Specifications

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48 IBM Power System S822 Technical Overview and Introduction
2.5.7 Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) allows for the convergence of Fibre Channel and
Ethernet traffic onto a single adapter and a converged fabric.
Figure 2-16 compares existing Fibre Channel and network connections and FCoE
connections.
Figure 2-16 Comparison between existing Fibre Channel and network connection and FCoE connection
Table 2-13 on page 47 lists the available Fibre Channel over Ethernet Adapter. It is a
high-performance, Converged Network Adapter (CNA) using SR optics. Each port can
simultaneously provide network interface card (NIC) traffic and Fibre Channel functions.
Table 2-14 Available FCoE adapters
For more information about FCoE, read An Introduction to Fibre Channel over Ethernet, and
Fibre Channel over Convergence Enhanced Ethernet, REDP-4493.
Ethernet
and Fibre
Channel
Cables
Ethernet
Cable
Fibre Channel
Cable
FC Switch
Ethernet Switch
CEC or I/O Drawer
Ethernet
CEC or I/O Drawer
FC
Rack
Fibre Channel (FC)
Device or FC Switch
Ethernet
Cables
Ethernet
Cable
Fibre Channel
Cable
FCoE Switch
CEC or I/O Drawer
Rack
Fibre Channel (FC)
Device or FC Switch
FCoE
Ethernet Device/
Switch
Ethernet Device/
Switch or FCoE
Device/Switch
Feature
code
CCIN Description Maximum
with one
processor
installed
Maximum
with two
processors
installed
OS support
5270 2B3B PCIe LP 10 Gb FCoE 2-port
Adapter
5 8 AIX, Linux
EN0J 2B93 PCIe2 LP 4-port (10 Gb FCoE
& 1 GbE) SR&RJ45
5 8 AIX, Linux
EN0L PCIe2 LP 4-port (10 Gb FCoE
& 1 GbE) SFP+Copper&RJ45
5 8 AIX, Linux
EN0N PCIe2 LP 4-port (10 Gb FCoE
& 1 GbE) LR&RJ45 Adapter
5 8 AIX, Linux