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These summary tables indicate the minimum IBM i operating system level support for the Power Systems I/O features, and whether support of the feature is IBM i native attach, or iVirtualization configuration, or Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) configuration.
When you add or change hardware or I/O, always refer to the Sales Manual, which has the up-to-date specifics for all types of code levels needed for support of a feature. The Prerequisites information can be found in the Sales Manual by searching for a Machine Type Model (MTM) or Feature Code. If you are not familiar with how to search for the information in the Sales Manual, refer to the Feature Code Software Requirements Guide.
For more information about IBM i Technology Refreshes and Resaves, see IBM i Technology Refreshes and Resaves. See IBM i I/O Support Details for more announcement details about each item listed in the following tables.
| IBM i I/O Support | Type of Configuration (Native, VIOS, iVirt, All) | IBM i 7.6 | IBM i 7.5 | IBM i 7.4 |
| Enhancements from July 2025 | ||||
| #EC73, #EC74 - PCIe4 2-Port 25/10 GbE RoCE Crypto SFP28 Adapter | Native, iVirt | Power11 GA PTF Group | Tech Refresh 6 | - |
| #EC85, #EC86 - PCIe5 2-Port 200 GbE RoCE Adapter | All | Power11 GA PTF Group | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| #EPG4, #EPG5, #EPG6 - PCIe3 4770 Crypto Coprocessor | Native | Power11 GA PTF Group | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
Attachment of Full-Height (FH) LTO-10 tape drives | All | Power11 GA PTF Group | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| Items in the next table were before the IBM i 7.6 General Availability date of 18 April 2025, but they are all supported by the base release of IBM i 7.6. |
| IBM i I/O Support | Type of Configuration (Native, VIOS, iVirt, All) | IBM i 7.5 | IBM i 7.4 | IBM i 7.3 |
| Enhancements from July 2024 | ||||
| #ESR0 NVMe Expansion Drawer adds Multipath capability (See also May 2023) | All | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 10 | - |
| #EN24, #EN26 - PCIe 4-Port 25/10/1 GbE RoCE SFP28 Adapter adds SR-IOV support | All (see also Nov 2023) | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh10 | Base (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| #ES4C - Enterprise 1.6 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 10 | Base (iVirt client only) |
| #ES4E - Enterprise 3.2 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 10 | Base (iVirt client only) |
| #ES4G - Enterprise 6.4 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 10 | Base (iVirt client only) |
| #ES4B - Enterprise 1.6 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | - |
| #ES4D - Enterprise 3.2 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | - |
| #ES4F - Enterprise 6.4 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | - |
| #ECTB - New 15.3 TB Mainstream PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 10 | Base (iVirt client only) |
| #ECT9 - New 15.3 TB Mainstream PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | - |
| Enhancements from June 2024 | ||||
| #EN2Y, #EN2Z - PCIe 4-port 1 GbE Adapter | All | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 10 | Base (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| Enhancements from November 2023 | ||||
| #ENZ0 - PCIe Gen4 I/O Expansion Drawer | All | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 9 | Base (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| #ENZF - PCIe Gen4 FanOut Module | All | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 9 | Base (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| #EN24, #EN26 - PCIe 4-Port 25/10/1 GbE RoCE SFP28 Adapter | All (see also July 2024) | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 9 | Base (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| #EC71, #EC72 - PCIe 2-Port 25/10/1 GbE RoCE SFP28 Adapter | All | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 9 | Base (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| Enhancements from October 2023 | ||||
| #ES5B - Enterprise 800 GB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| #ES5D - Enterprise 1.6 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| #ES5F - Enterprise 3.2 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| #ES5H - Enterprise 6.4 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ES5A - Enterprise 800 GB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #ES5C - Enterprise 1.6 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #ES5E - Enterprise 3.2 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #ES5G - Enterprise 6.4 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| IBM TS4500 tape library with IBM TS1170 tape drives | All | MF70445 | MF70444 | MF70443 |
| Diamondback Tape Library | All | Base | Base | Base |
| Enhancements from May 2023 | ||||
| #ESR0 - EXP24 U.2 NVMe Storage Enclosure (See also July 2024) | All | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 8 | Base (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| #EN2N, #EN2P: PCIe4 64 Gb 2-port Optical Fibre Channel Adapter | All | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 8 | Tech Refresh 13 (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| #EN2L, #EN2M: PCIe4 32 Gb 4-port Optical Fibre Channel Adapter | All | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 8 | Tech Refresh 13 (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| #EJ2B, #EJ2C - PCIe3 12 Gb x8 SAS Tape HBA Adapter | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 8 | - |
