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.
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Specifications
- Item
- Description
- Adapter FRU number
- 01EM697 (AOC-STGN-I2S) (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
- I/O bus architecture
- PCIe2 x8
- Slot requirement
- For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.
- Supported Systems
- POWER8® processor-based systems
- 8001-12C and 8001-22C
- Voltage
- 3.3V, 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 and select the system you are working on.
- Attributes provided
- Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support
- Direct Cache Access (DCA) to avoid cache misses
- IPv6 offloading
- VMDq, Next-generation VMDq (64 queues per port) and PC-SIG SR-IOV implementation
- Transceivers and cables
- FC EKC0: 3 M 10 Gb SFP+ SR Cable Fiber Active Optical Cable (AOC)
- FC EKC1: 3 M 10 Gb SFP+ Copper Passive
- FC EKC2: 10/1 Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver
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.
- 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.
- The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities may be downloaded from Fix Central.