxAlerts.html).
– The latest version of the device driver or iprutils can be downloaded from the IBM Service and
Productivity Tools website(http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/
home.html).
– The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities may be downloaded from Fix
Central(http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/).
Intel 82599ES Ethernet Converged Network Adapter x520-DA2 Dual-port 10G/1G
SFP+ PCIe2.0 x8 LP (FC EKA2)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for feature code (FC) EKA2 adapters.
Overview
The Intel 82599ES Ethernet Converged Network Adapter x520-DA2 Dual-port 10G/1G SFP+ PCIe2.0 x8
LP is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 2 (Gen2) x8 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16
PCIe slot in the system. The adapter offers a broad selection of features including iSCSI remote boot
support, load balancing on multiple CPUs, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) support.
Installing and configuring the system
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