| #EN2W, #EN2X - PCIe3 4-port 10 GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter -- adds IBM i dedicated driver support | All (see also Dec 2022) | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 8 | Base (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| Enhancements from February 2023 | ||||
| #EKF2 - Enterprise 800 GB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| #EKF4 - Enterprise 1.6 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| #EKF6 - Enterprise 3.2 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| #EKF8 - Enterprise 6.4 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #EKF3 - Enterprise 1.6 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #EKF5 - Enterprise 3.2 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #EKF7 - Enterprise 6.4 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| Enhancements from December 2022 | ||||
| #EJBD -- Storage Backplane with two NVMe U.2 (15mm) Flash drive bays for Power E1080 servers | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 7 | Base (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| #EC75, #EC76 -- PCIe4 2-port 100Gb NIC/RoCE QFSP56 adapter | All | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 10 |
| #EN2W, #EN2X -- PCIe3 4-port 10GbE BaseT RJ45 adapter | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #EN1N, #EN1P -- PCIe4 64Gb 2-port Optical Fibre Channel adapter | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 7 | Tech Refresh 13 (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| #EN1L, #EN1M -- PCIe4 32Gb 4-port Optical Fibre Channel adapter | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 7 | Tech Refresh 13 (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| #ES3H -- 800 GB Enterprise 800 GB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | All | Base | Base | Base (VIOS only) |
| Enhancements from July 2022 | ||||
| #EJ2A -- PCIe4 x16 to CXP Converter Adapter | All | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| #EJ1X - Storage Backplane with four NVMe U.2 drive slots | All | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| #EJ1Y - Storage Backplane with eight NVMe U.2 drive slots | All | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 |
| #ES3A - Enterprise 800 GB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i adds dedicated support for IBM i 7.3 | Native, iVirt (see also May 2022) | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 (see also May 2022) |
| #ES3C - Enterprise 1.6 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i adds dedicated support for IBM i 7.3 | Native, iVirt (see also May 2022) | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 (see also May 2022) |
| #ES3E - Enterprise 3.2 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i adds dedicated support for IBM i 7.3 | Native, iVirt (see also May 2022) | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 (see also May 2022) |
| Enhancements from May 2022 | ||||
| #ES3A - Enterprise 800 GB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Base (iVirt only) (see also July 2022) |
| #ES3C - Enterprise 1.6 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Base (iVirt only) (see also July 2022) |
| #ES3E - Enterprise 3.2 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Base (iVirt only) (see also July 2022) |
| #ES3G - Enterprise 6.4 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ES3B - Enterprise 1.6 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #ES3D - Enterprise 3.2 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #ES3F - Enterprise 6.4 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| Items in the next table were before the IBM i 7.5 General Availability date of 10 May 2022, but they are all supported by the base release of IBM i 7.5. If also supported on servers earlier than POWER10 technology, Storage and Ethernet items from the previous table are supported by IBM i 7.2 as virtual clients in VIOS or iVirtualization configurations. Some others are supported by an IBM i 7.2 Resave, as indicated in the table. |
| IBM i I/O Support | Type of Configuration (Native, VIOS, iVirt, All) | IBM i 7.4 | IBM i 7.3 | IBM i 7.2 |
| Enhancements from December 2021 | ||||
| #EC77, #EC78 - PCIe4 2-port 100Gb Crypto RoCE QFSP56 adapter | Native | Tech Refresh 5 | - | - |
| Enhancements from September 2021 | ||||
| #EJ24 - PCIe x16 to CXP Converter Card | Native | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 11 | - |
| #EJ35, #EJ37 - PCIe3 Cryptographic Coprocessor 4769 | Native | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 11 | - |
| #EB48 - 1 GbE Base-T Transceiver RJ45 for the 25/10 Gb Ethernet adapter | Native, iVirt, VIOS | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 11 | - |
| #EN1J/#EN1K - PCIe4 32 Gb dual-port optical FC adapter adds IBM i 7.4 native support | Native, iVirt, VIOS (See also April 2021) | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 3 (iVirt, VIOS only) | Tech Refresh 7 (iVirt, VIOS only) |
| Enhancements from April 2021 | ||||
