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The following operating system levels are required for NPIV on POWER7-based blades:
AIX V5.3 with Technology Level 12, or later
AIX V6.1 with Technology Level 5, or later
VIOS 2.1.3.0, or later
IBM i 6.1.1
IBM i 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
Table 3-5 shows NPIV compatibility matrix for AIX and Linux clients with feature codes.
Table 3-5 NPIV compatibility matrix for AIX and Linux clients
Table 3-6 shows NPIV compatibility matrix for IBM i clients with feature codes
Table 3-6 NPIV Compatibility Matrix for IBM i Client
Expansion Card on the blade servers
I/O modules in the BladeCenter chassis QLogic 8Gb
FC CIOv
(#8242)
QLogic 8Gb FC
CFFh (#8271)
a
a. Requires Firmware level 5.02.01 or later
Emulex 8Gb
FC CIOv
(#8240)
QLogic
10GbE CNA
CFFh (#8275)
QLogic 4 Gb Switch Module (#3243, #3244)
b
b. Requires Firmware level 6.5.0.22 or later
Ye s Yes No Not applicable
QLogic 8 Gb Switch Module (#3284)
c
c. Requires Firmware level 7.10.1.4 or later
Ye s Yes No Not applicable
Brocade 4 Gb Switch Module (#3206, #3207) No No
Ye s
d
d. Requires the latest firmware on the Emulex CIOv adapter
Not applicable
Brocade 8 Gb Switch Module (#5045, # 5869)
Ye s Ye s Yes Not applicable
10 GbE Passthrough Module (#5412) Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
Ye s
Expansion Card on the blade servers
I/O modules in the BladeCenter chassis QLogic 8Gb FC
CIOv (#8242)
QLogic 8Gb FC
CFFh (#8271)
a
a. Requires Firmware level 5.02.01 or later
Emulex 8Gb FC
CIOv (#8240)
QLogic 4 Gb Switch Module (#3243, #3244)
b
b. Requires Firmware level 6.5.0.22 or later
Ye s
c
c. Virtual Tape only
Ye s
c
No
QLogic 8 Gb Switch Module (#3284)
d
d. Requires Firmware level 7.10.1.4 or later
Ye s
c
Ye s
c
No
Brocade 4 gb Switch Module (#3206, #3207) No No
Ye s
e
e. Requires the latest firmware on the Emulex CIOv adapter
Brocade 8 gb Switch Module (#5045, # 5869)
Ye s
c
Ye s
c
Ye s
c
10 GbE Passthrough Module (#5412) Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
Note: NPIV support is included in PowerVM Express, Standard and Enterprise Editions.
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