IBM 8310 DASD Media Backplane

IBM 8310 Power6 8203-E4A DASD Media Backplane for 3.5" DASD SATA DVD Tape with External SAS Port

The IBM 8310 feature provides a high function and high availability 6x3.5" DASD backplane with an external SAS port. The external SAS port on this feature supports a single feature 5886 drawer attachment (with cable #3674) and supports disk units within the CEC to be split into two distinct 3-disk groups (with cable #3670). Supports connections for a slim SATA DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM and a 5.25 inch half high tape drive.

OS level required:

AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with the 5300-07 Technology Level and Service Pack 9, or later.

AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with the 5300-08 Technology Level and Service Pack 7, or later.

AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with the 5300-09 Technology Level and Service Pack 4, or later.

AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with the 5300-10 Technology Level, or later.

AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-00 Technology Level and Service Pack 9, or later.

AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-01 Technology Level and Service Pack 5, or later.

AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 4, or later.

AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-03 Technology Level, or later.

IBM i 5.4.5, or later

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for POWER Systems, or later.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5 for POWER, or later.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1 for POWER, or later.

Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both

CSU: Yes

Return parts MES: No