| #EN1J/#EN1K - PCIe4 32 Gb dual-port optical FC adapter | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #EN1E/#EN1F - PCIe4 16 Gb quad-port optical FC adapter | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ES1K - Enterprise 800 GB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native | Tech Refresh 4 | - | - |
| #ESK7 - 387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESK9 - 387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKB - 775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKD - 775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKF - 1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKH - 1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESK6 - 387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESK8 - 387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKA - 775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKC - 775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKE - 1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKG - 1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESK0 - 387GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESK1 - 387GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-2 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESK2 - 775GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESK3 - 775GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-2 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKL - 931 GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKM - 931 GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKQ - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKR - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKU - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKV - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKY - 7.45 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | - | - |
| #ESKZ - 7.45 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | - | - |
| #ESKJ - 931GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKK - 931GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKN - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKP - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKS - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKT - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKW - 7.45 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESKX - 7.45 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| Enhancements from November 2020 | ||||
| #EC7K, #EC7J - PCIe4 1.6 TB NVMe Flash Adapter for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Base (iVirt only) | Base (iVirt only) |
| #EC7M, #EC7L - PCIe4 3.2 TB NVMe Flash Adapter for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Base (iVirt only) | Base (iVirt only) |
| #EC7P, #EC7N - PCIe4 6.4 TB NVMe Flash Adapter for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Base (iVirt only) | Base (iVirt only) |
| #EC7B, #EC7A - PCIe4 1.6 TB NVMe Flash Adapter for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #EC7M, #EC7L - PCIe4 3.2 TB NVMe Flash Adapter for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #EC7P, #EC7N - PCIe4 6.4 TB NVMe Flash Adapter for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #EN2A, #EN2B - PCIe3 16 Gb 2-port Optical Fibre Channel adapter | All | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 9 | Base (VIOS only) |
| #EC6J, #EC6K - PCIe2 x8 2-Port USB 3.0 adapter | All | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 9 | Base (VIOS only) |
| #ESJT, #ESJK - Mainstream 931 GB SAS 4k SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Base | Base |
| #ESJV, #ESJM - Mainstream 1.86 TB SAS 4k SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Base | Base |
| #ESJX, #ESJP - Mainstream 3.72 TB SAS 4k SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Base | Base |
| #ESJS, #ESJJ - Mainstream 931 GB SAS 4k SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #ESJU, #ESJL - Mainstream 1.86 TB SAS 4k SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #ESJW, #ESJN - Mainstream 3.72 TB SAS 4k SSD for VIOS | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| Enhancements from July 2020 | ||||
| #EJ1Q - NVMe U.2 Passthru adapter Gen4 capable | All | Tech Refresh 2 | Base (VIOS, iVirt) | Base (VIOS, iVirt) |
| #EJ1S - Storage backplane with 6 SFF-3 Bays and 2 front PCIe Gen4 NVMe U.2 drive slots | All | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 8 | Resave RS-720-Q |
| #EJ1T, #EJ1V - Storage backplane with 2 front PCIe Gen4 NVMe U.2 drive slots | All | Tech Refresh 2 | Base (VIOS, iVirt) | Base (VIOS, iVirt) |
| #EJ1U, #EJ1W - Storage backplane with 4 front PCIe Gen4 NVMe U.2 drive slots | All | Tech Refresh 2 | Base (VIOS, iVirt) | Base (VIOS, iVirt) |
| #ES1F - Enterprise 1.6 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 2 | Base (iVirt only) | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ES1H - Enterprise 3.2 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 2 | Base (iVirt only) | Base (iVirt only) |
| #EC5W - Enterprise 6.4 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 2 | Base (iVirt only) | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ES1E - Enterprise 1.6 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #ES1G - Enterprise 3.2 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| #EC5V - Enterprise 6.4 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Base | Base |
| Enhancements from Nov 2019 | ||||
