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On this page all available adapter cards (older and new ones) are summarized and how they are supported with Linux. We distinguish between the following systems:
- RS/6000 systems, POWER4 and POWER5 processor-based pSeries systems
- JS20 and JS21 PowerPC processor-based blade servers
Table of Contents
Please also check the following documents:
RS/6000 systems, POWER4 and POWER5 processor-based pSeries systems
All adapter cards are specified by a feature code (FC) number. A list of all available adapter cards can be found at:
http://www.ibm.com/link_still_to_be_specified
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Storage Interfaces
The storage interfaces are classified into the following categories:
- SCSI interfaces
- iSCSI interfaces
- Fibre Channel interfaces
- Virtual interfaces
- SSA interfaces
SCSI Interfaces
The following table summarizes all SCSI adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1912 |
PCI-X DDR Dual Channel Ultra320 LVD SCSI Adapter |
??? |
| 1974 |
PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter |
ipr |
| 5710/5712 |
PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter |
ipr |
| 5736 |
PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter |
??? |
| 6203 |
PCI Dual Channel Ultra3 SCSI Adapter |
??? |
The following table summarizes all SCSI RAID adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1913 |
PCI-X DDR Dual Channel Ultra320 LVD SCSI RAID 0, 5, 6, 10 Adapter |
??? |
| 1975 |
PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID Adapter |
ipr |
| 2498 |
PCI Dual Channel Ultra3 SCSI RAID Adapter |
??? |
| 5703/5711 |
PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID Adapter |
ipr |
| 5737 |
PCI-X DDR Dual Channel Ultra320 LVD SCSI RAID 0, 5, 6, 10 Adapter |
??? |
| 6204 |
PCI Ultra SCSI Differential Adapter |
??? sym53cXXX |
The following table summarizes all SCSI RAID daughter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1907 |
Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Daughter Card |
ipr |
| 1908 |
Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Daughter Card |
ipr |
| 1976 |
Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Daughter Card |
ipr |
| 5709 |
Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card |
ipr |
| 5726 |
Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card |
ipr |
| 5727 |
Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Daughter Card |
ipr |
| 5728 |
Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Daughter Card |
ipr |
iSCSI Interfaces
The following table summarizes all iSCSI adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1986 |
1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI-X on twisted-pair copper media Adapter |
??? |
| 1987 |
1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI-X on optical media Adapter |
??? |
| 5713 |
1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI-X on twisted-pair copper media Adapter |
??? |
| 5714 |
1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI-X on optical media Adapter |
??? |
Fibre Channel Interfaces
The following table summarizes all Single Port Fibre Channel adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1905 |
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel 1-Port PCI-X DDR Adapter |
lpfc |
| 1957 |
2 Gigabit Fibre Channel 1-Port PCI-X Adapter Low Profile |
lpfc |
| 1977 |
2 Gigabit Fibre Channel 1-Port PCI-X Adapter |
lpfc |
| 5716 |
2 Gigabit Fibre Channel 1-Port PCI-X Adapter |
lpfc |
| 5758 |
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel 1-Port PCI-X DDR Adapter |
lpfc |
| 6228 |
2 Gigabit Fibre Channel 1-Port PCI Adapter |
lpfc |
| 6239 |
2 Gigabit Fibre Channel 1-Port PCI-X Adapter |
(CHECK IF PCI-X ???) lpfc |
The following table summarizes all Dual Port Fibre Channel adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1910 |
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel 2-Port PCI-X DDR Adapter |
lpfc |
| 5759 |
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel 2-Port PCI-X DDR Adapter |
lpfc |
Virtual Interfaces
The following table summarizes all Virtual adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| N/A |
