5094-8204 - IBM i Model E8A PCI-X Expansion Tower

IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5094) PCI-X Expansion Tower

The #5094 is an I/O expansion tower that can contain up to 45 disk units, has 14 PCI slots and two removable media bays.

One bus adapter to provide the RIO-2 interface to the system is required with each #5094. Select one of the following:

#9517 - Base HSL-2 Bus Adapter, to specify two copper RIO-2 ports

One or two cables must be ordered to attach to the RIO-2 ports. Select the appropriate cable length required. The following RIO cables can be used with a #5094:

#3156 1.75m RIO-2 Cable
#3168 2.5m RIO-2 Cable
#3146 1m RIO-2 Cable
#3147 4m RIO-2 Cable
#3148 10m RIO-2 Cable

One SPCN cable is required for each #5094. Select from the following:

#1466 30m SPCN Cable
#6001 2m SPCN Cable
#6006 3m SPCN Cable
#6007 15m SPCN Cable
#6008 6m SPCN Cable
#6029 30m SPCN Cable

Each #5094 can support 15 disk units without a #5108 installed. With #5108 installed, a #5094 can support up to 45 disk units, total. Each #5094 comes with redundant, hot-swap, power supplies.

To enable further #5094 redundancy, dual line cord capability for the #5094 is provided by feature#5115. An additional #5094 line cord must be ordered when installing a #5115. Plugging in the second line cord, even if to the same outlet, enables the AC power modules to be redundant.

The following line cords are supported on a #5094:

#1399 - 4.3m 300V/16A
#1406 - 200V 16A 14-Ft TL Line Cord
#6455 - 4.3m 200V/16A Pwr Cd Italy
#1409 - 4.3m 200V/16A Pwr Cd AU/NZ
#1418 - 4.3m 200V/16A Pwr Cd S Afric
#1419 - 4.3m 200V/16A Pwr Cd Israel
#1420 - 4.3m 200V/16A Pwr Cd EU/Asia
#1421 - 4.3m 200V/16A Pwr Cd CH/DK
#1451 - 200V 6-Ft Line Cord
#1452 - 200V 14-Ft Line Cord
#1453 - 200V 6-Ft Locking Line Cord
#1454 - 200V 12A 14-Ft TL Line Cord (U.S. default)
#1455 - 200V 6-Ft Wtrtght Line Cord
#1456 - 200V 14-Ft Wtrtght Line Cord
#1476 - 4.3m 200V/12A Pwr Cd UK

The 45 disk unit positions are in groups of 15, each group of 15 disk units is further divided into three groups of five disk units, each group of five disk units supported on a separate SCSI (LVD-SCSI) bus from a #2757/#2780/#5712 PCI Disk Unit Controller.

The #5094 removable media bays are supported by the same #2757/ #2780/#5712 PCI Disk Unit Controller which supports the 5 base disk unit positions (disk slot positions D31 thru D50).

Attributes provided: 14 PCI slots, up to 45 disk positions (15base, 0 featurable), two removable media bays

Attributes required: RIO-2 connection

Minimum required: 0
Maximum allowed: 12 (Initial order maximum: 0)
OS level required: IBM i V5R4 with V5R4M5 Machine Code, or later.
Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Supported
CSU: Yes
Return parts MES: Does not apply