OAs 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 for iSeries 
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 for iSeries 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.
This list may change between i5/OS® release boundaries. Refer to the Linux
for iSeries 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 |