8853 Compatibility

Blade Chassis Server Applications and Middleware SCSI and RAID Controllers Host Attach / Mainframe and ESCON Adapters LAN Adapters Switches

Rack Enclosures & Rack Tower Conversion Kits Storage Devices Expansion Units System Upgrades Bridge Modules IBM ServerProven® Program Participants

There is also Operating System Compatibility Information, links to Drivers and other information, and links to IBM System x^®, BladeCenter^® and xSeries^® Systems Management Software information.

Blade Chassis
Product Type	Manufacturer	Part Number	Product Description (Click for Details)
Enclosure	IBM	7967(8853)	IBM BladeCenter
Enclosure	IBM	8677(8853)	IBM BladeCenter
Enclosure	IBM	8720(8853)	IBM BladeCenter T - DC
Enclosure	IBM	8730(8853)	IBM BladeCenter T - AC
Enclosure	IBM	8740(8853)	IBM BladeCenter HT - DC
Enclosure	IBM	8750(8853)	IBM BladeCenter HT - AC
Enclosure	IBM	8852(8853)	IBM BladeCenter H
Enclosure	IBM	8886/7779(8853)	IBM BladeCenter S
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Server Applications and Middleware
Product Type	Manufacturer	Part Number	Product Description (Click for Details)
Groupware	Lotus	Domino6.0.1	IBM Lotus Notes/Domino Server 6.0.1
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-ISM	IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.2
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-ISM	IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.5
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-ISM	IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.3
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-ISX	IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition Version 5.3
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-ISX	IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition Version 5.2
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-ISX	IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition Version 5.5
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-UC1	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Fabric v.2.2
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-UC3	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Data v.2.2
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-UC4	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Disk v.2.2
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-UC5	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Replication v.2.2
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-VC0	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center Standard Edition v.3.3
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-VC0	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center Standard Edition v.3.1
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-VC1	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Fabric v.3.3.x
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-VC1	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Fabric v.3.1.x
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-VC3	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Data v.3.3.x
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-VC3	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Data v.3.1.x
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-VC4	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Disk v.3.1.x
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-VC4	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Disk v.3.3.x
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-VC6	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center Limited Edition v.3.3
Net Mgmt	IBM	5608-VC6	IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center Limited Edition v.3.1
Net Mgmt	IBM	5641-ISM	IBM Tivoli Storage Manager version 5.4
Net Mgmt	IBM	5641-ISX	IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition Version 5.4
Net Mgmt	IBM	5724-Q99	Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment 7.1.1 - Server
Net Mgmt	IBM	IBM-Dir-v5.10.2	IBM Director Version 5.10.2
Net Mgmt	IBM	IBM-Dir-v5.20	IBM Director Version 5.20
Net Mgmt	IBM	IBM-Dir-v5.20.1	IBM Director Version 5.20.1
Net Mgmt	IBM	IBM-Dir-v5.20.2	IBM Director Version 5.20.2
Net Mgmt	IBM	IBM-Dir-v5.20.3	IBM Director Version 5.20.3
Net Mgmt	IBM	IBM-Dir-v6.1.1	IBM Systems Director Version 6.1.1
Net Mgmt	IBM	IBM-Dir-v6.10	IBM Systems Director Version 6.10
Net Mgmt	IBM	IBMCSM15	IBM Cluster Systems Management V1.5
Net Mgmt	IBM	IBMCSM151x	IBM Cluster Systems Management V1.5.1.x
Net Mgmt	IBM	IBMCSM16x	IBM Cluster Systems Management V1.6.x
Net Mgmt	IBM	RDM-43	Remote Deployment Manager 4.3
Net Mgmt	IBM	RDM-44	Remote Deployment Manager 4.4
Utility	IBM	DSA20x	IBM Dynamic System Analysis Version 2.0x
Utility	Microsoft	MS Win PE 2005 x64	Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment 2005 x64
Utility	Microsoft	MS Win PE 2005 x86	Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment 2005 x86
Utility	Norton	NorAntiVirus	Norton Anti-Virus Program - Latest version
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SCSI and RAID Controllers