| #EC6V, #EC6U - PCIe3 x8 NVMe 1.6 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter - IBM i | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Base (VIOS, iVirt) | Base (VIOS, iVirt) |
| #EC6X, #EC6W- PCIe3 x8 NVMe 3.2 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter - IBM i | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Base (VIOS, iVirt) | Base (VIOS, iVirt) |
| #EC6Z, #EC6Y - PCIe3 x8 NVMe 6.4 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter for IBM i | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Base (VIOS, iVirt) | Base (VIOS, iVirt) |
| #ESB9 - 387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESBB - 387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESBF - 775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESBH - 775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESBK - 1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESBM - 1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESB8 - 387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESBA - 387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESBE - 775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESBG - 775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESBJ - 1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESBL - 1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESB0 - 387GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESB2 - 387GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESB4 - 775GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESB6 - 775GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| Enhancements from May and June 2019 | ||||
| #EC66, #EC67 - PCIe4 2-port 100 Gb ROCE EN adapter adds dedicated and native SR-IOV NIC, and dedicated and native SR-IOV RoCE | All (See also Sep & Oct 2018) | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | (See Sep & Oct 2018) |
| #EC3M, #EC3L, #EC2T, #EC2U, #EC2R, #EC2S PCIe 2-port Ethernet adapters add dedicated driver and native SR-IOV RoCE | All (See also Mar 2018) | Base | (See Mar 2018) | (See Mar 2018) |
| #EMXH - PCIe3 6-Slot Fan-out Module for PCIe3 Exp Drawer | All | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 9 |
| #EJ19, #EJ1R, and #EJ20 – PCIe x16 to CXP Converter Card | All | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 9 |
| #ES91 - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ES95 - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESND - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESNB - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESNH - 1.55 TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESNF - 1.55 TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ES90 - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ES94 - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESGT - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESGV - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESNC - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESNA - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESGX - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESGZ - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESNG - 1.55 TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESNE - 1.55 TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJ9 - 931 GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJ1 - 931 GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJB - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJ3 - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJD - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJ5 - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJF - 7.45 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | - | - |
| #ESJ7 - 7.45 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | - | - |
| #ESJB - 931GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJ0 - 931GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJA - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJ2 - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJC - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJ6 - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJE - 7.45 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| #ESJ6 - 7.45 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 |
| Items in the next table were before the IBM i 7.4 General Availability date of 21 June 2019, but they are all supported by the base release of IBM i 7.4. If also supported on servers earlier than POWER9 technology, Storage and Ethernet items from the previous table are supported by IBM i 7.2 as virtual clients in VIOS or iVirtualization configurations. Some others are supported by an IBM i 7.2 Resave, as indicated in the table. If also supported on servers earlier than POWER9 technology, Storage and Ethernet items from the previous table are supported by IBM i 7.1 as virtual clients in VIOS or iVirtualization configurations. |
| IBM i I/O Support | Type of Configuration (Native, VIOS, iVirt, All) | IBM i 7.3 | IBM i 7.2 | IBM i 7.1 |
| Enhancements from Oct 2018 | ||||
| #EC66 - PCIe4 2-port HP 100 Gb ROCE EN adapter | VIOS (also May 2019) | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | -- |
| Enhancements from Sep 2018 | ||||
| #EC67 - PCIe4 2-port LP 100 Gb ROCE EN adapter | VIOS (also May 2019) | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | -- |
