Fibre Channel Over Ethernet (Fcoe); Infiniband Host Channel Adapter - IBM Power 780 Technical Overview And Introduction

2.8.10 Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)

FCoE allows for the convergence of Fibre Channel and Ethernet traffic onto a single
adapter and converged fabric.
Figure 2-18 compares an existing Fibre Channel and network connection, and a
FCoE connection.
Ethernet
FC Sw itch
and Fibre
Ethe rnet Switch
Channel
Cables
Et hernet
CEC or I /O Drawer
FC
CEC or I /O Drawer
Rack
Figure 2-18 Comparison between existing Fibre Channel and network connection and FCoE connection
Table 2-18 lists the available Fibre Channel over Ethernet adapter. It is a high-performance
Converged Network Adapters (CNA) using SR optics. Each port can provide network
interface card (NIC) traffic and Fibre Channel functions simultaneously.
Table 2-18 Available FCoE adapter
Feature
code
5708
For more information about FCoE, see An Introduction to Fibre Channel over Ethernet, and
Fibre Channel over Convergence Enhanced Ethernet, REDP-4493.

2.8.11 InfiniBand host channel adapter

The InfiniBand architecture (IBA) is an industry-standard architecture for server I/O and
inter-server communication. It was developed by the InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) to
provide the levels of reliability, availability, performance, and scalability necessary for present
and future server systems with levels significantly better than can be achieved by using
bus-oriented I/O structures.
InfiniBand (IB) is an open set of interconnect standards and specifications. The main
IB specification is published by the InfiniBand Trade Association and is available at the
following location:
http://www.infinibandta.org/
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Fibre Channel
Cable
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2B3B 10 Gb FCoE PCIe Dual Port adapter
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