Product Type	Manufacturer	Part Number	Product Description (Click for Details)
Fibre Channel	IBM	13N2203	IBM HS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card
Fibre Channel	IBM	26K4841	IBM eServer BladeCenter SFF Fibre Channel Expansion Card
Fibre Channel	IBM	26R0890	QLogic 4Gb SFF Fibre Channel Expansion Card for IBM eServer BladeCenter
Fibre Channel	IBM	39Y9186	Emulex® 4Gb SFF Fibre Channel Expansion card for IBM BladeCenter®
Fibre Channel	IBM	39Y9306	QLogic Ethernet and 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter™
Fibre Channel	IBM	41Y8527	QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter™
Fibre Channel	IBM	43W6859	Emulex 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter
Fibre Channel	IBM	44X1940	QLogic Ethernet and 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Fibre Channel	IBM	48P7061	IBM HS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card
Infiniband	IBM	26K6457	Topspin Expansion Card for IBM eServer BladeCenter
Infiniband	IBM	32R1760	Cisco 4X Infiniband Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter
Infiniband	IBM	32R1896	Cisco Systems® InfiniBand HCA Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter®
Infiniband	IBM	43W4420	Voltaire InfiniBand 4X DDR Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Infiniband	IBM	43W4421	Cisco InfiniBand 4X DDR Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Infiniband	IBM	43W4423	InfiniBand 4X DDR Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Infiniband	IBM	46M6001	2-Port 40Gb InfiniBand Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
SAS/RAID	IBM	25R8064	IBM ServeRAID 8k SAS Controller
SAS/RAID	IBM	39Y9190	SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter
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Host Attach / Mainframe and ESCON Adapters
Product Type	Manufacturer	Part Number	Product Description (Click for Details)
Adapter	IBM	iSeries fc 5783	System i5 Integrated xSeries PCI-x iSCSI HBA (copper)
Adapter	IBM	iSeries fc 5784	System i5 Integrated xSeries PCI-x iSCSI HBA (fiber)
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LAN Adapters
Product Type	Manufacturer	Part Number	Product Description (Click for Details)
10Gb Ethernet	IBM	42C1830	QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Gb Ethernet	IBM	26K4842	IBM eServer BladeCenter SFF Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card
Gb Ethernet	IBM	39R8624	IBM BladeCenter®SFF Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card
Gb Ethernet	IBM	39Y9271	NetXen 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Gb Ethernet	IBM	39Y9310	Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter™
Gb Ethernet	IBM	44W4465	Broadcom 10Gb Ethernet CFFh Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter
Gb Ethernet	IBM	44W4466	Broadcom 2-Port 10Gb Ethernet CFFh Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter
Gb Ethernet	IBM	44W4479	2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Gb Ethernet	IBM	46M6164	Broadcom 10Gb 4-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Gb Ethernet	IBM	46M6168	Broadcom 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Gb Ethernet	IBM	73P6000	Myricom (R) Myrinet (R) Expansion Card for BladeCenter
Gb Ethernet	IBM	73P9030	IBM BladeCenter® Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card
GbE-iSCSI-TOE	IBM	32R1923	QLogic™ iSCSI Expansion Card for BladeCenter
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Switches
Product Type	Manufacturer	Part Number	Product Description (Click for Details)
Fibre Channel	IBM	2005-B32	IBM TotalStorage SAN32B-2 Fabric Switch
Fibre Channel	IBM	2005H08	IBM TotalStorage Fibre Channel Switch H08
Fibre Channel	IBM	2005H16	IBM TotalStorage Fibre Channel Switch H16
Fibre Channel	IBM	2026-224	IBM TotalStorage SAN 24M-1 Fabric Switch (24-port)
Fibre Channel	IBM	2026-E12	IBM TotalStorage SAN 12M-1 Fabric Switch (12 port)
Fibre Channel	IBM	2027-140	IBM TotalStorage SAN 140M-1 Enterprise Director (140-port)
Fibre Channel	IBM	2027-232	IBM TotalStorage SAN 32M-1 Fabric Switch (32-port)
Fibre Channel	IBM	2027-256	IBM TotalStorage SAN 256M Director Switch (256-port)
Fibre Channel	IBM	2031-016	McData Spherion 3016 Fabric Switch (16-port) model 2031-016
Fibre Channel	IBM	2031-032	McData Spherion 3032 Fabric Switch (32-port) model 2031-032
Fibre Channel	IBM	2031-216	McData Spherion 3216 Fabric Switch (16-port) model 2031-216
Fibre Channel	IBM	2109-M12	IBM SAN Switch Model M12 (2x64 ports)
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Rack Enclosures & Rack Tower Conversion Kits
Product Type	Manufacturer	Part Number	Product Description (Click for Details)
Console Switch	IBM	17353LX	IBM 1 x 8 Console Switch
Console Switch	IBM	17354LX	IBM 2 x 16 Console Switch
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Storage Devices
Product Type	Manufacturer	Part Number	Product Description (Click for Details)
Enclosure	IBM	17012RD	IBM TotalStorage DS300 - Dual Controller
Enclosure	IBM	17401xx	IBM TotalStorage DS4000 EXP700 Expansion Unit (all models)
Enclosure	IBM	17407xx	IBM TotalStorage DS4000 EXP710 Storage Expansion Unit (all models)
