HP PCIe 2-Port 10GbE Installation Manual

HP PCIe 2 port 10Gb Ethernet-SR, LR, and
CR Adapter Installation Guide

Abstract

This document contains specific information that is intended for users of this HP product.

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HP Part Number: 5992-1087
Published: March 2012
Edition: 2

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Warranty

To obtain a copy of the warranty for this product see the warranty information website:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/platforms/warranty/

Table 1 Publishing history details

Publication dateChanges made

Document manufacturing part number and
edition

03/2012Corrected memory requirements for each
card, in “Installation Recommendations

and Restrictions” (page 6)

5992–1087, Edition 2

09/2010Original edition5991–8069, Edition 1

1 HBA specifications

This chapter contains the HBA specifications, including:

• “Product Numbers” (page 3)

• “Environmental Specifications” (page 3)

• “Physical Specifications” (page 4)

• “System Interface and Support” (page 4)

• “Operating System Support” (page 4)

• “Ethernet Technology” (page 4)

Figure 1 HP PCIe 2–Port 10GbE Adapter

Product Numbers

The following are three (3) different options of the PCIe 2 Port 10GbE adapter:

• AM225A: HP PCIe 2–P 10GbE-SR (fabric) adapter

• AM232A: HP PCIe 2–P 10GbE-LR (fabric) adapter

• AM233A: HP PCIe 2–P 10GbE-CR (copper) adapter

Environmental Specifications

Table 2 (page 3) lists the HBAs environmental specifications.

Table 2 Environmental Specifications

MaximumMinimumEnvironment

45° C (113° F)0° C (32° F)Operating temperature

70° C (158° F)–40° C (–40° F)Storage temperature

80% RH at 40° C (104° F)
(non-condensing)

15% RH at 40° C (104° F)
(non-condensing)

Operating humidity

Product Numbers 3

Table 2 Environmental Specifications (continued)

MaximumMinimumEnvironment

90% RH at 65° C (149° F) for 24 hours (non-condensing)Non-operating/Storage humidity

Random operating: ~0.21 Grms (5–500 Hz)Vibration

Swept sine: 0.5 Grms (5–500 Hz) 5 min. dwell at 4 resonance

Random survival: ~2.09 Grms (5–500Hz)

0 to 3,000 m (0 to ~10,000 ft)Operating altitude

0 to 4,600 m (0 to ~15,000 ft)Non-operating altitude

Physical Specifications

Table 3 lists the physical specifications.

Table 3 Physical Specifications

DescriptionParameter

PCIe Low Profile Adapter with Full Height bracket (default) and Low Profile bracket (available)Form factor

68.90 mm (2.731 in)Height

167.65 mm (6.6 in)Length

1.57 mm ± 0.20 mm (0.062 in ± 0.008 in)Thickness

System Interface and Support

• PCI Express x8 lane operation

• PCI Express Gen 2

• Supported on HP Integrity Servers with PCIe slots

(HP Integrity rack servers, future servers)

Operating System Support

• HP-UX
◦ 11i v3

• Open VMS (not available at first release)

• Windows

Windows Server 2008 SP2◦
◦ Windows 2008 R2
◦ Windows 7

Ethernet Technology

The Ethernet technology designed into the HP PCIe 2 Port 10GbE adapter(s) includes the following:

• Broadcom BCM57711E Ethernet controller

• Broadcom BCM8726 XAUI to SFP+ Physical Layer (PHY)

• LED indicators

• Supports 2 SFP+ Serial 10Gb Interface

4 HBA specifications

• Supports TCP Offload Engine and RDMA features

• Supports SFP+ Optical modules

• Supports SFP+ direct attached copper cable (base CR)

• Supports 10Gb speed only

Ethernet Technology 5

2 Installing HBAs

This chapter describes the following topics for installing HBAs:

• “Installation Prerequisites” (page 6)

• “Installing the HBA” (page 8)

See your server's documentation for additional information about installing HBAs.

WARNING! Disconnect the host from the power source before installing HBAs. To reduce the
risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the internal server or workstation components to
cool before touching.

CAUTION: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. Be sure you are
properly grounded before beginning this procedure, as described in “Regulatory Compliance and

Safety” (page 11).

Installation Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following items available:

• A server with an empty PCI bus slot that is based on and compatible with the PCI bus type of
the HBA being installed.

NOTE: The HBAs do not allow normal data transmission on an optical link unless they are
connected to another similar or compatible laser product (ex.: multimode to multimode).

• Ensure SFP+ Modules and Fiber Optic or direct-attached copper LAN cables are available.

Installation Recommendations and Restrictions

When installing the 10Gb Ethernet card, be aware of the following recommendations and
restrictions:

• Slot placement:

To achieve the best performance, HP recommends installing the card into one of the
highest-performing (or “dual-rope”) PCIe slots. To identify which slots are the highest
performing slots in a particular system, see the hardware users guide for each system.

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◦ Not supported on platforms where all slots are PCI only or PCI-X only.

• At the time of publication of this document, the HP recommendation for allocating server
memory is a minimum of 2GB per AM225A, AM232A, or AM233A 10GbE card. For the
latest memory requirements and other information, see the HP Integrity PCI-e 2-port 10GbE
Adapter QuickSpecs at the following location:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13874_div/13874_div.PDF

• For the number of cards supported per server, see the Ethernet Support Matrix.

Figure 2 (page 7) shows the two (2) bulkheads offered on the AM225A, AM232A, and AM233A

adapter.

NOTE: The adapter is offered with the Full Height bulkhead as the default.

6 Installing HBAs