Intel 82575Eb Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller Pcie X4.0 Lp (Fc Eka3) - IBM Power System S821LC Installing

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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 enabling libraries and utilities may be downloaded from Fix
Central(http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/).

Intel 82575EB dual-port Gigabit Ethernet Controller PCIe x4.0 LP (FC EKA3)

Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for feature code (FC) EKA3 adapters.
Overview
The Intel 82575EB dual-port Gigabit Ethernet Controller PCIe x4.0 LP is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 2
(Gen2) x4 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The adapter
offers a high-performing PCIe 10/100/1000 Ethernet connection. It also improves flexibility and
performance in a virtualized environment in multi-core systems by lowering interrupt overhead and
providing sorted multiple data queue paths.
Installing and configuring the system
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