5900-8203 IBM PCI-X DDR Dual Connector x4 SAS Adapter

5900-8203 IBM PCI-X DDR Dual Connector x4 SAS Adapter

The IBM 5900-8203 IBM PCI-X DDR Dual Connector x4 SAS Adapter is a low-profile short form factor adapter and is an excellent solution for high-performance applications. The Adapter provides two SAS channels (busses), each supporting four ports (x4). In a wide configuration, providing redundant ports to the devices, 1 Gbs throughput is supported. In the non-redundant configuration up to 3 Gbs is supported. The adapter supports RAID level 0 (with mirroring) and 10.

Highlights

Wide Configuration supports addressing up to 512 SAS devices with eight ports.
Non-Redundant configuration supports addressing 128 SAS devices per port.
SAS speed = 3Gbs
SATA speed = 1.5 Gbs
SAS Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) , Serial ATA Tunneling Protocol (STP) and Serial Management Protocol (SMP)
RAID 0 (with mirroring), 10
Concurrent Firmware Update
Removable Media Device Supported
Attributes provided: Eight SAS Ports through two x 4 SAS channels.
Attributes required: One PCI-X 2.0 DDR slot
Maximum allowed: 58 (Initial order maximum: 58)

OS level required:
AIX 5.3 with the 5300-07 Technology Level or later,
AIX 6.1 or later,
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for POWER Systems or later,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER, version 4.6 or later,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER, version 5.1 or later,
IBM i not supported.

Note: Maximum of two allowed in CEC under AIX or Linux. System maximum of 58 under AIX or Linux. Not supported under IBM i.