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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 adding or changing hardware or I/O, always refer to the IBM Prerequisite website, which has the up-to-date specifics for all types of code levels needed for support of a feature.
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 7.5 | IBM i 7.4 | IBM i 7.3 |
| Enhancements from June 2024 | ||||
| #EN2Y, #EN2Z - PCIe 4-port 1 GbE Adapter | Native, iVirt | Tech Refresh 4 | Tech Refresh 10 | - |
| 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 | 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 | 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
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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 | 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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