IBM Power System S821LC, Installing

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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:
Important: For a list of known Linux OS issues that may affect this adapter, see the IBM Power LC
readme (https://ibm.biz/BdrgTZ).
v Linux
– 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/).
Mellanox MCX456A-ECAT ConnectX-4 VPI EDR IB 100 Gb/s and 100 GbE Dual-port
QSFP28 PCIe3.0 x16 LP (FC EKAL)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for feature code (FC) EKAL adapters.
Overview
The Mellanox MCX456A-ECAT ConnectX-4 VPI EDR IB 100 Gb/s and 100 GbE Dual-port QSFP28
PCIe3.0 x16 LP is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 3 (Gen3) x16 adapter. The adapter can be used in
either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The adapter supports EDR 100 Gb/s InfiniBand and 100 Gb/s
Ethernet connectivity. It also provides flexible solutions for high-performance, Web 2.0, cloud, data
analytics, database, and storage platforms.
Installing and configuring the system
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