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7981 Compatibility


Blade Server
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
System Upgrades
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 Server
Product Type Manufacturer Part Number Product Description
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Enclosure IBM 7967(7981) IBM BladeCenter
Enclosure IBM 8677(7981) IBM BladeCenter E
Enclosure IBM 8720(7981) IBM BladeCenter T - DC
Enclosure IBM 8730(7981) IBM BladeCenter T - AC
Enclosure IBM 8740(7981) IBM BladeCenter HT - DC
Enclosure IBM 8750(7981) IBM BladeCenter HT - AC
Enclosure IBM 8852/7989(7981) IBM BladeCenter H

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Server Applications and Middleware
Product Type Manufacturer Part Number Product Description
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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 5.3
Net Mgmt IBM 5608-ISM IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.5
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 5.3
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.3.1
Net Mgmt IBM 5608-VC0 IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center Standard Edition v.3.3
Net Mgmt IBM 5608-VC1 IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Fabric v.3.1.x
Net Mgmt IBM 5608-VC1 IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Fabric v.3.3.x
Net Mgmt IBM 5608-VC3 IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Data v.3.1.x
Net Mgmt IBM 5608-VC3 IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Data v.3.3.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.3.1
Net Mgmt IBM 5608-VC6 IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center Limited Edition v.3.3
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 IBM-Dir-v5.1 IBM Director Version 5.1
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 IBMCSM141 IBM Cluster Systems Management V1.4.1
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 RDM-42032 Remote Deployment Manager 4.20.3.2
Net Mgmt IBM RDM-43 Remote Deployment Manager 4.3
Net Mgmt IBM RDM-44 Remote Deployment Manager 4.4
Utility IBM DSA131 Dynamic System Analysis Ver 1.31
Utility IBM DSA20x IBM Dynamic System Analysis Version 2.0x
Utility Norton NorAntiVirus Norton Anti-Virus Program - Latest version

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SCSI and RAID Controllers
Product Type Manufacturer Part Number Product Description
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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 26R0884 QLogic 4Gb Standard Fibre Channel Expansion Card for IBM eServer BladeCenter
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 48P7061 IBM HS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card
iSCSI IBM 26K6487 QLogic™ iSCSI Expansion Card for IBM eServer BladeCenter
Infiniband IBM 26K6457 Topspin Expansion Card for IBM eServer BladeCenter
Infiniband IBM 32R1896 Cisco Systems® InfiniBand HCA Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter®
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
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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
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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 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
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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 2045-N16 IBM TotalStorage SAN 256-N Enterprise Director (256-port)
Fibre Channel IBM 2062-D01 Cisco MDS 9216 Multilayer Fabric Switch model 2062-D01
Fibre Channel IBM 2062-D04/T04 Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Fabric Switch model 2062-D04/T04
Fibre Channel IBM 2062-D07/T07 Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Fabric Switch model 2062-D07/T07
Fibre Channel IBM 2109-M12 IBM SAN Switch Model M12 (2x64 ports)
Fibre Channel IBM 2109-M14 IBM TotalStorage SAN Switch M14 (128-port)
Fibre Channel IBM 2109F32 IBM SAN Switch Model F32 (32-port)

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Rack Enclosures & Rack Tower Conversion Kits
Product Type Manufacturer Part Number Product Description
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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
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Enclosure IBM 17101xx IBM TotalStorage DS4000 EXP100 Storage Expansion Unit (all models)
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 18128Vx IBM System Storage EXP420 Storage Expansion Unit (all models)
Enclosure IBM 18128xx IBM System Storage EXP810 Storage Expansion Unit (all models)
Enclosure IBM 35601xx IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP500 Expansion Unit (all models)
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
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 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 24P82xx IBM TotalStorage DS4300 Model 60U with Turbo
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 2867-A10,A20,G10,G20 IBM System Storage N7800 model A10, A20, G10, G20
Shared Storage Subsystem IBM 5198-001 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise NAS Gateway 500
Tape Lib IBM 33614LX IBM LTO3 4U Tape Library
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 3582-xxx IBM Ultrium2 Tape Library (all models)
Tape Lib IBM 3583-xxx IBM Ultrium3 Scalable Tape Library (all models)
Tape Lib IBM 3584-xxx IBM Ultrium3 Ultra Scalable Tape Library (all models)

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System Upgrades
Product Type Manufacturer Part Number Product Description
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1700MHz IBM 25R8887 Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor LV 1.67 GHz
2000MHz IBM 25R8888 Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor LV 2.0 GHz
RDIMM IBM 30R5145 8GB (2x4GB Kit) PC2-3200 CL3 ECC DDR2 SDRAM RDIMM
RDIMM IBM 39M5809 2GB (2x1GB Kit) PC2-3200 CL3 ECC DDR2 SDRAM RDIMM
RDIMM IBM 39M5812 4GB (2x2GB Kit) PC2-3200 Dual Rank CL3 ECC DDR2 SDRAM RDIMM
RDIMM IBM 39M5818 1GB (2x512MB Kit) PC2-3200 Non Chipkill CL3 ECC DDR2 SDRAM RDIMM
RDIMM IBM 39M5821 1GB (2x512MB Kit) PC2-3200 CL3 ECC DDR2 SDRAM RDIMM
Adapter IBM 2019A1X/25R5778 IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (49Y8741)
Adapter IBM 2019A2X/32R0835 IBM BladeCenter T Advanced Management Module (49Y8743)
Adapter IBM 48P7055 IBM BladeCenter Redundant KVM/Management Module
Adapter IBM 90P3741 CMM Redundant Management Module for BladeCenter T

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ServerProven Program Participants
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