IBM 8231-E2B Manual page 142

2 Multimode Fiber LC receptacles
Table 39. Adapter LEDs and descriptions
LED
Off
Green
Flashing Green
For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for
your system.
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 there are any prerequisites 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 AIX
– AIX Version 7.1, or later.
– AIX Version 6.1, or later.
– AIX Version 5.3, or later.
v Linux
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 for POWER, or later.
– Novel SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Service Pack 1, or later.
v IBM i
– IBM i 7.1, or later.
– IBM i 6.1, or later.
Preparing for installation
If you are installing the operating system at this time, install the adapter before you install the operating
system. See Installing the adapter for instructions.
If you are installing only the device driver for this adapter, install the device driver software before you
install the adapter. See "Installing the device driver software" on page 131 for instructions.
If you already have one of these adapters installed and working with your AIX operating system and you
are preparing to install additional adapters, the device driver is already installed and you must not
reinstall the device drive.
If you already have one of these adapters installed and working with your AIX operating system and you
are preparing to install additional adapters, the device driver is already installed and you must not
reinstall the device drive.
Verify you hardware requirements
The adapter requires the following hardware:
v A wrap plug for the multimode fiber connector, if you are running the total diagnostics package
v Shortwave (850 nm) 50/62.5 micron multimode fiber network attachment
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Power Systems: Managing PCI adapters for the IBM Power 710 Express or the IBM Power 730 Express
Description
No link (The absence of a link could indicate a bad cable, bad connector, or
a configuration mismatch.)
Good link, no activity
Good link, data activity