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IBM Power 9 Feature Codes

Look up a 9009 feature code to see what the part is, which Power 9 models it fits, and whether it runs with IBM i.

You found a code like EN0A or EM63 on a quote, an invoice, or your server's configuration. This page tells you what the part is, which Power 9 models it is listed for, and whether it runs with IBM i.

Every entry was checked against IBM's own documents (IBM Redbooks, IBM Documentation, and IBM Support pages) or the Midland Information Systems parts catalog. When a code does not fit a Power 9, the entry says so.

Disk and SSD drive

CodeNameListed for
ES8Q775GB SFF-3 SSD 4k eMLC4Not listed for Power 9
ES8P387GB SFF-3 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM iNot listed for Power 9
ES8G1.55TB SFF-2 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM iNot listed for Power 9
ESB9387 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
ESNJ283 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4k Block Cached Disk Drive (IBM i)9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
ES8D775GB SFF-2 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM iNot listed for Power 9
ESFN571GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4224 Disk DriveNot listed for Power 9
ESNK300 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4k Block Cached Disk Drive (AIX/Linux)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
ESDN571 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive - 528 Block (IBM i)9009-41A, 9009-42A
ESBM1.55 TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
ESFE571GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4224 Disk DriveNot listed for Power 9
ESGL775 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM iNot listed for Power 9
ESFS1.7 TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive 4K Block - 42249009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
ESJS931 GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux9223-22S, 9223-42S
ESB4775 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G

Power supply

CodeNameListed for
EB2L900 W 100 - 127 V AC or 200 - 240 V AC power supply9009-41A, 9009-41G

Fibre Channel card

CodeNameListed for
EN2APCIe3 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel adapter (CCIN 579D)Not listed for Power 9
EN0APCIe3 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (CCIN 577F)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EN0BPCIe3 LP 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (CCIN 577F)9009-22A, 9009-22G
EN0GPCIe2 8 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (CCIN 578D)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A
EN1APCIe3 32Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (IBM Docs: PCIe3 x8 2-port Fibre Channel (32 Gb/s), CCIN 578F)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EN1CPCIe3 16Gb 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter (IBM Docs: PCIe3 x8 4-port Fibre Channel (16 Gb/s), CCIN 578E)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EN0FPCIe2 8 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (low profile, CCIN 578D)9009-22A

Storage controller and drive bays

CodeNameListed for
EJ0LPCIe3 12 GB Cache RAID SAS quad-port 6 Gb Adapter (CCIN 57CE)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A
EJ1DEighteen SFF-3 Bays/Dual IOA with Write Cache (IBM i page: 18 SFF-3 Bays/Dual IOA with Write Cache/Opt Ext SAS port)9009-41A, 9009-41G, 9009-42A, 9009-42G, 9223-42H, 9223-42S
EJ1MTwelve SFF-3 Bays/RDX Bays with write cache and optional external SAS port (IBM i page: 12 SFF-3 Bays/RDX Bay/Opt Ext SAS port)9009-41A, 9009-41G, 9009-42A, 9009-42G, 9223-42H, 9223-42S
EJ10PCIe3 SAS Tape/DVD Adapter Quad-port 6 Gb x8 (IBM Docs: PCIe3 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter, CCIN 57B4)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G

