HBAs for IBM Z hosts that are running Linux

Ensure that you use the correct Linux® host bus adapter (HBA) and software on your IBM Z® host.

Table 1 lists the supported HBAs for IBM Z hosts that are running the Linux operating system.

For the most current interoperability information about supported HBAs and operating system levels, go to IBM® System Storage® Interoperation Center (SSIC) website.

Table 1. Supported HBAs for Linux on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE
Hosts	Operating systems	Supported HBAs¹
zEnterprise® EC12	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux AS	FICON® Express4, FICON Express8, and FICON Express8S
IBM z13®, LinuxONE Emperor, and LinuxONE Rockhopper	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS	FICON Express8 (supported only on z13), FICON Express8S, FICON Express16S
IBM z14, LinuxONE Emperor II, and LinuxONE Rockhopper II	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, and Ubuntu	FCP Express® 32S (supported only on LinuxONE Emperor II, and LinuxONE Rockhopper II), FICON Express8S (supported only on z14), FICON Express16S (supported only on z14), and FICON Express16S+
IBM z15® and LinuxONE III	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, and Ubuntu	FICON Express16SA^2, FCP Express 32S (supported only on LinuxONE III), FICON Express8S (supported only on z15), FICON Express16S (supported only on z15), and FICON Express16S+³
Notes: ¹IBM Z HBAs must be ordered as an additional feature for the host system. HBAs are either factory-installed on the host system or installed in an existing system by an IBM service representative. ²FICON Express 16SA is supported on LinuxONE III model LT1 and z15 model T01. ³FICON Express 16S+ is supported on z/15 models T01 and T02 and on LinuxONE III model LT2, but it is not supported on LinuxONE III model LT1.