iSeries I/O adapters (IOAs) supported by Linux

IOAs can be assigned to a logical partition. The iSeries™ supports the following adapters in a logical partition running Linux.

The Linux acenic, olympic, and pcnet32 device drivers are available with Linux. These drivers are compiled into the kernel and are available from your preferred Linux distributor.

The ibmsis driver provides an interface for the operating system to communicate with certain tape, optical, and disk adapter controllers. The most current version of this device driver can be found at the Linux on the System i platform Web site. All new tape, optical, and disk adapters are controlled using the opensource ipr device driver. This device driver is available from your preferred Linux distributor as a kernel module. Additionally, the ipr device driver has a site available at: SourceForge

The icom driver is an open-source device driver available with Linux. This driver can be compiled into the kernel and may be available from your preferred Linux distributor. To order the WAN adapters CCIN 2745 or 2772, it may be necessary to order hardware RPQs 847141, 847142, or 847143 when the order feature codes 0608, 0609, or 0610 are not available. WAN adapter CCIN 2771 is a base adapter for the server and can be used with Linux, but it is not a separately orderable feature.

The lpfc driver provides an interface for the operating system to communicate with disk unit sub-servers across fibre channel. The most current version of this device driver can be found at the Linux on the System i platform Web site. Supported configurations include direct attach, managed hubs, and switched fabric topologies. To order the fibre channel adapter CCIN 2766, it may be necessary to order hardware RPQ 847145 when the order feature code 0612 is not available.

The e1000 driver is available from Intel™. This device driver can be compiled into the kernel and may be available from your preferred Linux distributor. The most current version of this device can be found at the http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/1000/index.htm Web site.

Adapters (CCIN)	Feature codes	Description	Linux device driver	SubSystem vendor/ SubSystem type	PCI vendor ID/PCI ID
2742	0613	2-line WAN with 2 RVX ports supporting serial communication	icom	1014/021A	1014/0219
2743	0601	1-Gbps Ethernet (fibreoptical)	acenic	1014/0104	12AE/0001
2744	0603	100/16/4-Mbps Token Ring	olympic	1014/016D	1014/003E
2745	0608	2-line WAN with 2 RVX ports supporting multiple asynchronous communication	icom	0000/0000	1014/0031
2748	0605	Ultra-2 SCSI (3 buses; 26-MB write cache; extended adaptive read cache; RAID 5*; supporting internal disk and tape units, CD-ROM, and DVD-RAM)	ibmsis	1014/0099	1014/0096
2757	0618	Ultra-3 SCSI (4 buses; 757-MB write cache; hardware RAID 5**; supporting internal disk and tape units, CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, and DVD-ROM)	ibmsis	1014/0241	1014/0180
2760	0602	1-Gbps Ethernet UTP (unshielded twisted pair)	acenic	1014/00F2	12AE/0001
2763	0604	Ultra-2 SCSI (2 buses; 10-MB write cache; RAID 5*; supporting internal disk and tape units, CD-ROM, and DVD-RAM)	ibmsis	1014/0098	1014/0096
2766	0612	Shortwave fibre channel adapter for point-to-point or arbitrated loop topologies; supporting tape and disk attachment in i5/OS(R); supporting disk for Linux	lpfc	10DF/F900	10DF/F900
2771		2-line WAN with 1 RVX port supporting asynchronous communication and 1 RJ11 modem port supporting V.90 56k	icom	0000/0000	1014/0031
2772	0609/0610	2-line WAN with 2 RJ11 modem ports supporting V.90 56k; Available in non-CIM (Complex Impedence Matching) and CIM packages.	icom	0000/0000	1014/0031
2778	0606	Ultra-2 SCSI (3 buses; 78-MB write cache; RAID 5*; extended adaptive read cache; supporting internal disk and tape units, CD-ROM, and DVD-RAM)	ibmsis	1014/0097	1014/0096
2780		Ultra-3 SCSI (4 buses; 757-MB write cache; 1-GB read cache; hardware RAID 0, 5, and 10; supporting internal disk and tape units, CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, and DVD-ROM)	ipr	1014/0264	1014/0180
2782	0619	Ultra-3 SCSI (2 buses; 40-MB write cache; hardware RAID 5**; supporting internal disk and tape units, CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, and DVD-ROM)	ibmsis	1014/0242	1069/B166
2793	0614/0615	2-line WAN with 1 RVX port supporting multiple protocols and 1 RJ11 modem port supporting V.92 56k V.92 data modem, V.44 data compression, V.34 FAX modem and FAX functions; Available in non-CIM (Complex Impedence Matching) and CIM packages. Feature code 0165 is a CIM package.	icom	1014/0251	1014/0219
2805	0616/0617	4-line WAN with 4 RJ11 modem ports supporting V.92 56k and V.34 FAX functions; Available in non-CIM (Complex Impedence Matching) and CIM packages.	icom	1014/0252	1014/0219
2838	0607	100/10-Mbps Ethernet	pcnet32	1014/0133	1022/2000
2849	0624	100/10-Mbps Ethernet (unshielded twisted pair)	pcnet32	1014/024C	1022/2000
5700	0620	1000/100/10-Mbps Ethernet (fibreoptical)	e1000	8086/1009	8086/1009
5701	0621	100/100/10-Mbps Ethernet (unshielded twisted pair)	e1000	8086/100F	8086/100F
5702	0624	Ultra-3 SCSI (2 buses; no write cache; no hardware RAID; supporting internal disk and internal or external tape units, CD-ROM, and DVD-RAM)	ipr	1014/0266	1069/B166
5703		Ultra-3 SCSI (2 buses; 40MB write cache; hardware RAID 0, 5, and 10; supporting internal disk and tape units, CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, and DVD-ROM)	ipr	1014/0278	1069/B166

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Plan to run Linux in a logical partition