Network card

CodeNameListed for
EN0VPCIe2 LP 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC3)9009-22A, 9009-22G
EN0UPCIe2 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC3)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EN0LPCIe3 LP 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) Copper and RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC1)9009-22A, 9009-22G
EN0TPCIe2 LP 4-Port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC3)9009-22A, 9009-22G
EN0HPCIe3 4-port (2x10 Gb FCoE, 2x1 GbE) SFP+ adapter (CCIN 2B93)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EN0KPCIe3 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) Copper and RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC1)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EN0MPCIe3 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) LR and RJ45 adapter (CCIN 2CC0)Not listed for Power 9
EN16PCIe3 LPX 4-port 10 GbE SR Adapter (CCIN 2CE3)Not listed for Power 9
EN15PCIe3 4-port 10 GbE SR Adapter (CCIN 2CE3)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EN0JPCIe3 LP 4-port (2x10 Gb FCoE, 2x1 GbE) SFP+ adapter (CCIN 2B93)9009-22A, 9009-22G
EC3APCIe3 LP 2-Port 40 GbE NIC RoCE QSFP+ Adapter (CCIN 57BD)9009-22A
EN17PCIe3 4-port 10 GbE SFP+ Copper Adapter (CCIN 2CE4)Not listed for Power 9
5899PCIe2 4-port 1 GbE Adapter (CCIN 576F)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EC29PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10 GbE RoCE SR Adapter (CCIN EC29)Not listed for Power 9
EN0SPCIe2 4-Port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC3)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EC2SPCIe3 2-Port 10 Gb NIC & ROCE SR/Cu Adapter (CCIN 58FA)9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G

Memory

CodeNameListed for
EM6216 GB DDR4 DRAM9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EM6332 GB DDR4 DRAM9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EM608 GB DDR4 DRAM9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EM6464 GB DDR4 DRAM9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EM65128 GB DDR4 DRAM9009-22A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-42G
EM95256 GB DDR4 memory CDIMM (CCIN 31FC)Not listed for Power 9

Expansion drawer

CodeNameListed for
EMX0PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EMXGPCIe3 6-slot fan-out module for PCIe3 expansion drawer9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
ESLSEXP24SX SAS Storage Enclosure9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G, 9009-41G, 9009-42G
EMXFPCIe3 6-slot fan-out module for PCIe3 expansion drawer9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A

Not included yet: ESBR. We could not confirm it in IBM documents or a trusted parts catalog, so we left it out instead of guessing.

Disk and SSD drive

9009 ES8Q: 775GB SFF-3 SSD 4k eMLC4

ES8Q is IBM's 775GB SFF-3 SSD 4k eMLC4. Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ES8P: 387GB SFF-3 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM i

ES8P is IBM's 387GB SFF-3 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM i. Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Power supply

9009 EB2L: 900 W 100 - 127 V AC or 200 - 240 V AC power supply

EB2L is IBM's 900 W 100 - 127 V AC or 200 - 240 V AC power supply. Listed for 9009-41A, 9009-41G.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ES8G: 1.55TB SFF-2 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM i

ES8G is IBM's 1.55TB SFF-2 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM i. Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Fibre Channel card

9009 EN2A: PCIe3 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel adapter (CCIN 579D)

EN2A is IBM's PCIe3 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel adapter (CCIN 579D). Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ESB9: 387 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i

ESB9 is IBM's 387 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i. Listed for 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-41G and more.

 Storage controller and drive bays

9009 EJ0L: PCIe3 12 GB Cache RAID SAS quad-port 6 Gb Adapter (CCIN 57CE)

EJ0L is IBM's PCIe3 12 GB Cache RAID SAS quad-port 6 Gb Adapter (CCIN 57CE). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A.

 Storage controller and drive bays

9009 EJ1D: Eighteen SFF-3 Bays/Dual IOA with Write Cache

EJ1D is IBM's Eighteen SFF-3 Bays/Dual IOA with Write Cache. Listed for 9009-41A, 9009-41G, 9009-42A and more.

 Network card

9009 EN0V: PCIe2 LP 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC3)

EN0V is IBM's PCIe2 LP 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC3). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-22G.

 Network card

9009 EN0U: PCIe2 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC3)

EN0U is IBM's PCIe2 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC3). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Memory

9009 EM62: 16 GB DDR4 DRAM

EM62 is IBM's 16 GB DDR4 DRAM. Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Memory

9009 EM63: 32 GB DDR4 DRAM

EM63 is IBM's 32 GB DDR4 DRAM. Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Storage controller and drive bays

9009 EJ1M: Twelve SFF-3 Bays/RDX Bays with write cache and optional external SAS port

EJ1M is IBM's Twelve SFF-3 Bays/RDX Bays with write cache and optional external SAS port. Listed for 9009-41A, 9009-41G, 9009-42A and more.

