IBM 45D8625 server / storage / networking hardware Server Hardware / Parts

The IBM 45D8625 is a Stomper2 (STMP2) 1Gb Ethernet adapter with an SX (short-wave, multimode fibre) optical interface, feature code 57E7, used on IBM System z mainframes and paired with the LX long-wave variant 45D8628 documented elsewhere in this catalogue. The SX/short-wave optic is matched to shorter multimode fibre runs within a data centre, in contrast to the longer-reach single-mode LX variant, giving frame planners a choice matched to their existing cabling. Stomper2 cards of this generation remain in service on System z frames that have not migrated to a newer network adapter standard. Specifiers should confirm the fibre type (multimode versus single-mode) already run to the frame before ordering, since SX and LX optics are not interchangeable on the same link. Tech-Star (UK-based, shipped worldwide) stocks IBM System z components to support ongoing mainframe network projects.