The IBM® 1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI-X Adapter is an adapter that encapsulates SCSI commands and data into TCP packets and transports them over a 1-gigabit-Ethernet network through IP. The adapter is dual function, operating as an iSCSI TOE (TCP/IP offload engine) adapter or as a general purpose Ethernet adapter where the TCP/IP protocol is offloaded onto the adapter. However, the network function is not supported by AIX®. The adapter is available in the following versions:
- 1 Gigabit-SX iSCSI TOE PCI-X Adapter (optical connector), FC 5714 and FC 1987
- 1 Gigabit-TX iSCSI TOE PCI-X Adapter (copper connector), FC 5713 and FC 1986
1 Gigabit-SX iSCSI TOE PCI-X Adapter (optical connector), FC 5714 and FC 1987 (CCIN 573C)
- 133 MHz PCI-X version 1.0a support and version 2.0 mode 1
- PCI 2.3 compliant
- Low profile
- 3.3 V
- Hardware implementation of entire TCP/IP stack
- 200 MB/s, full duplex gigabit Ethernet
- iSCSI initiator support
- IEEE 802.3z compliant
- iSCSI RFC 3720 Compliant
- Multimode fiber cabling support
- Fiber LC connector for multimode fiber cabling
- Dual-address cycle support for access to 64-bit addresses
- 64-bit addressing support for systems with physical memory greater than 4 gigabytes
- PCI-X split transactions support
- LED indicator for link activity
Note: The fiber adapters are designed with specifications that
the cable be a dual-cable connector, with transmit and receive cable ends
clamped together. If you use separate transmit and receive fiber cables, clamp
the cables together to enhance the retention strength on the fiber transceiver
connector. Clamping the cables together also improves the alignment of the
fibers with the connector and is designed to improve overall performance.
Figure 1. 1 Gigabit-SX iSCSI TOE PCI-X Adapter
1 Gigabit-TX iSCSI TOE PCI-X Adapter (copper connector), FC 5713 and FC 1986 (CCIN 573B)
- 133 MHz PCI-X version 1.0a support and version 2.0 mode 1
- PCI 2.3 compliant
- Low profile
- 3.3 v
- Hardware implementation of entire TCP/IP protocol stack
- Full Duplex Gigabit Ethernet
- iSCSI initiator support
- IEEE 802.3ab 1000 Base-T compliant
- iSCSI RFC 3720 Compliant
- PCI-X split transactions support
- LED indicator for link activity
- RJ-45 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) connector for category-5 copper cabling
Figure 2. 1 Gigabit-TX iSCSI TOE PCI-X Adapter
