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Chris Hansen
Dec 29, 2012, 10:41:52 AM12/29/12
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Hi all!
Just wondering if anyone can point me to a list of Fibre Channel HBAs
supported by AIX 7? Is it just the IBM ones that it provides drivers for
or could I get away with some other manufacturer?
I have an Intellistation 285 I want to stick one in but don't fancy
buying one new from IBM; you can get some cheap Emulex ones for next to
nothing these days :C
Regards,
Chris
Just wondering if anyone can point me to a list of Fibre Channel HBAs
supported by AIX 7? Is it just the IBM ones that it provides drivers for
or could I get away with some other manufacturer?
I have an Intellistation 285 I want to stick one in but don't fancy
buying one new from IBM; you can get some cheap Emulex ones for next to
nothing these days :C
Regards,
Chris
Rick Ekblaw
Jan 5, 2013, 9:46:52 AM1/5/13
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Chris Hansen wrote:
> I have an Intellistation 285 I want to stick one in but don't fancy
> buying one new from IBM; you can get some cheap Emulex ones for next to
> nothing these days :C
Chris, you can use the "cheap Emulex" adapter as long as Emulex provides
> I have an Intellistation 285 I want to stick one in but don't fancy
> buying one new from IBM; you can get some cheap Emulex ones for next to
> nothing these days :C
the AIX support files needed to make it work. When IBM uses Emulex or
Qlogic or Brocade adapters in the System p boxen, they add "IBM Vital
Product Data (VPD)" to the adapter firmware so that the resulting IBM
part number adapter can be auto-recognized and auto-configured by CfgMgr.
Perform an Internet search on some of the IBM Fiber Channel adapter part
numbers, you might get lucky and find a used IBM FC adapter on eBay or
similar for a very reasonable price.
Rick Ekblaw
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