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The IBM® Flex System™ FC5052 2-port and FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapters enable the highest FC speed access for Flex System compute nodes to an external storage area network (SAN). These adapters are based on the proven Emulex Fibre Channel stack, and work with 16 Gb Flex System Fibre Channel switch modules.

As the only 4-port HBA for IBM Flex System, the FC5054 provides unmatched scalability and redundancy. In addition, the FC5054 has two separate ASICs with no bridge chip, so data flows directly to an independent PCIe bus for high availability without a single point of failure. It also allows for logical partitioning on IBM Power Systems™ compute nodes. The following figure shows the IBM Flex System FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter.

Figure 1. IBM Flex System FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter

Did you know?

You can deploy faster and manage less when you combine Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and Virtual Fabric Adapters (VFAs) that are developed by Emulex. IBM HBAs and VFAs use the same installation and configuration process, streamlining the effort to get your system up and running, and saving you valuable time. They also use the same Fibre Channel drivers, reducing the time to qualify and manage storage connectivity. And with the Emulex OneCommand Manager, you can manage IBM HBAs and VFAs that are developed by Emulex through the data center from a single console.

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Part number information

The following table shows the ordering part numbers and feature codes.

Table 1. Ordering part numbers and feature codes

Description Part number Feature code(x-config)

Feature code(e-config)

IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter 95Y2386 A45R EC23

IBM Flex System FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter 95Y2391 A45S EC2E

The following figure shows the IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter.

Figure 2. IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter

Features

When compared to the previous-generation 8 Gb adapters, the new Gen5 16 Gb adapters deliver 6x the IOPS, improve response times by up to 75%, and deliver double the throughput speeds for Fibre Channel traffic. As a result, it is possible to support significantly more IOPS-driven workload and applications per HBA, reducing costs, power, and complexity.

The IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter has these features:

2-port 16 Gb Fibre Channel adapter

Single-ASIC controller using the Emulex XE201 design

Auto-Negotiate to 16Gb, 8Gb, or 4Gb

Up to 1.2 million IOPS on a single port (six times more IOPS than previous generation 8Gb FC HBAs)

Cuts response times by up to 75% and doubles the throughput compared to the previous generation

8Gb FC HBAs

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Exceeds 10 million hours mean time between failure (MTBF) with the most advanced data integrity

protection (T10 PI) offload to protect against silent data corruption

PCIe Express 3.0 x8 host interface (5 GTps)

MSI-X support

x86 Fibre Channel common driver model with the FC3052 8Gb Fibre Channel adapter, and FCoE on

the CN4054 10 Gb Ethernet and IBM Flex System x222, x240, and x440 LOMs

Arbitrated loop (supported on 4Gb and 8Gb speeds only)

IBM Fabric Manager support

The IBM Flex System FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter has these features:

4-port 16 Gb Fibre Channel adapter

Dual-ASIC (FC5054) controller using the Emulex XE201 design, which allows for logical partitioning

on Power Systems compute nodes

Auto-Negotiate to 16Gb, 8Gb, or 4Gb

Up to 2.4 million IOPS (dual ASICs: 2x 1.2 million IOPS)

Up to 1.2 million IOPS on a single port (six times more IOPS than previous generation 8Gb FC HBAs)

Cuts response times by up to 75% and doubles the throughput compared to the previous generation

8Gb FC HBAs

Exceeds 10 million hours mean time between failure (MTBF) with the most advanced data integrity

protection (T10 PI) offload to protect against silent data corruption

Two PCIe Express 3.0 x8 host interfaces (each 5 GTps), one for each ASIC

ASICs treated as separate devices by the driver: No shared resources (that is, no PCIe bridge)

between ASICs and each ASIC has its own firmware chip

MSI-X support

x86 Fibre Channel common driver model with the FC3052 8Gb Fibre Channel adapter, and FCoE on

the CN4054 10 Gb Ethernet and IBM Flex System x222, x240, and x440 LOMs

Arbitrated loop (supported on 4Gb and 8Gb speeds only)

IBM Fabric Manager support

Fibre Channel features

The adapters offer the following features:

Fibre Channel protocol SCSI (FCP-SCSI) and Fibre Channel Internet Protocol (FCP-IP).

Point-to-point fabric connection: F-Port Fabric Login.

Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) and FCAL-2 FL-Port Login.

Fibre Channel services class 2 and 3.

LUN Masking, an initiator-based LUN masking for storage traffic isolation.

N_Port Id Virtualization (NPIV) allows multiple host initiator N_Ports to share a single physical

N_Port, dramatically reducing SAN hardware requirements.

FCP SCSI initiator and target operation.

Full-duplex operation.

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Supported servers

The following table lists the IBM Flex System compute nodes that support the adapters.

