IBM PCIe Cryptographic Coprocessor

Software updates

CCA supported releases on System x

The IBM 4765 PCIe Cryptographic Coprocessor is supported on selected System x™ servers. Currently there are three supported releases of the IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) software support program for the 4765 on a System x server. These releases are:

Release 4.3.5 for CCA host code fix

Release 4.3.5 for CCA

Release 4.2.5 for CCA

Release 4.1.6 for CCA

Hardware. The above supported CCA releases can be installed on an IBM ServerProven™ server.

Software. All of the above CCA releases are supported on the following operating system

• Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1 (32-bit)

In addition, the following operating system supports Release 4.3.4 for CCA:

• Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 (32-bit)

NOTES:

1. CCA can be installed on additional operating systems by purchasing a separate add-on feature. An add-on feature is available for each of these operating systems
   • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Release 2 (64-bit)
   • Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Release 6 (32-bit)
   • Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Release 6 (64-bit)
   • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Service Pack 1 from Novell (64-bit)
   
   To purchase any of these add-on features, contact the IBM Crypto Competence Center at ccc@dk.ibm.com . The Center is located in Denmark, which is in the Central European Time Zone (GMT+1).
   
   
2. Existing customers should always back up key storage prior to installing a new CCA release. The CCA software does not provide any automatic backup of this potentially critical file.