| #ESHT - 931 GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESHK - 931 GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESHV - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESHM - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESMR - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESM9 - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESHS - 931GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | - |
| #ESHJ - 931GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | - |
| #ESHU - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | - |
| #ESHL - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | - |
| #ESMQ - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | - |
| #ESM8 - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 5 | Tech Refresh 9 | - |
| Enhancements from Mar 2018 | ||||
| #EC2T, #EC2U - PCIe3 2-port 25/10 GbE | All (also May 2019) | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 (VIOS only) | -- |
| #EC2R, #EC2S - PCIe3 2-port 10 GbE | All (also May 2019) | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 (VIOS only) | -- |
| #EC3M, #EC3L - PCIe3 2-port 100 GbE Adds Native, iVirt | All (also May 2019) | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 6 (VIOS only) (see Nov 2016) | -- |
| #EN1A, #EN1B - PCIe3 32Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter | All | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | -- |
| #EN1C, #EN1D - PCIe3 16Gb 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter | All | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | -- |
| #EJ1C - Base Storage Backplane 12 SFF-3 Bays/RDX Bay | All | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | -- |
| #EJ1D - Expanded Function Storage Backplane 18 SFF-3 Bays/Dual IOA with Write Cache/Opt Ext SAS port | All | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | -- |
| #EJ1E - Split #EJ1C to 6+6 SFF-3 Bays: Add 2nd SAS controller | All | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | -- |
| #EJ1M - Expanded Function Storage Backplane 12 SFF-3 Bays/RDX Bay/Opt Ext SAS port | All | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | -- |
| Enhancements from Dec 2017 | ||||
| #ESG6 - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESGA - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESGC - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESGE - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESGG - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESGJ - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESGL - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESGN - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESGQ - 1.55 TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESGS - 1.55 TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESG5 - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | - |
| #ESG5 - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | - |
| #ESG5 - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | - |
| #ESG5 - 387 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | - |
| #ESG5 - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | - |
| #ESG5 - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | - |
| #ESG5 - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | - |
| #ESG5 - 775 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | - |
| #ESG5 - 1.55 TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | - |
| #ESG5 - 1.55 TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | VIOS | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 8 | - |
| Enhancements from Oct 2017 | ||||
| #ES84 - 931 GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ES8Z - 931 GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ES93 - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ES97 - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESE2 - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESE8 - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ES83 - 931GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | - |
| #ES8Y - 931GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | - |
| #ES92 - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | - |
| #ES96 - 1.86 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | - |
| #ESE1 - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | - |
| #ESE7 - 3.72 TB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | - |
| #ESNJ - 283 GB 15K RPM SAS 4k SFF-3 HDD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESNL - 283 GB 15K RPM SAS 4k SFF-2 HDD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESNN - 571 GB 15K RPM SAS 4k SFF-3 HDD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESNQ - 571 GB 15K RPM SAS 4k SFF-2 HDD for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ESNK - 300 GB 15K RPM SAS 4k SFF-3 HDD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | - |
| #ESNM - 300 GB 15K RPM SAS 4k SFF-2 HDD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | - |
| #ESNP - 600 GB 15K RPM SAS 4k SFF-3 HDD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | - |
| #ESNR - 600 GB 15K RPM SAS 4k SFF-2 HDD | VIOS | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | - |
| LTO-8 Tape Drives | All | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | MF64114 |
| IBM TS1155 Tape Drive | All | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | MF63487 |
