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 PowerPC processor-based Blade Server
Table of Contents
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 following table summarizes all SCSI and Fibre Channel adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1974 |
PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter |
ipr |
| 1975 |
PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID Adapter |
ipr |
| 1976 |
Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card |
ipr |
| 1977 |
2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI-X Adapter |
lpfc |
| 5703/5711 |
PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID Adapter |
ipr |
| 5709 |
Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card |
ipr |
| 5710/5712 |
PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter |
ipr |
| 5716 |
2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI-X Adapter |
lpfc |
| 6203 |
PCI Dual Channel Ultra3 SCSI Adapter |
??? |
| 6204 |
PCI Universal Differential Ultra SCSI Adapter |
???sym53cXXX |
| 6228 |
2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI Adapter |
lpfc |
| 6239 |
2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI-X Adapter |
lpfc |
| N/A |
IBM Virtual SCSI Client |
ibmvscsic |
| N/A |
IBM Virtual SCSI Server |
ibmvscsis |
Communications and Connectivity
The following table summarizes all network (Ethernet and Token-Ring) adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1978 |
Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X Adapter (Fibre) |
e1000 |
| 1979 |
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter |
e1000 |
| 1981 |
10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI-X Adapter |
??? |
| 1982 |
10 Gigabit Ethernet-LR PCI-X Adapter |
??? |
| 1983 |
2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X |
e1000 |
| 1984 |
2-Port Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X Adapter |
e1000 |
| 1985 |
10/100 Mbps Ethernet PCI II Adapter |
e100 |
| 2738 |
2-Port USB PCI Adapter |
??? |
| 2920 |
PCI Token-Ring Adapter |
??? |
| 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 |
| 2979 |
PCI Auto LANStreamer Token-Ring Adapter |
??? |
| 2985/2987 |
Ethernet PCI Adapter |
??? |
| 4951 |
4-Port 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet PCI Adapter |
??? |
| 4959 |
High-Speed Token-Ring PCI Adapter |
??? |
| 4961 |
4-Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Adapter |
??? |
| 4962 |
1-Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Adapter |
??? |
| 5700 |
Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X Adapter (Fibre) |
e1000 |
| 5701 |
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter (Copper) |
e1000 |
| 5706 |
2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X |
e1000 |
| 5707 |
2-Port Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X Adapter |
e1000 |
| 5718 |
10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI-X Adapter |
??? |
| 5719 |
10 Gigabit Ethernet-LR PCI-X Adapter |
??? |
| 5723 |
2-Port Asynchronous EIA-232 PCI Adapter |
??? |
| N/A |
IBM Virtual Ethernet |
ibmveth |
The following table summarizes all Cryptographic adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 4958 |
PCI Cryptographic Coprocessor |
??? |
| 4960 |
IBM Cryptographic Accelerator |
??? |
| 4963 |
PCI Cryptographic Coprocessor |
??? |
Display Adapters
The following table summarizes all Display Adapter cards:
| Feature Code |
Description |
Linux kernel module |
| 1980 |
PCI-X 2D Graphics Accelerator GXT135P |
??? |
| 2848 |
PCI 2D Graphics Accelerator GXT135 |
??? |
| 2849 |
PCI 2D Graphics Accelerator GXT135P |
??? |
JS20 PowerPC processor-based Blade Server
The JS20 PowerPC processor-based blade server is listed separatey because is does 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 |
Integrated ATA-100 IDE controller |
ide??? |
| 73P6112 |
IBM JS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card |
bcm5700??? |
| 26K6457 |
Topspin InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter |
??? |
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 |
??? |
| 73P9030 |
IBM BladeCenter Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card |
??? |
| 73P6000 |
Myricom Myrinet Expansion Card |
??? |
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
