The adapter is supported on the following versions of the operating systems, depending on the system you are using:

  • AIX
    • AIX 7.1, Technology Level 3, Service Pack 2, or later
    • AIX 6.1, Technology Level 9, Service Pack 2, or later
  • Linux
  • Bare Metal Systems (Indicated by FC EC16)
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7.2, little-endian, or later
    • Ubuntu Server 16.04, or later
    • Ubuntu Server 14.04.3, or later
  • IBM PowerKVM 3.1 Systems (Indicated by FC EC40)
    • Virtualized resources to Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, and Ubuntu Server
  • Other environments
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7, or later
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.5, or later, with current maintenance updates available from Red Hat.
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, or later
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Service Pack 3, or later, with current maintenance updates available from SUSE.
    • Ubuntu Server 16.04, or later
    • Ubuntu Server 14.04.3, or later
    • For support details, see the Linux Alert website.
  • IBM i
    • IBM i Version 7.2 or later
    • IBM i Version 7.1, or later