Enclosure	IBM	18128xx	IBM System Storage EXP810 Storage Expansion Unit (all models)
Enclosure	IBM	2107-92E/9AE	IBM TotalStorage DS8000 Expansion Unit 2107 model 92E/9AE
Enclosure	IBM	39R7563	IBM BladeCenter Storage and I/O Expansion Blade
HBA	IBM	30R5201	IBM iSCSI Server TX Adapter
HDD	IBM	43W7614	IBM 15.8GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
HDD	IBM	43W7618	IBM 31.4GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
HDD	IBM	43W7706	IBM 50GB SATA 2.5'' SFF NHS SSD
HDD-SAS	IBM	26K5776	IBM 36GB 10K SFF SAS NHS
HDD-SAS	IBM	26K5777	73GB 10K Non Hot-Swap SAS SFF
HDD-SAS	IBM	42D0421	IBM ServerBlade 146GB SAS 10K 2.5" SFF NHS
HDD-SAS	IBM	42D0627	IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5” SFF NHS HDD
HDD-SAS	IBM	42D0667	IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5” SFF NHS HDD
HDD-SAS	IBM	43X0845	IBM ServerBlade 73GB SAS 15K 2.5" SFF NHS
HDD-SAS	IBM	43X0853	IBM Storage and I/O Blade 73GB SAS 15K 2.5" SFF HS
HDD/S-ATA	IBM	42D0737	IBM 160GB 7200 NL SATA 2.5'' SFF NHS HDD
HDD/S-ATA	IBM	42D0742	IBM 500GB 7200 NL SATA 2.5'' SFF NHS HDD
HDD/S-ATA	IBM	43W7666	300GB 10K SATA 2.5" NHS HDD
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	17001RS	IBM TotalStorage DS400 - Single Controller
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	17002RD	IBM TotalStorage DS400 - Dual Controller
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	17011RL	IBM Total Storage DS300 - Single Controller VL
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	17011RS	IBM TotalStorage DS300 - Single Controller
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	17226xx	IBM TotalStorage DS4300 Midrange Disk Systems (all models)
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	17241xx	IBM TotalStorage DS4100 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	172622X	SAS - SAS Dual Controller DS3200
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	172631X	iSCSI - SAS Single Controller DS3300
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	172632X	iSCSI - SAS Dual Controller DS3300
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	172641X	FC - SAS Single Controller DS3400
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	172642X	FC - SAS Dual Controller DS3400
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	17421xx	IBM TotalStorage DS4400 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	17429xx	IBM TotalStorage DS4500 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	1750-511	IBM TotalStorage DS6800 1750 model 511
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	18147Vx	IBM System Storage DS4200 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	18147xx	IBM System Storage DS4700 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	18158xx	IBM System Storage DS4800 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	181851x	IBM System Storage DS5100 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	181853x	IBM System Storage DS5300 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2107-xxx	IBM TotalStorage DS8100 2107 (all models)
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2107-xxx	IBM TotalStorage DS8300 2107(all models)
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2145 v4.1.x	IBM SAN Volume Controller version 4.1.x
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2145 v4.2.x	IBM SAN Volume Controller version 4.2.x
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2145 v4.3.x	IBM SAN Volume Controller version 4.3.x
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	24P82xx	IBM TotalStorage DS4300 Model 60U with Turbo
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2858-A10, A20	IBM System Storage N6040 model A10/A20 and Gateway feature
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2858-A11, A21	IBM System Storage N6070 model A11/A21 and Gateway feature
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2858-A12, A22	IBM System Storage N6060 model A12/A22 and Gateway feature
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2859-A10, A20	IBM System Storage N3300 model A10/A20
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2862-A10, A20	IBM System Storage N3600 model A10/A20
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2863-A10, A20	IBM System Storage N3700 model A10, A20
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2864-A10,A20,G10,G20	IBM System Storage N5200 model A10, A20, G10, G20
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2865-A10,A20,G10,G20	IBM System Storage N5500 model A10, A20, G10, G20
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2866-A10,A20,G10,G20	IBM System Storage N7600 model A10, A20, G10, G20
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2866-A11,A21,G11,G21	IBM System Storage N7700 model A11, A21, G11, G21
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2867-A10,A20,G10,G20	IBM System Storage N7800 model A10, A20, G10, G20
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	2867-A11,A21,G11,G21	IBM System Storage N7900 model A11, A21, G11, G21
