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Hardware-based I/O virtualization
Cables
Mellanox LinkX 10, 25, 40, 50 and 100 Gb/s Direct Attach Copper cables (DACs), Copper Splitter
cables, Active Optical Cables (AOCs), and Transceivers. For information regarding Mellanox
LinkX cables and Transceivers, see LinkX
www.mellanox.com/products/interconnect/infiniband-copper-cables.php)
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:
Important: For a list of known Linux OS issues that may affect this adapter, see the IBM Power LC
readme (https://ibm.biz/BdrgTZ).
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 the device driver or iprutils can be downloaded from the IBM Service and
Productivity Tools website(http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/
home.html).
– The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities may be downloaded from Fix
Central(http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/).
Qlogic QLE2562 Dual-port 8 Gb Fibre Channel Adapter PCIe x8 LP (FC EKAP)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for feature code (FC) EKAP adapters.
Overview
The Qlogic QLE2562 Dual-port 8 Gb Fibre Channel Adapter PCIe x8 LP is a PCI Express (PCIe)
generation 2 (Gen2) x8 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The
adapter offers dual-channel performance, auto-negotiation and StarPower technology.
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