 Network card

9009 EN0L: PCIe3 LP 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) Copper and RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC1)

EN0L is IBM's PCIe3 LP 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) Copper and RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC1). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-22G.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ESNJ: 283 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4k Block Cached Disk Drive (IBM i)

ESNJ is IBM's 283 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4k Block Cached Disk Drive (IBM i). Listed for 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G and more.

 Memory

9009 EM60: 8 GB DDR4 DRAM

EM60 is IBM's 8 GB DDR4 DRAM. Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Fibre Channel card

9009 EN0A: PCIe3 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (CCIN 577F)

EN0A is IBM's PCIe3 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (CCIN 577F). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Memory

9009 EM64: 64 GB DDR4 DRAM

EM64 is IBM's 64 GB DDR4 DRAM. Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Fibre Channel card

9009 EN0B: PCIe3 LP 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (CCIN 577F)

EN0B is IBM's PCIe3 LP 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (CCIN 577F). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-22G.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ES8D: 775GB SFF-2 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM i

ES8D is IBM's 775GB SFF-2 SSD 4k eMLC4 for IBM i. Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Network card

9009 EN0T: PCIe2 LP 4-Port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC3)

EN0T is IBM's PCIe2 LP 4-Port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC3). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-22G.

 Storage controller and drive bays

9009 EJ10: PCIe3 SAS Tape/DVD Adapter Quad-port 6 Gb x8

EJ10 is IBM's PCIe3 SAS Tape/DVD Adapter Quad-port 6 Gb x8. Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ESFN: 571GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4224 Disk Drive

ESFN is IBM's 571GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4224 Disk Drive. Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Memory

9009 EM65: 128 GB DDR4 DRAM

EM65 is IBM's 128 GB DDR4 DRAM. Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-42A, 9009-22G and more.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ESNK: 300 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4k Block Cached Disk Drive (AIX/Linux)

ESNK is IBM's 300 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4k Block Cached Disk Drive (AIX/Linux). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Network card

9009 EN0H: PCIe3 4-port (2x10 Gb FCoE, 2x1 GbE) SFP+ adapter (CCIN 2B93)

EN0H is IBM's PCIe3 4-port (2x10 Gb FCoE, 2x1 GbE) SFP+ adapter (CCIN 2B93). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Fibre Channel card

9009 EN0G: PCIe2 8 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (CCIN 578D)

EN0G is IBM's PCIe2 8 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (CCIN 578D). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ESDN: 571 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive - 528 Block (IBM i)

ESDN is IBM's 571 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive - 528 Block (IBM i). Listed for 9009-41A, 9009-42A.

 Network card

9009 EN0K: PCIe3 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) Copper and RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC1)

EN0K is IBM's PCIe3 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) Copper and RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC1). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Network card

9009 EN0M: PCIe3 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) LR and RJ45 adapter (CCIN 2CC0)

EN0M is IBM's PCIe3 4-port (10 Gb FCoE and 1 GbE) LR and RJ45 adapter (CCIN 2CC0). Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Network card

9009 EN16: PCIe3 LPX 4-port 10 GbE SR Adapter (CCIN 2CE3)

EN16 is IBM's PCIe3 LPX 4-port 10 GbE SR Adapter (CCIN 2CE3). Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Expansion drawer

9009 EMX0: PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer

EMX0 is IBM's PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer. Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ESBM: 1.55 TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i

ESBM is IBM's 1.55 TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i. Listed for 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-41G and more.

