3684-8203 - IBM Power6 E4A SAS Cable (AE-8203) Adapter to Enclo

The IBM Power6 8203-E4A (#3684) SAS Cable (AE) Adapter to Enclosure, single controller/single path 3M

This SAS cable (AE) connects a SAS Controller to a media expansion drawer. This cable can also be used to connect two SAS adapters to a SAS disk drawer in a specific dual controller HA two system JBOD configuration using two #5912 controllers. Single controller/single path connections are supported with this cable only for this specific JBOD configuration and as such, two #5912 SAS controllers and two (AE style) cables are required for a supported configuration. The two SAS adapters must be in different host systems/partitions. This cable has one Mini SAS 4X plug connector on the adapter end wired in 4x mode and one Mini SAS 4X plug connector on the drawer end , wired in 4x mode. Follow the directions on the connector labels when attaching the connectors on this cable. This cable is 3 meters long, select the SAS (AE) cable length that best matches the distance between the host system and the remote SAS drawer being attached.

Attributes provided: Connection between a SAS controller and a media expansion drawer or connection between #5912 SAS controller and a SAS disk drawer in a dual controller HA two system JBOD configuration only

Attributes required: SAS media expansion drawer or SAS disk drawer, and a SAS controller adapter

For 8203-E4A: The IBM Power6 8203-E4A (#3684)

Minimum required: 0

Maximum allowed: No max (Initial order maximum: No max)

OS level required: None

Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both

CSU: Yes

Return parts MES: No