Table 2. Supported servers

Description x220 x222 x240 x440 p24L p260 p270 p460

IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter

Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

IBM Flex System FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter

Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

For the latest information about the expansion cards that are supported by each blade server type, see IBM ServerProven® at the following web address:http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

I/O adapters are installed in the slot in supported servers, such as the p270, as highlighted in the following figure. Other Flex System servers have adapter slots in the same locations.

Figure 2. Location of the I/O adapter slots in the IBM Flex System p270 Compute Node

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Supported I/O modules

The adapters support the I/O modules that are listed in the following table. One or two compatible switches must be installed in the corresponding I/O bays in the chassis. Installing two switches means that all ports of the adapter are enabled.

The FC5022 switches include a base number of port licenses, 12 or 24, depending on the part number that is ordered. Switch port licenses for the FC5022 switches can be used for internal or external ports. Each FC5052 requires one internal switch port for each of the two switches that are installed. Each FC5054 requires two internal switch ports for each of the two switches that are installed. Additional ports might be needed depending on your configuration.

For more information, see the IBM Redbooks® Product Guide for the IBM Flex System FC5022 SAN Scalable Switch, available from http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0870.html.

Table 3. I/O modules that are supported by the FC5052 2-port and FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapters

Description Part number Feature codes*(XCC / AAS)

Support the FC5052 andFC5054

IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch 69Y1930 A0TD / 3595 No

IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Pass-thru 69Y1934 A0TJ / 3591 No

IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch 88Y6374 A1EH / 3770 Yes

IBM Flex System FC5022 24-port 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch 00Y3324 A3DP / ESW5 Yes

IBM Flex System FC5022 24-port 16Gb ESB SAN Scalable Switch

90Y9356 A2RQ / 3771 Yes

* The first feature code that is listed is for configurations that are ordered through IBM System x® sales channels (XCC using x-config). The second feature code is for configurations that are ordered through the IBM Power Systems channel (AAS using e-config).

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The following table shows the connections between adapters that are installed in the compute nodes and the switch bays in the chassis.

Table 4. Adapter to I/O bay correspondence

I/O adapter slot in the server Port on the adapter Corresponding I/O module bay in the chassis

Port 1 Module bay 1

Port 2 Module bay 2

Port 3 (FC5054 only) Module bay 1Slot 1

Port 4 (FC5054 only) Module bay 2

Port 1 Module bay 3

Port 2 Module bay 4

Port 3 (FC5054 only) Module bay 3Slot 2

Port 4 (FC5054 only) Module bay 4

Port 1 Module bay 1

Port 2 Module bay 2

Port 3 (FC5054 only) Module bay 1

Slot 3(x440 / p460 only)

Port 4 (FC5054 only) Module bay 2

Port 1 Module bay 3

Port 2 Module bay 4

Port 3 (FC5054 only) Module bay 3

Slot 4(x440 / p460 only)

Port 4 (FC5054 only) Module bay 4

These adapters can be installed in any I/O adapter slot of a supported IBM Flex System compute node. One or two compatible 16 Gb switch modules must be installed in the corresponding I/O bays in the chassis.

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The connections between the FC5052 2-port adapters that are installed in the compute nodes and the switch bays in the chassis are shown in the following figure. The figure shows both half-wide servers, such as the x240 with two adapters, and full-wide servers, such as the x440 with four adapters.

Figure 3. Logical layout of the interconnects between the FC5052 2-port adapters and I/O modules

The connections between the FC5054 4-port adapters that are installed in the compute nodes and the switch bays in the chassis are shown in the following figure.

Figure 4. Logical layout of the interconnects between the FC5054 4-port adapters and I/O modules

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Operating system support

The IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port and FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapters support the following operating systems:

The compute node that the adapter is installed in might have different operating system support, so both operating system lists must be taken into account. For the latest information about the specific versions and the service packs that are supported, see the IBM ServerProven website. Select the blade server, and then select the expansion card to see the supported operating systems: http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/

IBM AIX®

This adapter device driver is included in the following releases or later:

IBM AIX V7.1.B with the 7100-07 Technology Level and Service Pack 6, or later

AIX V7.1 with the 7100-01 Technology Level AP

AIX V7.1 with the 7100-02 Technology Level

IBM AIX V6.1 with the 6100-08 Technology Level

AIX V6.1.N with the 6100-07 Technology Level and Service Pack 6, or later

IBM AIX 5L™ V5.3

IBM 4690

The adapters are also supported by the IBM 4690 Operating System.

IBM i

Note: Assignment to the VIOS requires VIOS 2.2.1.6, 2.2.2.0 or later.