IBM Virtual SCSI Client |
ibmvscsic |
| N/A |
IBM Virtual SCSI Server |
ibmvscsis |
SSA Interfaces
The following table summarizes all SSA adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 6230 |
SSA - Advanced SerialRAID Plus |
not supported |
Communications and Connectivity
The communications and Connectivity interfaces are classified into the following categories:
- Single port Ethernet adapters
- Dual port Ethernet adapters
- Quad port Ethernet adapters
- 10 Gig Ethernet adapters
- Virtual Ethernet adapters
- Token Ring Adapters
- ATM Adapters
- WAN Adapters
- Async Adapters
- InfiniBand Adapters
- USB Adapters
- Cryptographic Adapters
Single Port Ethernet Adapters
The following table summarizes all single port Ethernet adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1959 |
IBM 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet Low Profile PCI-X Adapter (Copper) |
e1000 |
| 1978 |
IBM Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X Adapter (Fibre) |
e1000 |
| 1979 |
IBM 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter (Copper) |
e1000 |
| 1985 |
IBM 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PCI II Adapter |
e100 |
| 2968 |
10/100 Ethernet Tx PCI Adapter |
??? |
| 2969 |
Gigabit Ethernet - SX PCI (Fibre) |
e1000 |
| 2975 |
Gigabit Ethernet - Base-T PCI (UTP) |
e1000 |
| 2975 |
10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet PCI Adapter |
e1000 |
| 2985/2987 |
Ethernet PCI Adapter |
??? |
| 4962 |
IBM 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PCI II Adapter |
??? |
| 5700 |
IBM Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X Adapter (Fibre) |
e1000 |
| 5701 |
IBM 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter (Copper) |
e1000 |
Dual Port Ethernet Adapters
The following table summarizes all dual port Ethernet adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1983 |
IBM 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter (Copper) |
e1000 |
| 1984 |
IBM 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X Adapter (Fibre) |
e1000 |
| 1990 |
IBM 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet Low Profile PCI-X Adapter |
e1000 |
| 5706 |
IBM 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter |
e1000 |
| 5707 |
IBM 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X Adapter |
e1000 |
Quad Port Ethernet Adapters
The following table summarizes all quad port Ethernet adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1954 |
IBM 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet PCI-X Adapter (Copper) |
e1000 |
| 4951 |
4-Port 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet PCI Adapter |
??? |
| 4961 |
IBM 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PCI Adapter |
e100 ??? |
| 5740 |
IBM 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet PCI-X Adapter (Copper) |
e1000 |
10 Gig Ethernet Adapters
The following table summarizes all 10 Gig Ethernet adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1981 |
IBM 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI-X Adapter |
??? |
| 1982 |
IBM 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet-LR PCI-X Adapter |
??? |
| 5718 |
IBM 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI-X Adapter |
??? |
| 5719 |
IBM 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet-LR PCI-X Adapter |
??? |
| 5721 |
IBM 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI-X 2.0 DDR Adapter |
??? |
| 5722 |
IBM 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet-LR PCI-X 2.0 DDR Adapter |
??? |
Virtual Ethernet Adapters
The following table summarizes all virtual Ethernet adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| N/A |
IBM Virtual Ethernet |
ibmveth |
Token Ring Adapters
The following table summarizes all Token Ring adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 2920 |
PCI Token-Ring Adapter |
??? |
| 2979 |
PCI Auto LANStreamer Token-Ring Adapter |
??? |
| 4959 |
IBM 4/16 Mbps PCI Token Ring Adapter |
olympic ??? |
ATM Adapters
The following table summarizes all ATM adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 2946 |
622 Mbs ATM Fibre Adapter |
not supported |
| 4953 |
155 Mbs ATM UTP Adapter |
not supported |
