LS41 (7972) 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(7972)	IBM BladeCenter
Enclosure	IBM	8677(7972)	IBM BladeCenter E
Enclosure	IBM	8720(7972)	IBM BladeCenter T - DC
Enclosure	IBM	8730(7972)	IBM BladeCenter T - AC
Enclosure	IBM	8740(7972)	IBM BladeCenter HT - DC
Enclosure	IBM	8750(7972)	IBM BladeCenter HT - AC
Enclosure	IBM	8852/7989(7972)	IBM BladeCenter H
Enclosure	IBM	8886/7779(7972)	IBM BladeCenter S
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Server Applications and Middleware
Product Type	Manufacturer	Part Number	Product Description (Click for Details)
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-v5.20	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	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
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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	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	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
iSCSI	IBM	26K6487	QLogic™ iSCSI Expansion Card for IBM eServer BladeCenter
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
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)
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	44W4479	2/4 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	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	2032-064(2Gb)	McData Intrepid 6064 Director switch 2Gb (64-port) model 2032-064(2Gb)
Fibre Channel	IBM	2109-M12	IBM SAN Switch Model M12 (2x64 ports)
Fibre Channel	IBM	2109-M14	IBM TotalStorage SAN Switch M14 (128-port)
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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	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	2107-92E/9AE	IBM TotalStorage DS8000 Expansion Unit 2107 model 92E/9AE
Enclosure	IBM	39R7563	IBM BladeCenter Storage and I/O Expansion Blade
HDD	IBM	43W7614	IBM 15.8GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
HDD	IBM	43W7618	IBM 31.4GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
HDD-SAS	IBM	26K5776	36GB 10K SFF SAS NHS
HDD-SAS	IBM	26K5777	73GB 10K SFF SAS NHS
HDD-SAS	IBM	42D0421	146GB SAS 10K SFF NHS
HDD-SAS	IBM	43X0845	73GB SAS 15K SFF Blade Option
HDD-SAS	IBM	43X0853	73GB SAS 15K SFF BSE-3
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	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	24P82xx	IBM TotalStorage DS4300 Model 60U with Turbo
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 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-E4S	IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Model H4S
Tape Lib	IBM	3580-S3E	IBM System Storage TS2230 Tape Drive Express Model
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	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)
Opteron	AMD	25R8932	Opteron (TM) Dual Core Processor Model 8212
Opteron	AMD	25R8933	Dual Core AMD Opteron Processor Model 8218
Opteron	AMD	25R8934	Opteron (TM) Dual Core Processor Model 8212 HE
Opteron	AMD	25R8935	Dual Core AMD Opteron Processor Model 8216 HE
Opteron	AMD	40K1265	Dual Core AMD Opteron Processor Model 8214 HE
Opteron	AMD	40K1266	Dual Core AMD Opteron Processor Model 8220
Opteron	AMD	44E5247	Opteron (TM) Dual Core Processor Model 8218 HE
Upgrade	IBM	26K5934	Multi-Processor Expansion (MPE) - (CEC)
DIMM	IBM	39M5870	8GB (2x 4GB Kit) PC2-4200 CL4 ECC DDR2 SDRAM VLP RDIMMs
RDIMM	IBM	39M5861	1GB (2x512MB Kit) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 SDRAM VLP RDIMMs
RDIMM	IBM	39M5864	2GB (2x 1GB Kit) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 SDRAM VLP RDIMMs
RDIMM	IBM	39M5867	4GB (2x 2GB Kit) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 SDRAM VLP RDIMMs
RDIMM	IBM	46C0512	4GB (2x2GB) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 667MHz SR VLP RDIMM
RDIMM	IBM	46C0513	8GB(2x4GB)PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 667 VLP RDIMM
Adapter	IBM	25R5778	IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module
Adapter	IBM	26K5939	cKVM Feature Card for IBM eServer BladeCenter
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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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