Announcement
On May 24, 2011, IBM announced that the IBM 4764-001 Cryptographic Coprocessor and its associated feature code 1008 (battery-replacement kit) will be withdrawn from marketing effective December 31, 2011 (IBM United States Withdrawal Announcement 911-129).
On or after the effective date for the withdrawal of this offering, you can no longer order this product directly from IBM. However, IBM will continue to honor contracts until expiration or termination of the current contract. You may be able obtain the product on an as-available basis through IBM Business Partners.
Feature code 1008 will no longer be used to order battery replacement kits. Battery replacement kits and multi-battery packs are now available for ordering as part numbers.
- Battery-replacement kit, part number 45D8663 (replaces feature code 1008)
- Multi-battery pack (20 quantity), part number 74Y0460
Order
From this Web site you can download the software packages for the IBM 4764 PCI-X Cryptographic Coprocessor for either the Linux for System x 86Series or Windows Server 2003 server platforms. You can download the IBM CCA Support Program on an IBM ServerProven™ server with the following operating systems:
- Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit) for Release 3.30.05 or later
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition (32-bit) for Release 3.60 or later
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 from Novell (32-bit) for Release 3.30.04 or later
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1 from Novell (32-bit) for Release 3.60 or later
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1 from Novell (32-bit) for Release 3.60 or later
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 (Release 3.30.05 or later)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (Release 3.60 or later)
This package includes both host software and coprocessor firmware. You can also download the CCA host software to support the coprocessor when used on System z servers running supported versions of the Linux operating system. (Note that you obtain software for the Coprocessor features on IBM System z™ running z/OS from the z/OS organization, and for IBM i™ and IBM AIX® servers from the IBM Power Systems™ organization.)
Obtaining CCA software and firmware for use in System x servers
Using subsequent Web pages, you can complete a registration process and then download the software that you require.
To obtain the software that you require, follow these steps:
- You may wish to use your browser to print this page and make notes on your printed copy.
- Determine the software items that you will require by reviewing the following information.
- Complete the registration procedure (see below). The information that you provide enables IBM to comply with USA governmental requirements pertaining to the export of cryptographic implementations.
- When you have completed the registration procedure, you will have access to a menu of software items that you can download.
- Instructions in the CCA Support Program installation manuals describe how to install the downloaded software. You can obtain these manuals from the Library page. Read the manual to be sure that you know how to proceed.
Special note to Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system installers: The libXp RPM is required by the Installshield GUI installation. Not all Red Hat installations install this RPM by default. If error message "The installer is unable to run in graphical mode" occurs during installation of the CCA Support Program, install the libXp rpm and retry the installation.
Which software items should I download?
- Linux users should download the current release of the CCA Support Program for Linux package.
- Windows users should download the current release of the CCA Support Program for Windows package.
After you have determined the software download packages that you require, check for any known problems and software updates.
The IBM Tracking Serial Number and the customer number that was used to purchase the 4764 adapter from IBM will be needed later on the successive download Web page in order to request the download package. See the 4764 Serial Numbers pictorial for location of the IBM Tracking Serial Number.
Then proceed to the software-package selection page to complete the registration procedure and software download.
DEPRECATED: Obtaining CCA software for System z servers running Linux
The software installation package for CEX2C coprocessor support on System z servers running Linux is available for download, however it has been deprecated in favor of the the most recent CEX3C / 4765 host code release CCA software for System z servers running Linux, which includes CEX2C support. All new development should proceed with the updated package.
- Readme file. This text file describes how to install and use the package contained in the RPM file which you can download below.
Deprecated: download now(21KB) - Installation file. This is an RPM file containing the entire installation package for host software used to support CCA cryptographic services on Linux on System z9.
Deprecated: download now (360KB)
Obtaining CCA and PKCS#11 software and firmware for use in IBM Power Systems running IBM AIX
The IBM Tracking Serial Number number for the 4764 adapter from IBM will be needed later on the successive download Web page in order to request the download package. See the 4764 Serial Numbers pictorial for location of the IBM Tracking Serial Number.
Then proceed to the software-package selection page to complete the registration procedure and software download.