| 4957 |
155 Mbs ATM Fibre Adapter |
not supported |
WAN Adapters
The following table summarizes all WAN adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 2947 |
IBM ARTIC960Hx 4-Port Multiprotocol PCI Adapter |
not supported |
| 2962 |
IBM Dual Port Multiprotocol Adapter |
not supported |
| 6312 |
Quad Digital Trunk Telephony PCI Adapter |
not supported |
Async Adapters
The following table summarizes all Async adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 2943 |
8-Port Asynchronous EIA-232 / RS-422 Adapter |
not supported |
| 2944 |
128-Port Asynchronous Controller |
not supported |
| 5723 |
2-Port Asynchronous EIA-232 PCI Adapter |
??? |
| 7036-P16 |
16-Port Asynchronous RAN |
??? |
| 8136 |
Rack Mountable Remote Asynchronous Node 16-Port EIA-232 |
not supported |
| 8137 |
Enhanced Remote Asynchronous Node 16-Port EIA-232 |
not supported |
InfiniBand Adapters
The following table summarizes all InfiniBand adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1809 |
IBM GX Dual-port 4x IB HCA |
??? |
| 1810 |
IBM GX Dual-port 4x IB HCA |
??? |
| 1811 |
IBM GX Dual-port 4x IB HCA |
??? |
| 1812 |
IBM GX Dual-port 4x IB HCA |
??? |
| 1820 |
PCI-X Dual-port 4x IB HCA |
??? |
USB Adapters
The following table summarizes all USB adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 2737 |
2-Port USB 1.1 PCI Adapter |
??? |
| 2738 |
2-Port USB 2.0 PCI Adapter |
??? |
| 2962 |
4-Port USB PCI Adapter |
??? |
Cryptographic Adapters
The following table summarizes all Cryptographic adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 4958 |
PCI Cryptographic Coprocessor |
??? |
| 4960 |
IBM e-business Cryptographic Accelerator |
??? |
| 4963 |
PCI Cryptographic Coprocessor |
??? |
Graphics Adapters
The following table summarizes all Graphics adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Support |
| 1980 |
POWER GXT135P PCI 2D Graphics Accelerator with Digital Support |
supported as framebuffer only |
| 2848 |
POWER GXT135P PCI 2D Graphics Accelerator with Digital Support |
supported as framebuffer only |
| 2849 |
POWER GXT135P PCI 2D Graphics Accelerator with Digital Support |
supported as framebuffer only |
| 2842 |
POWER GXT4500P PCI 3D Graphics Accelerator with Digital Support |
PCI-X ??? not supported |
| 2843 |
POWER GXT6500P PCI 3D Graphics Accelerator with Digital Support |
PCI-X ??? not supported |
JS20 and JS21 PowerPC processor-based Blade Servers
The JS20 and JS21 PowerPC processor-based blade servers are listed separatey because they have a different system of feature numbers.
Storage Interfaces
The following table summarizes all available Storage Interface adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| N/A |
JS20 Integrated ATA-100 IDE controller |
amd74xx |
| N/A |
JS21 Integrated SAS controller with RAID support |
ipr |
| 73P6112 |
JS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card |
qla2300??? |
| 26R0890 |
JS21 QLogic 4Gb SFF Fibre Channel Expansion Card |
qla2400 |
| 32R1923 |
JS21 StFF iSCSI Expansion Card |
qla4xxx(iSCSI func.) & qla3022ip(NIC func.), both from qlogic.com |
Communications and Connectivity
The following table summarizes all Communications and Connectivity adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| N/A |
Integrated Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet |
bcm5700 or tg3 |
| 73P9030 |
IBM BladeCenter Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card |
??? |
| 73P6000 |
Myricom Myrinet Expansion Card |
??? |
| 26K6457 |
Topspin InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter |
(driver modules from topspin/cisco)??? |
IDE Support
For IDE support the following Linux kernel modules are necessary (should all be included in the standard kernel):
- ide_SPECIFY!!!
- ide_SPECIFY!!!
- ide_SPECIFY!!!
- ide_SPECIFY!!!
USB Support
For USB support the following Linux kernel modules are necessary (should all be included in the standard kernel):
- usb_SPECIFY!!!
- usb_SPECIFY!!!
- usb_SPECIFY!!!
- usb_SPECIFY!!!
Diagnostic tools
- ethtool - for all LAN devices
- iprutils - for IBM SCSI/RAID controllers
- lputil - for Emulex Fibre Channel HBA
- bcmflashdiag - for Broadcom Ethernet
- scli - for QLogic Fibre Channel HBA