| IBM TS4300 Tape Library | All | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 7 | MF63487 |
| Enhancements from March 2017 | ||||
| #EU4A - RDX USB External Docking Station | All | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 11 Plus PTF MF63266 |
| #EJ1P/#EJ1N - PCIe1 SAS Tape/DVD Dual-port 3Gb x8 Adapter | All | Base | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| Enhancements from Nov 2016 | ||||
| #ESLS - EXP24SX SAS Storage Enclosure | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 5 | -- |
| #EJ32, #EJ33 - PCIe3 Cryptographic Coprocessor 4767 | Native | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 5 | -- |
| #EC3M, #EC3L - PCIe3 2-port 100 GbE | VIOS | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 5 | -- |
| #EUA3 - RDX USB Top Mount Docking Station | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 5 | -- |
| Enhancement from May 2016 | ||||
| IBM TS4500 R3 Tape Library | All | Base | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 11 |
| Enhancements from April & May 2016 | ||||
| #EJ14 - PCIe3 12GB Cache RAID PLUS SAS Adapter | All | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | -- |
| #EN0F/#EN0G - PCIe2 8Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #5785/#5277 - PCIe 4-Port Async EIA-232 Adapter | Native | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES81 - 1.9TB Mainstream (also known as Read Intensive) SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD (IBM i) | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ES80 - 1.9TB Mainstream (also known as Read Intensive) SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | - |
| #ES8K - 1.9TB Mainstream (also known as Read Intensive) SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD (IBM i) | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ES8J - 1.9TB Mainstream (also known as Read Intensive) SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | - |
| #ES79 - 387GB SFF-2 SSD 5xx eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES78 - 387GB SFF-2 SSD 5xx eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES7F - 775GB SFF-2 SSD 5xx eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES7E - 775GB SFF-2 SSD 5xx eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES7L - 387GB SFF-3 SSD 5xx eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES7K - 387GB SFF-3 SSD 5xx eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES7Q - 775GB SFF-3 SSD 5xx eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES7P - 775GB SFF-3 SSD 5xx eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES86 - 387GB SFF-2 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES85 - 387GB SFF-2 SSD 4k eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES8D - 775GB SFF-2 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES8C - 775GB SFF-2 SSD 4k eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES8G - 1.55TB SFF-2 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ES8F - 1.55TB SFF-2 SSD 4k eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | - |
| #ES8P - 387GB SFF-3 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES8N - 387GB SFF-3 SSD 4k eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES8R - 775GB SFF-3 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES8Q - 775GB SFF-3 SSD 4k eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES8W - 1.55TB SFF-3 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | Base (iVirt only) |
| #ES8V - 1.55TB SFF-3 SSD 4k eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | - |
| #ES1D - 387GB 1.8" SAS 5xx SSD eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES1C - 387GB 1.8" SAS 5xx SSD eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES2W - 387GB 1.8" SAS 4k SSD eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES2V - 387GB 1.8" SAS 4k SSD eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES2Y - 775GB 1.8" SAS 5xx SSD eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES2X - 775GB 1.8" SAS 5xx SSD eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES4L - 775GB 1.8" SAS 4k SSD eMLC4 for IBM i | Native, iVirt | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| #ES4K - 775GB 1.8" SAS 4k SSD eMLC4 | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 4 | RS-710-S |
| Items in the next table were before the IBM i 7.3 General Availability date of 15 April 2016, but they are all supported by the base release of IBM i 7.3. If also supported on servers earlier than POWER8 technology, Storage and Ethernet items from the previous table are supported by IBM i 7.1 as virtual clients in VIOS or iVirtualization configurations. Some others are supported by an IBM i 7.1 Resave, as indicated in the table. If also supported on servers earlier than POWER8 technology, Storage and Ethernet items from the previous table are supported by IBM i 6.1 as virtual clients in VIOS or iVirtualization configurations. |
| IBM i I/O Support | Type of Configuration (Native, VIOS, iVirt, All) | IBM i 7.2 | IBM i 7.1 |
| Enhancements from Nov 2015 | |||
| LTO-7 Tape Drives | All | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 11 |
| 4-port 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapter (#EN12) | VIOS | Tech Refresh 3 | Tech Refresh 11 |
| Enhancements from May 2015 | |||
| #EN15/#EN16/#EN17/#EN18 - 4-port 10 Gb Ethernet NIC | All | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 10 |
