5900-8204 - IBM i Model E8A PCI-X DDR Dual -x4 SAS Adapter

IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5900) PCI-X DDR Dual -x4 SAS Adapter

(Refurbished Condition Only as of May 30, 2008)

The 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

For 8204-E8A: IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5900)

Minimum required: 0

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.

Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both

CSU: Yes

Return parts MES: No

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