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  {note:title=Fairly out of date}
 When considering updating this page.. pointers to the official, correct, and current information should be added. The following information is not expected to be in sync with current ordering capabilities
 {note}
  
  
 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*
 {toc}
  
 Please also check the following documents:
 - [IBM System p server I/O & IntelliStation POWER facts and features document|http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/hardware/factsfeatures.html]
 - [pSeries hardware - installable options|http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.pseries.doc/hardware_docs/selectbyinstallableoption.htm]
 - [PCI adapter information by feature type|http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r3s/index.jsp?topic=/iphcd/pcibyfeature.htm]
  
 h1. 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.
  
 h2. Storage Interfaces
 The storage interfaces are classified into the following categories:
 - SCSI interfaces
 - iSCSI interfaces
 - Fibre Channel interfaces
 - Virtual interfaces
 - SSA interfaces
  
 h3. 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|
  
 h3. 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|???|
  
 h3. 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|
  
 h3. 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|
  
 h3. SSA Interfaces
 The following table summarizes all SSA adapter cards:
 ||Feature Code||Description||Linux kernel module||
 |6230|SSA - Advanced SerialRAID Plus|not supported|
  
 h2. 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
  
 h3. 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|
  
 h3. 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|
  
 h3. 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|
  
 h3. 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|???|
  
 h3. Virtual Ethernet Adapters
 The following table summarizes all virtual Ethernet adapter cards:
 ||Feature Code||Description||Linux kernel module||
 |N/A|IBM Virtual Ethernet|ibmveth|
  
 h3. 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 ???|
  
 h3. 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|
  
 h3. 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|
  
 h3. 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|
  
 h3. 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|???|
  
 h3. 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|???|
  
 h3. 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|???|
  
 h2. 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|
  
  
 h1. 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.
  
 h2. 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|
  
 h2. 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)???|
  
  
 h1. 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!!!
  
  
 h1. 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!!!
  
  
 h1. 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

 
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