Model 9117-570 (p5 570) adapter placement

Some adapters must be placed in specific PCI slots to function correctly or perform optimally. Use this information to determine where to install PCI adapters.

Select the appropriate information from this list:

System unit back view
PCI slot description
Recommended system unit slot placement and maximums
Performance notes (for optimum performance)

System unit back view

Figure 1. Model 570 rack mounted system unit back view with numbered slots.

PCI slot description

The following table shows the slot properties and PHB connections.

Table 1. Model 570 slot location description
PHB1				PHB2
Slot 3	Slot 4	Slot 5	Slot 6	Slot 1	Slot 2	Integrated SCSI U320
Long	Long	Long	Short	Long	Long	Integrated SCSI U320
64-bit 3.3V, 133 MHz	64-bit 3.3V, 133 MHz	64-bit 3.3V, 133 MHz	64-bit 3.3V, 133 MHz RIO-2	64-bit 3.3V, 133 MHz	64-bit 3.3V, 133 MHz	133 MHz
Un-P1-C3	Un-P1-C4	Un-P1-C5	Un-P1-C6	Un-P1-C1	Un-P1-C2	133 MHz

Slots C1 through C6 are compatible with PCI and PCI-X adapters.
Slot C6 is a short slot. This space can be occupied by an adapter or a high-speed link (RIO-2) card.
Short adapters can go in short or long slots.
All slots support Enhanced Error Handling (EEH)
The system supports up to a total of 4 base units connected to up to a total of 20 expansion units, models D10, D11, and D20. The first base unit supports up to a total of 8 expansion units, the next 3 base units can support up to a total of 4 expansion units each.
The model D10 and model D20 expansion unit, with most its features, can migrate from other System p® systems.

Recommended system unit slot placement and maximums

See the following table to identify the recommended system unit slot placement and maximum number of specified adapters recommended. If the space in the Maximum number of adapters allowed is blank, the limit is the number of slots available.

Feature Code	Suggested system unit slot priority	Maximum number of adapters allowed
Feature Code	Suggested system unit slot priority	Per base unit	Per expansion unit	System
6312¹		0	4	4 per attached expansion-unit
5721^**	1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6	4	4	20
5722^**	1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6	4	4	20
5719^**	1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6	2	2
5718^**	1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6	2	2
5740^*	1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6	4
5707^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	6
5706^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	6
5701^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	6
5700^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	6
5759^**	1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6	4	4
5758^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	4	4
5713^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	4	4	84
5714^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	4	4	84
5716^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	6
6239^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	6
6228^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	0
5902^**	3, 4, 1, 5, 2	5		48
5912^**	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	6		24
5737^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2	5
5736^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	6
5712^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	6		62
5703^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2	5		61
2946^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6	6		20
6230^*	3, 4, 1, 5, 2	0		103
4764	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	6		32
2498	2, 5, 1, 4, 3	0		103
2737	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	4		8
2738	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	6		8
2848	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	6		8
2849	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	6		8
2943	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	2		42
2944	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	2		42
2947	2, 5, 1, 4, 3	5		19
2962	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	4		44
4953	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	6		20
4957	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	6		20
4959	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	6		20
4960	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	6		32
4961	2, 5, 1, 4, 3	5		79
4962	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	6
4963	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	6		32
4964	2, 5, 1, 4, 3	5
5723	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	2		42
6203	2, 5, 1, 4, 3	5		79
6204	6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3	6		42
^High Bandwidth (HB) adapter. See the Performance notes before installing this adapter. ^*Extra-high Bandwidth (EHB) adapter. See the Performance notes before installing this adapter. ¹ Digital Trunk adapters have an internal cable and must be in contiguous slots.

For more information about the adapters that are listed, see IBM System p5 and eServer p5 PCI and PCI-X adapters.

Performance notes (for optimum performance)

System unit information:

No more than three Gb Ethernet ports per PHB. There are no integrated gigabit Ethernet ports attached to PHB 1 or PHB 2.
No more than three high bandwidth adapters per PHB; five per base system; eight per entire system with one RIO-G loop; 16 per entire system with two RIO-G loops.
No more than one extra-high bandwidth adapter per PHB; two per base system; four per entire system with one RIO-G loop; eight per entire system with two RIO-G loops.
No more than one 10 Gb Ethernet port per two CPUs in a system. If one 10 Gb Ethernet port is present per two CPUs, no other 10 Gb or 1 Gb ports allowed for optimum performance.
No more than two 1 Gb Ethernet ports per one CPU in a system. More Ethernet adapters can be added for connectivity.
If an extra high-performance adapter is placed in the system, it must be the only extra high-performance or high-performance adapter attached to the PHB it uses. No other adapters attached to the same PHB as one of these adapters can be an extra high-performance or high-performance adapter.
Note: The cumulative sum of extra high-performance adapters cannot exceed the system max for extra high-performance adapters.