IBM dual-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) Network Adapters from Emulex support protocol offload for stateless TCP/IP, providing maximum bandwidth with minimum use of CPU resources.

PCI Express 2.0 support

Emulex provides 10GbE network adapters with PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 support for IBM Power servers to enable full bidirectional 20Gbps bandwidth over two ports. The PCIe 2.0 standard doubles the throughput of the PCIe 1.0 standard and uses a base clock speed of 5.0 GHz, twice the PCIe 1.0 standard. With the capacity of 4Gbps throughput for each of 8 lanes, Emulex adapters are the high-performance solution for IBM Power servers.

Base Ethernet Adapter

Emulex 10GbE technology with PCIe 2.0 support is also available as a Base Ethernet Adapter for IBM Power 770 and 780 servers. The integrated option has two 10GbE ports and two 1GbE ports for optimum performance and flexibility.

Key Features

• Superior performance
  • TCIP/IP stateless offloads
• Energy-efficient design
  • Industry-leading performance per watt
  • Complements data center “green” initiatives
  • PCIe Generation 2 x 8 for leading performance on IBM Power Systems

Key Benefits

• Optimized for convergence
  • Maximizes I/O consolidation with high-performance 10GbE ports
• Multiple 10GbE Options
  • Base Ethernet Adapters and add-on Ethernet Adapters
  • Common driver and management reduces OpEx
• Enterprise-ready
  • Hardware parity, CRC, ECC, Enhanced Error Handing (EEH) and other advanced error checking
  • Backed by field-proven IBM and Emulex reliability and support