IBM P010225-41D PCIE3 4-PORT 10GB SFP+ SR Adapter for PSERIES Power8

Product Description

The IBM P010225-41D is a high-performance network adapter engineered for IBM's Power Systems, specifically mentioning compatibility with Power8 processors and the PSERIES architecture. This adapter delivers four ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) connectivity, utilizing SFP+ (Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus) interfaces. The 'SR' designation indicates that these ports are optimized for Short Reach optical transceivers, typically used with multi-mode fiber optic cables for connections within data center racks or between nearby equipment. This adapter leverages the PCI Express Generation 3 (PCIe3) interface, which provides significantly higher bandwidth compared to older PCIe generations. This increased bandwidth is crucial for supporting the aggregate throughput of four 10GbE ports, ensuring that the adapter can handle demanding network traffic without becoming a bottleneck. The PCIe3 x8 or x16 interface (common for such adapters) allows for efficient data transfer between the network adapter and the server's CPU, maximizing performance for network-intensive applications. Designed for enterprise-grade environments, the P010225-41D is built for reliability and performance. It enables critical functionalities such as network aggregation for increased bandwidth, load balancing across multiple network paths, and network redundancy for high availability. This adapter is essential for workloads running on IBM Power Systems that require high-speed, low-latency network access, including storage networking, virtualization, high-performance computing, and large-scale database operations.