| Native and VIOS NPIV attachment of FlashSystem | All | Tech Refresh 2 | -- |
| #EN0A/#EN0B Add IBM i 16 Gb FC Native Direct Attach | Native, iVirt (also Jun 2014) | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 10 |
| #EC2M / #EC2N / #EC37 / #EC38 - 10 Gb NIC/RoCE adapter | VIOS | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 10 |
| #ESF4/#ESF5/#ESEU/#ESEV – 10K RPM 571/600 GB SFF with 4K block size | All | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 10 |
| #ESF8/#ESF9/#ESF2/#ESF3 – 10K RPM 1.1/1.2 TB SFF with 4K block size | All | Tech Refresh 2 | Tech Refresh 10 |
| #ESFU/#ESFV/#ESFS/#ESFT – 10K RPM 1.7/1.8 TB SFF-3 with 4K block size | All | Tech Refresh 2 | -- |
| Enhancements from Nov 2014 | |||
| #EMX0 - 19-inch PCIe Gen3 4U I/O Expansion Drawer | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 9 |
| TS1150 Enterprise Tape Drive | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 9 |
| #EU2T - 2.0 TB Removable Disk Cartridge | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 9 |
| #ES0Y/#ES0Z - 177 GB 1.8-inch SSD Read Intensive | VIOS | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 9 |
| #ESDE/#ESDN/#ESDJ - 571 GB 15K RPM 528 SAS Disk Drive | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 9 |
| #ESDK/#ESDP/#ESDF - 600 GB 15K RPM 5xx SAS Disk Drive | VIOS | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 9 |
| #ES0V/#ES0R/#ES0U/#ES0Q - 387 GB 4K SSD Drive | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 9 |
| #ES0X/#ES0T/#ES0W/#ES0S - 775 GB 4K SSD Drive | All | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 9 |
| #ESEY/#ESFA/#ESFE/#ESFN - 283/571 GB 15K RPM SAS 4K adds VIOS | All (also Jun 2014) | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 9 |
| #EJ27/#EJ28/#EJ29 - PCIe Cryptographic Coprocessor | Native | Tech Refresh 1 | Tech Refresh 9 |
| Enhancements from Jul 2014 | |||
| #ES0K - 387GB SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | All | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| Enhancements from Jun 2014 | |||
| #EC46 - PCIe2 4-Port USB 3.0 Adapter | All | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #EJ10 - PCIe3 SAS Tape/DVD Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 | All | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #EN0S - PCIe2 4-Port (10Gb+1GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #EN0U - PCIe2 4-port (10Gb+1GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #EN0W - PCIe2 2-port 10/1GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #EC3B - PCIe3 2-Port 40GbE NIC RoCE QSFP+ Adapter | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #ES0M - 387GB SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | All | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #ES0P - 775GB SFF-3 SSD for IBM i | All | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #ES17 - 387GB 1.8" SSD for IBM i | All | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #ESD4 - 571GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i) | All | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #ESD8 - 1.1TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i) | All | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #ESDA - 283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i) | All | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #ESDS - 283GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i) | All | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #ESDU - 139GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i) | All | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #ESEY - 283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4224 Disk Drive | Native (also Nov 2014) | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #ESFA - 283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4224 Disk Drive | Native (also Nov 2014) | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #ESFE - 571GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4224 Disk Drive | Native (also Nov 2014) | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #ESFN - 571GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4224 Disk Drive | Native (also Nov 2014) | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #EN0K - PCIe2 4-port (10Gb FCoE /1GbE) SFP+Copper/RJ4 Adapter | VIOS, native SR-IOV | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #EN0H - PCIe2 4-port SR&RJ45 Adapter adds native SR-IOV | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 8 (See also Feb 2013) |
| #EN0L - PCIe2 LP 4-port (10Gb FCoE/1GbE) SFP+Copper/RJ4 Adapter | VIOS | Base | Tech Refresh 8 |
| #EN0A/#EN0B - PCIe2 16Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter adds native | All (See also Feb 2013) | Base | Tech Refresh 8 (See also Feb 2013) |
| #EDR1 - EXP30 Ultra Drawer adds cascading | All (See also Feb 2013) | Base | Tech Refresh 8 (See also Feb 2013) |
| PCIe3 LP RAID SAS Adapter with Zero Write Cache (#EJ0M) | All | Base | Tech Refresh 7 |
| EXP30 Ultra Drawer (#EDR1) adds VIOS support | All (See also Feb 2013) | Base | Tech Refresh 7 (See also Feb 2013) |
| Items in the next table were before the IBM i 7.2 General Availability date of 2 May 2014, but they are all supported by the base release of IBM i 7.2. If also supported on servers earlier than POWER8 technology, Storage and Ethernet items from the previous table are supported by IBM i 6.1 as virtual clients in VIOS or iVirtualization configurations. |