 Fibre Channel card

9009 EN1A: PCIe3 32Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter, CCIN 578F)

EN1A is IBM's PCIe3 32Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter, CCIN 578F). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ESFE: 571GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4224 Disk Drive

ESFE is IBM's 571GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4224 Disk Drive. Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Expansion drawer

9009 EMXG: PCIe3 6-slot fan-out module for PCIe3 expansion drawer

EMXG is IBM's PCIe3 6-slot fan-out module for PCIe3 expansion drawer. Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Fibre Channel card

9009 EN1C: PCIe3 16Gb 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter, CCIN 578E)

EN1C is IBM's PCIe3 16Gb 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter, CCIN 578E). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Network card

9009 EN15: PCIe3 4-port 10 GbE SR Adapter (CCIN 2CE3)

EN15 is IBM's PCIe3 4-port 10 GbE SR Adapter (CCIN 2CE3). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Fibre Channel card

9009 EN0F: PCIe2 8 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (low profile, CCIN 578D)

EN0F is IBM's PCIe2 8 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (low profile, CCIN 578D). Listed for 9009-22A.

 Memory

9009 EM95: 256 GB DDR4 memory CDIMM (CCIN 31FC)

EM95 is the 256 GB DDR4 memory CDIMM (CCIN 31FC). Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Network card

9009 EN0J: PCIe3 LP 4-port (2x10 Gb FCoE, 2x1 GbE) SFP+ adapter (CCIN 2B93)

EN0J is IBM's PCIe3 LP 4-port (2x10 Gb FCoE, 2x1 GbE) SFP+ adapter (CCIN 2B93). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-22G.

 Network card

9009 EC3A: PCIe3 LP 2-Port 40 GbE NIC RoCE QSFP+ Adapter (CCIN 57BD)

EC3A is IBM's PCIe3 LP 2-Port 40 GbE NIC RoCE QSFP+ Adapter (CCIN 57BD). Listed for 9009-22A.

 Network card

9009 EN17: PCIe3 4-port 10 GbE SFP+ Copper Adapter (CCIN 2CE4)

EN17 is IBM's PCIe3 4-port 10 GbE SFP+ Copper Adapter (CCIN 2CE4). Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Network card

9009 5899: PCIe2 4-port 1 GbE Adapter (CCIN 576F)

5899 is IBM's PCIe2 4-port 1 GbE Adapter (CCIN 576F). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Expansion drawer

9009 ESLS: EXP24SX SAS Storage Enclosure

ESLS is IBM's EXP24SX SAS Storage Enclosure. Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Network card

9009 EC29: PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10 GbE RoCE SR Adapter (CCIN EC29)

EC29 is IBM's PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10 GbE RoCE SR Adapter (CCIN EC29). Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Network card

9009 EN0S: PCIe2 4-Port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC3)

EN0S is IBM's PCIe2 4-Port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter (CCIN 2CC3). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ESGL: 775 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i

ESGL is IBM's 775 GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i. Not listed for a Power 9 machine type.

 Expansion drawer

9009 EMXF: PCIe3 6-slot fan-out module for PCIe3 expansion drawer

EMXF is IBM's PCIe3 6-slot fan-out module for PCIe3 expansion drawer. Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ESFS: 1.7 TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive 4K Block - 4224

ESFS is IBM's 1.7 TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive 4K Block - 4224. Listed for 9009-41A, 9009-42A, 9009-41G and more.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ESJS: 931 GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux

ESJS is IBM's 931 GB Mainstream SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux. Listed for 9223-22S, 9223-42S.

 Disk and SSD drive

9009 ESB4: 775 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux

ESB4 is IBM's 775 GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux. Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.

 Network card

9009 EC2S: PCIe3 2-Port 10 Gb NIC & ROCE SR/Cu Adapter (CCIN 58FA)

EC2S is IBM's PCIe3 2-Port 10 Gb NIC & ROCE SR/Cu Adapter (CCIN 58FA). Listed for 9009-22A, 9009-41A, 9009-42A and more.
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