Shared Storage Subsystem	IBM	9406-xxx	IBM System i (all models) Integration with BladeCenter and System x
Tape	IBM	362516X	IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - External USB 160GB Bundle
Tape	IBM	362532X	IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - External USB 320GB Bundle
Tape	IBM	362550X	IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - External USB 500GB Bundle
Tape	IBM	46C5364	IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - Internal USB 160GB Bundle
Tape	IBM	46C5387	IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - Internal USB 320GB Bundle
Tape	IBM	46C5388	IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - Internal USB 500GB Bundle
Tape Lib	IBM	33614LX	IBM LTO3 4U Tape Library
Tape Lib	IBM	3572-Sxx	IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader
Tape Lib	IBM	3573-xxx	IBM System Storage TS3100/TS3200 Tape Library (all models)
Tape Lib	IBM	3576-xxx	IBM System Storage TS3310 Modular Tape Library (all models)
Tape Lib	IBM	3580-S3E	IBM System Storage TS2230 Tape Drive Express Model
Tape Lib	IBM	3580-S4E	IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Model S4E
Tape Lib	IBM	3584-xxx	IBM Ultrium3 Ultra Scalable Tape Library (all models)
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Expansion Units
Product Type	Manufacturer	Part Number	Product Description (Click for Details)
Expansion	IBM	25K8373	IBM BladeCenter PCI Expansion Unit 2
Expansion	IBM	43W4391	IBM BladeCenter PCI Express I/O Expansion Unit
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System Upgrades
Product Type	Manufacturer	Part Number	Product Description (Click for Details)
1600MHz	IBM	40K1225	Intel Xeon Processor 5110
1600MHz	IBM	40K1270	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor E5310
1600MHz	IBM	43W1145	Quad-Core Intel Xeon LV Processor L5310
1800MHz	IBM	40K1226	Intel Xeon Processor 5120
1860MHz	IBM	43W1143	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor E5320
1860MHz	IBM	43W6084	Quad-Core Intel Xeon LV Processor L5320
2000MHz	IBM	40K1227	Intel Xeon Processor 5130
2000MHz	IBM	40K1274	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor E5335
2000MHz	IBM	44T1716	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor E5405
2130MHz	IBM	40K1218	Dual Core Intel Xeon Processor LV 5138
2130MHz	IBM	44T1899	Quad Core Intel Xeon Processor L5408
2330MHz	IBM	40K1217	Dual Core Intel Xeon Processor LV 5148
2330MHz	IBM	40K1228	Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor 5140
2330MHz	IBM	43W1144	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor E5345
2500MHz	IBM	44T1742	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor E5420
2500MHz	IBM	44T1816	Quad Core Intel Xeon Processor L5420
2670MHz	IBM	40K1230	Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor 5150
2670MHz	IBM	43W6088	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355
2670MHz	IBM	44T1724	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor E5430
2670MHz	IBM	46M0676	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor L5430
2830MHz	IBM	44T1740	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor E5440
3000MHz	IBM	40K1229	Intel Xeon Processor 5160
3000MHz	IBM	43W6133	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5365
3000MHz	IBM	44T1728	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor E5450
3000MHz	IBM	44T1812	Dual Core Intel Xeon Processor L5240
3160MHz	IBM	44T1738	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5460
3300MHz	IBM	44T1792	Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5260
3300MHz	IBM	46M0672	Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5470
DIMM	IBM	39M5782	1GB (2x512MB) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 Chipkill FB-DIMM 667MHz
DIMM	IBM	39M5785	2GB (2x1GB) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 Chipkill FB-DIMM 667MHz
DIMM	IBM	39M5791	4GB (2x2GB) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 Chipkill FB-DIMM 667MHz
DIMM	IBM	39M5797	8GB (2x4GB) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 Chipkill FB-DIMM 667MHz
DIMM	IBM	46C7418	2GB (2x1GB) Single Rank PC2-5300 CL5 ECC FBD 667MHz Low Power Memory
DIMM	IBM	46C7419	4GB (2x2GB) Dual Rank PC2-5300 CL5 ECC FBD 667MHz Low Power Memory
DIMM	IBM	46C7420	8GB (2x4GB) Quad Rank PC2-5300 CL5 ECC FBD 667MHz Low Power Memory
DIMM	IBM	46C7577	16GB (2x8GB) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 667 FBDIMM AMB+
Adapter	IBM	2019A1X/25R5778	IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (49Y8741)
Adapter	IBM	48P7055	IBM BladeCenter Redundant KVM/Management Module
Adapter	IBM	90P3741	CMM Redundant Management Module for BladeCenter T
Adapter	IBM	26K5939	cKVM Feature Card for IBM eServer BladeCenter
Adapter	IBM	42C1600	IBM BladeCenter Memory and I/O Blade
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Bridge Modules
Product Type	Manufacturer	Part Number	Product Description (Click for Details)
Module	IBM	39Y9207	QLogic™ InfiniBand Ethernet Bridge Module for IBM BladeCenter®
Module	IBM	39Y9211	QLogic™ InfiniBand Fibre Channel Bridge Module for IBM BladeCenter®
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