| IBM i I/O Support | IBM i 7.1 | IBM i 6.1 (with 6.1.1 Licensed Internal Code) | Type of Support (Native, VIOS, iVirt, All) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January and February 2014 -- PCIe3 12 GB Cache RAID SAS Adapter (#EJ0L) -- PCIe3 RAID SAS Adapter with Zero Write Cache (#EJ0J) -- PCIe3 SAS Tape Adapter Quad-port 6Gb (#EJ0X) -- PCIe Bisync Adapter (#EN13/#EN14) | Technology Refresh 7 X X X X | Resave RS-611-M X X X X | All All All Native |
| November 2013 -- PCIe2 1.8 GB Cache RAID SAS Adapter Tri-port 6 Gb CR (#ESA3) -- Higher performance 387 GB SFF SSD (#ES10, #ES11, #ES19, #ES1A) -- 775 GB SSD with eMLC (#ES0E, #ES0F, #ES0G, #ES0H) -- 1.2 TB/1.1 TB 10k RPM SAS HDD (#ESD0, #ESD1, #ESD2, #ESD3) -- Add of Async PPP to PCIe 2 Port Async EIA-232 Adapter (#5289/5290) -- VIOS for RDX USB Dock Station for Removable Disk Cartridge (#EU03/EU04) -- #5913/ESA1/ESA2 SAS Adapter Performance Boost with VIOS | Technology Refresh 7 X X X X X (See also Oct 2012) X (See also Oct 2012) X (See also 2011/2012) | Resave RS-611-M 0 X X X - - - - | All All All All Native All (See also Oct 2012) All (See also 2011/2012) |
| May/June/July 2013 -- Native and direct attachment of SVC and Storwize Storage -- PCIe2 16 Gb 2-port FC Adapter (#EN0A) for 770/780 -- PCIe2 4-port SR&RJ45 Adapter (#EN0H/EN0J) additions -- Integrated Multifunction Card (#EN10/EN11) additions -- EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer (#EDR1) support for 770/780 -- GX++ 2-port 10Gb FCoE Adapter (#EN22) adds 795 support | Technology Refresh 6 MF56600, MF56753, MF56854 X X (See also Feb 2013) X (See also Feb 2013) X X | Resave RS-611-K iVirtualization only X X X iVirtualization only VIOS only | Native, iVirtualization VIOS VIOS All (FCoE is VIOS only) Native, iVirtualization All (FCoE is VIOS only) |
| February and March 2013 -- IBM i 6.1 Native I/O Enablement (#EB34) -- Use of USB flash drive -- PCIe2 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (#EN0A/EN0B) -- PCIe2 4-port (10 Gb FCoE & 1 GbE) SR&RJ45 Adapter (#EN0H/EN0J) -- Integrated Multifunction Card w/ 10 GbE RJ45 & Copper Twinax (#EN10/EN11) -- EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer (#EDR1) -- 2.5/6.25TB LTO-6 SAS Tape Drive, Half-high (#EU11/5724) -- 1.5 TB Removable Disk Cartridge (#EU15) | Technology Refresh 6 - X X X X X X X | Resave RS-611-K X MF56209, iVirt only X X X iVirtualization only X X | Native Native, iVirtualization VIOS VIOS All Native, iVirtualization All Native |
| November and December 2012 -- Tape Library Support for 2.5/6.25TB LTO-6 SAS Tape Drive | MF55967 & MF55886 | MF55968 & MF55885 | All |
| October and November 2012 -- GX++ 2-port 10Gb FCoE CNA SR Optical Adapter (#EN22) -- RDX USB Internal Dock Station for Removable Disk Cartridge (#EU03) -- RDX USB External Dock Station for Removable Disk Cartridge (#EU04) -- RDX SATA Internal Dock Station for Removable Disk Cartridge (#EU07) -- 80/160 GB DAT160 USB Tape Drive (#EU16) -- PCIe 2 Port Async EIA-232 Adapter (#5289) -- PCIe LP 2 Port Async EIA-232 Adapter (#5290) -- 856GB 10k RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive (#1737/#1738) | Technology Refresh 5 X X X X X (See also May 2012) X X X | Resave RS-611-J VIOS only - - PTF SI47648 X (See also May 2012) - - VIOS only | All Native, iVirtualization Native, iVirtualization Native, iVirtualization All Native Native All |
| May 2012 -- PCIe2 RAID SAS Adapter Dual-port 6Gb (#ESA1, #ESA2) -- 387 GB SFF SSD with eMLC (#ES0B, #ES0D) -- PCIe2 4-port 1Gb Ethernet Adapter (#5260, #5899) -- PCIe2 LP 8Gb 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter (#EN0Y) -- 80/160GB DAT160 USB Tape Drive (#EU16) | Technology Refresh 4 X X X X X | Resave RS-611-H X X X X X | Native All All VIOS VIOS |
| October 2011 -- PCIe2 1.8 GB Cache RAID SAS Adapter Tri-Port 6 Gb (#5913) -- SAS SFF 15K RPM 283 GB disk drive -- PCIe2 2-Port 10 GbE SR Adapter (#5287) -- PCIe2 2-Port 10 GbE SFP+ Adapter (#5288) -- PCIe2 8x 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter (#5729) | Technology Refresh 3 X X X X X | Resave RS-611-E X X X X X | All All VIOS VIOS VIOS |
| May 2011 -- EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay drawer (#5887) -- 571 GB 10K RPM SFF SAS Disk Drive (#1916, #1962) -- PCIe2 Riser Card (Gen2) (#5685) Native Support -- 177 GB SFF SSD with eMLC (#1787) -- DVD/Tape SAS External Storage Unit (#5724) -- 1.5 TB / 3.0 TB LTO-5 SAS Tape Drive (#5638) in 750, 795 -- PCIe-based SSD Offering (#2053, #2054, #2055, #1996) | Technology Refresh 2 X X X X X X (See also Sep 2010) | Resave RS-611-D X X X (VIOS only until Oct 2011) X X X X | All All All All All All All |
| November 2010 -- PCIe cryptographic adapter (#4807, #4808, #4809) | - (See also Sep 2010) | Resave RS-611-C X | Native |
| September 2010 -- HEA Daughter cards -- PCIe-based SSD Offering (#2053, #2054, #2055, #1996) -- SSD performance enhancements -- PCIe cryptographic adapter (#4807, #4808, #4809) -- 283 GB 10K RPM SFF SAS disk drive -- 10 Gb FCoE PCIe Dual Port Adapter -- 1.5 TB / 3.0 TB LTO-5 SAS Tape Drive (#5638) in 720, 740 -- TS7650 ProtecTIER IOPless support | Technology Refresh 1 X X X X X X X X | Resave RS-611-C X X (VIOS only until May 2011) - - (see November 2010) X X X X | All All Native Native All VIOS All All |
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