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p9eip12p_pcie_slot_details.dita) or PCIe adapter placement rules for the 9006-22P (http://
www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/POWER9/p9eip/p9eip22p_pcie_slot_details.dita).
Voltage
3.3 V, 12 V.
Form factor
Short, low-profile.
Attributes provided
Port independent auto-negotiation.
Automatically negotiates PCIe link widths.
Supports 1.5, 3.0, 6.0 and 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA data transfer rates.
Advanced array configuration and management utilities.
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 operating system and partition requirements, see one of the following links:
• The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities can be downloaded from Fix Central (http://
www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/).
• IBM Prerequisite website (www14.software.ibm.com/support/customercare/iprt/home).
• IBM SSIC (System Storage Interoperation Center) (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/
ssic/interoperability.wss).
• The latest version of the device driver or the IBM Power RAID adapter utilities (iprutils) can be
downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website (http://www14.software.ibm.com/
webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/home.html).
• For more information, see the Linux Alert website (www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/
lopdiags/info/LinuxAlerts.html).
Important: For a list of known Linux operating system issues that may affect this adapter, see the IBM
Power LC readme (https://ibm.biz/BdrgTZ).
Mellanox MCX456A-ECAT ConnectX-4 VPI EDR InfiniBand 100 Gb/s and 100 GbE Dual-port QSFP28
PCIe3.0 x16 LP Adapter (FC EKAL)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EKAL adapter.
Overview
The Mellanox MCX456A-ECAT ConnectX-4 VPI EDR InfiniBand 100 Gb/s and 100 GbE Dual-port QSFP28
PCIe3.0 x16 LP Adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 3 (Gen3) x16 adapter. The adapter can be
used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The adapter supports EDR 100 Gb/s InfiniBand and
100 Gb/s Ethernet connectivity. It also provides flexible solutions for high-performance, Web 2.0, cloud,
data analytics, database, and storage platforms.
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