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Adapter FRU number
AOC-STGS-I2T (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
I/O bus architecture
PCIe2.1 x8
Slot requirement
For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot
priorities (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/POWER8/p8eab/
p8eab_mtm_pciplacement.htm) and select the system you are working on.
Supported Systems
POWER8
®
processor-based systems
v 8001-12C and 8001-22C
Voltage
12 V
Form factor
Short, low-profile
Maximum number
For details about the maximum number of adapters that are supported, see PCIe adapter
placement rules and slot priorities (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/POWER8/
p8eab/p8eab_mtm_pciplacement.htm) and select the system you are working on.
Attributes provided
Direct Cache Access (DCA) to avoid cache misses
TCP/UDP Segmentation Offload
Support for Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq and Next-generation VMDq)
Preboot eXecuation Environment (PXE) support
Cables
RJ-45 Category-6 up to 55 M
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/).
Cavium (Qlogic) BCM57840 4-port SFP+ 10 Gb Ethernet Adapter PCIe3.0 x8 LP (FC
EKA1)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for feature code (FC) EKA1 adapters.
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