IBM i 7.1 with i 7.1.0 machine code: RS710-10 OS and (RS710-F LIC or Technology Refresh 3 (TR

PTF Group SF99707 Level 5)) and Cumulative Package for 7.1 C2279710, or later

IBM i 6.1 with i 6.1.1 machine code - i 6.1.1: RS610-10 OS and RS611-J LIC and Cumulative

Package: C2305610, or later

Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 (PPC-64)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (Server) 64-bit with KVM support

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 (PPC-64)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (PPC-64)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (PPC-64)

For the latest information about installing Linux on Power Systems, see the following website:http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/info/LinuxAlerts.html

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Linux on x86

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86-64) - both KVM support and no KVM

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86-64)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 - Xen kernels (x86-64)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Server) 64-bit

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Server) - Xen kernel (64-bit)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86-64) with Service Packs 1 and 2 only

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 - Xen kernels (x86-64) with Service Packs 1 and 2 only

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 (SLEP OS)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86-64) with Service Packs 3 and 4 only

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 - Xen kernels (x86-64) with Service Packs 3 and 4 only

VMware

VMware ESX 4.1 or later

VMware ESXi 4.1, 4.1.1, and 4.1.2

VMware ESXi 5.0

VMware ESXi 5.1

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Datacenter/Enterprise/Standard/Web) 64-bit only

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (x86-64 only)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition 2008 (x86-64 only)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Small Business Premium/Standard Edition (x86-64 only)

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (x86-64 only)

For more information, see the installation instructions that are available at http://www.emulex.com/downloads/ibm.html.

Warranty

There is a 1-year, customer-replaceable unit (CRU) limited warranty. When installed in a server, these adapters assume your system’s base warranty and any IBM ServicePac® upgrade.

Physical specifications

The dimensions and weight of the adapters are as follows:

Width: 100 mm (3.9 in.)

Depth: 80 mm (3.1 in.)

Weight: 13 g (0.3 lb)

Shipping dimensions and weight (approximate):

Height: 58 mm (2.3 in.)

Width: 229 mm (9.0 in.)

Depth: 208 mm (8.2 in.)

Weight: 0.4 kg (0.89 lb)

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Regulatory compliance

The adapters conform to the following regulatory standards:

United States FCC 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B, ANSI C63.4 (2003), Class A

United States UL 60950-1, Second Edition

IEC/EN 60950-1, Second Edition

FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A

Canada ICES-003, issue 4, Class A

UL/IEC 60950-1

CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-03

Japan VCCI, Class A

Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 22:2006, Class A

IEC 60950-1(CB Certificate and CB Test Report)

Taiwan BSMI CNS13438, Class A

Korea KN22, Class A; KN24

Russia/GOST ME01, IEC-60950-1, GOST R 51318.22-99, GOST R 51318.24-99, GOST R

51317.3.2-2006, GOST R 51317.3.3-99IEC 60950-1 (CB Certificate and CB Test Report)

CE Mark (EN55022 Class A, EN60950-1, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3)

CISPR 22, Class A

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Popular configurations

The IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port and FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapters can be used in various configurations. The following figure shows the FC5054 4-port adapter installed in slot 2 and slot 4 of the x440, which in turn is installed in the chassis. The chassis is connected to an IBM System Storage® V7000. The RAID functionality is provided by the external storage system.

Figure 5. Example configuration

The following table lists the parts that are used in the configuration.

Table 5. Components that are used when connecting the FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter to external disk storage

Part number/machine type Description Quantity

7917 IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node 1 - 14

95Y2391 IBM Flex System FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapters

1 per server

8721-A1x IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis 1

00Y3324 IBM Flex System FC5022 24-port 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch

1 or 2

88Y6416 Brocade 8Gb SFP+ SW Optical Transceiver 1 per FC cable

39M5698 IBM 1m LC-LC Fibre Channel Cable 1 for each V7000 connection

2076-124 IBM System Storage V7000 1

This configuration requires additional V7000 features, such as drives and software licenses. They are not listed in the table.

IBM provides extensive Fibre Channel testing to deliver full interoperability. For a full listing of IBM supported Fibre Channel configurations, see the System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) website at http://ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic.

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Related publications

For more information, see the following resources:

IBM US Announcement Letter

http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS113-133

IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switches

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0870.html

IBM Redbooks Product Guides for IBM Flex System servers and options

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/puresystems?Open&page=pgbycat

IBM Redbooks publication IBM Flex System Products and Technology, SG24-7984

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247523.html

IBM Flex System Interoperability Guide

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/fsig

IBM System x and Cluster Solutions configurator (x-config)

https://ibm.com/products/hardware/configurator/americas/bhui/asit/install.html

IBM Configurator for e-business (e-config)

http://ibm.com/services/econfig/

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