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IBM 577F 00E3496 16Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter EN0A EN0B EL5B EL43

Brand: IBM AS400 iSeries
Model Number: EN0A-577F-00E3496
Tags: en0a , 577f , 00E3496 , EN0B , EL5B , EL43
Custom Field 1 (UPC): 577F
Custom Field 4 (MPN): 00E3496

IBM 577F 16Gb 2-port PCIe3 Fiber Channel Adapter 00E3496 EN0A EN0B EL5B EL43

The IBM 577F 16Gb 2-port Fiber Channel Adapter is a PCIe adapter for IBM Power systems, has 00E3496 part number and can have EN0A, EN0B, EL5B and EL43 feature codes. The EN0A Power system adapter has a little connector-type (LC) external fiber connector that provides single initiator capability over an optical fiber link or loop. The EN0A adapter automatically negotiates the highest data rate between the adapter and an attaching device at a link speed of 16 Gbps, 8 Gbps, or 4 Gbps. The IBM EN0A PCIe Gen3 16 Gigabit dual-port Fibre Channel Adapter is a high-performance 8x short form adapter based on the Emulex LPe16002B PCIe Host Bus Adapter (HBA). The EN0A adapter provides two ports of 16Gb Fibre Channel capability using SR optics. Each port can provide up to 16Gb Fibre Channel functions simultaneously. The adapter was initially announced as PCIe Gen2, but upgrades to the adapter firmware and introduction of Power8 and Power9 servers have enabled PCIe Gen3.

Each port on the EN0A provides single initiator capability over a fibre link or with NPIV, multiple initiator capability is provided. The ports are SFP+ and include an optical SR transceiver. The ports have LC type connectors and utilize shortwave laser optics. The adapter operates at link speeds of 4, 8 and 16 Gbps and will automatically negotiate to the highest speed possible. LEDs on each port provide information on the status and link speed of the port. The adapter connects to a Fibre Channel switch at 4Gb, 8Gb or 16Gb. It can directly attach to a device without a switch at 16Gb. Attachment without a switch is not supported at 4Gb or 8Gb. N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) capability is supported through VIOS.
Feature EN0A and EN0B are electronically identical. They differ physically only that EN0A has a tail stock for full high PCIe slots and #EN0B has a tail stock for low profile PCIe slots. CCIN is 577F for both features.
Cables are the responsibility of the customer. Use multimode fibre optic cables with short-wave lasers that adhere to the following specifications:
OM4 - multimode 50/125 micron fibre, 4700 MHz*km bandwidth
OM3 - multimode 50/125 micron fibre, 2000 MHz*km bandwidth
OM2 - multimode 50/125 micron fibre, 500 MHz*km bandwidth
OM1 - multimode 62.5/125 micron fibre, 200 MHz*km bandwidth
The maximum cable lengths at the three different link speeds are:
Cable 4 Gbps 8 Gbps 16 Gbps
OM4   400m   190m   125m
OM3   380m   150m   100m
OM2   150m   50m    35m
OM1   70m    21m    15m

The IBM EN0A adapter supports a maximum link speed of 16 Gbps at both ports. Distances between the adapter and an attaching device or switch can reach up to 380 m running at a 4 Gbps data rate, up to 150 m running at an 8 Gbps data rate, and up to 100 m running at a 16 Gbps data rate. When used with IBM® Fibre Channel storage switches supporting long-wave optics, the adapter can reach distances of up to 10 km running at 4 Gbps, 8 Gbps, or 16 Gbps data rates.

The IBM EN0A PCIe2 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (CCIN 577F) is supported on the following IBM Power System models: 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22A, 8202-E4D, 8205-E6D, 8284-22A, 8286-41A, 8286-42A, 8408-44E, 8408-E8D, 8408-E8E, 9080-MHE, 9080-MME, 9109-RMD, 9117-MMC, 9117-MMD, 9119-MHE, 9119-MME, 9179-MHC, 9179-MHD

The adapter has the following features:

Provides an x8 lane link interface at 14.025 Gbps, 8.5 Gbps, or 4.25 Gbps (automatic negotiation with system)
Provides support for one Virtual Channel (VC0) and one Traffic Class (TC0)
Provides configuration and I/O memory read and write, completion, and messaging capabilities
Provides support for 64-bit addressing 
Provides error correction code (ECC) and error protection functions
Provides link cyclic redundancy check (CRC) on all PCIe packets and message information
Provides a large payload size of 2048 bytes for read and write functions
Provides a large read request size of 4096 bytes

The adapter is compatible with 4, 8, and 16 Gb Fibre Channel interface with the following characteristics:

Provides for automatic negotiation between 4 Gb, 8 Gb, or 16 Gb link attachments
Provides support for all Fibre Channel topologies such as, point-to-point, arbitrated loop, and fabric
Provides support for Fibre Channel class 2 and 3 
Provides a maximum Fibre Channel throughput that is achieved by using full duplex hardware support
The adapter provides an end-to-end data path parity and CRC protection, including internal data path random-access memory (RAM)
Provides architectural support for multiple upper layer protocols
Provides comprehensive virtualization capabilities with support for N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) and virtual fabric (VF)
Provides support for message signaled interrupts extended (MSI-X)
Provides support for 255 VFs and 1024 MSi-X
Provides an internal, high-speed static random-access memory (SRAM) memory
Provides ECC protection of local memory that includes single-bit correction and double-bit protection
Provides an embedded shortwave optical connection with diagnostics capability
Provides support for an on-board context management by firmware: Up to 8192 FC port logins & I/O multiplexing down to the Fibre Channel frame level
Provides data buffers capable of supporting 64+ buffer-to-buffer (BB) credits per port for shortwave applications
Provides link management and recovery that is handled by firmware
Provides on-board diagnostic capability accessible by an optional connection
Provides a performance up to 16 Gbps full duplex

OS System Requirements:

AIX 6.1, or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
IBM i Version 7.1 or later
IBM i V7R2: RS720-00 OS & TR8 PTF Group (SF99717 Level 8), PTF: C8032720 + HIPER PTF Group
IBM i V7R3: RS730-00 OS & TR4 PTF Group (SF99727 Level 4), PTF: C8025730 + HIPER PTF Group
IBM i as a client of VIOS V7R2: RS720-00 OS & TR8 PTF Group (SF99717 Level 8) with VIOS 2.2.6.21, PTF: C8032720 + HIPER PTF Group
IBM i as a client of VIOS V7R3: RS730-00 OS & TR4 PTF Group (SF99727 Level 4) with VIOS 2.2.6.21, PTF: C8025730 + HIPER PTF Group

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