Pcie Gen3 X16 Gpu Adapter (Fc Ec49; Ccin 2Ce9) - IBM Power System S822LC Installing The System And Ordered Parts

Operating system or partition requirements
The adapter is supported on the following versions of the operating systems, depending on the system
you are using:
v Linux:
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7.2, with Mellanox Open Fabric Enterprise Distribution (OFED)
3.1.x, or later

PCIe Gen3 x16 GPU Adapter (FC EC49; CCIN 2CE9)

Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EC49 adapter.
Overview
The PCIe Gen3 x16 GPU Adapter is a double-wide, full-height, PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 (Gen3)
graphics processing unit, compute intensive accelerator adapter. The adapter offers 12 GB of on-board
memory and is optimized for compute-intensive applications. The adapter uses power from the PCIe
connector and auxiliary power source from the system it is placed in. For a graphic of the adapter, see
Figure 51
Important: Graphics processing units (GPUs) and cryptographic application programming interface
(CAPI) adapters cannot be replaced with the power on.
For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities
(http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/POWER8/p8eab/p8eab_mtm_pciplacement.htm) and
select the system you are working on.
Figure 51. PCIe Gen3 x16 GPU Adapter
Specifications
Item Description
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Installing and configuring system features