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IBM feature #1029 is a PCIe quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel host bus adapter for the IBM System Storage N series N6000 series (N6040, N6060, N6070) and N6200 series (N6210, N6220, N6240, N6250, N6270) controllers, machine type 2858. It attaches the EXN1000 and EXN4000 disk storage expansion units and, on the N6000 series, tape devices. The adapter auto-negotiates 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps or 4-Gbps links on four small form factor multimode optical ports with LC connectors, and its ports cannot be used as FCP target ports.
Supported cable lengths depend on link speed. With 50 micron multimode fiber the limit is 500 meters at 1 Gbps, 300 meters at 2 Gbps and 150 meters at 4 Gbps. With 62.5 micron multimode fiber it is 300, 150 and 70 meters.
Quantity limits vary by model. A single-node N6000 series system takes up to four of these adapters and a dual-node system takes up to eight, with slot priority order 1, 2, 3, 4. On the N6210 and the N6220-C, N6240-C21 and N6270-C22 models the maximum is two per controller module, in slots 1 and 2; the N6220-E, N6240-E, N6250-E and N6270-E models take up to six per controller module, filled in the order 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2.
The adapter carries FRU 45E0133 on the N6040, N6060, N6070, N6210, N6240 and N6270, and FRU 45E0134 on the N6220 and N6250.
| Feature code | #1029 |
| Description | Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (PCIe) |
| Machine type | 2858 (N series N6040, N6060, N6070, N6210, N6220, N6240, N6250, N6270) |
| FRU | 45E0133 (N6040, N6060, N6070, N6210, N6240, N6270); 45E0134 (N6220, N6250) |
| Ports | Four SFF multimode optical, LC connectors |
| Link speed | 1, 2 or 4 Gbps, auto-negotiating |
| Attaches | EXN1000 and EXN4000 disk storage expansion units |
| Cable length at 4 Gbps | 150 m (50 micron), 70 m (62.5 micron) |
| FCP target use | Not supported |
| Maximum quantity | 4 (single-node N6000), 8 (dual-node N6000); 2 or 6 per controller module (N6200) |