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Overview
The Cavium (Qlogic) BCM57840 4-port SFP+ 10 Gb Ethernet Adapter PCIe3.0 x8 LP is a PCI Express
(PCIe) generation 3 (Gen3) x8 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the
system. The adapter offers a broad selection of networking features including TCP offload, support for
PXE boot and virtualized environments (VMDq and PC-SIG SRIOV), and Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE
802.3az).
Figure 26. Cavium (Qlogic) BCM57840 4-port SFP+ 10 Gb Ethernet Adapter PCIe3.0 x8 LP
Specifications
Item
Description
Adapter FRU number
AOC-STG-B4S (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
I/O bus architecture
PCIe3 x8
Slot requirement
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.
Supported Systems
®
POWER8
processor-based systems
v 8001-12C and 8001-22C
Voltage
12 V
Form factor
Short, low-profile
Maximum number
For details about the maximum number of adapters that are supported, 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.
Installing and configuring the system
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