5877-8204 - IBM i Model E8A 12X I/O Drawer PCIe, No Disk

IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5877) - 12X I/O Drawer PCIe, No Disk

This feature provides a 4U high I/O drawer containing ten PCIe slots. This drawer attaches to the central electronics complex via 12X DDR cables IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#1862, #1864 or #1865).

Attributes provided: 10 PCIe Slots

Attributes required: Available 12X connection ports.

For 8204-E8A: IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5877)

Minimum required: 0

Maximum allowed: 4 (Initial order maximum: 4)

OS level required:

AIX 5.3 with the 5300-11 Technology Level, or later

AIX 5.3 with the 5300-10 Technology Level and Service Pack 2, or later

AIX 5.3 with the 5300-09 Technology Level and Service Pack 5, or later

AIX 5.3 with the 5300-08 Technology Level and Service Pack 8, or later

AIX 6.1 with the 6100-04 Technology Level, or later

AIX 6.1 with the 6100-03 Technology Level and Service Pack 3, or later

AIX 6.1 with the 6100-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 6, or later

AIX 6.1 with the 6100-01 Technology Level and Service Pack 7, or later

AIX requiring service packs will be available on or before January 31, 2010.

IBM i 6.1 with 6.1.1 or later

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1 or later

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 or later

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 or later

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 or later

Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both

CSU: Yes

Return parts MES: No

Note:

Two per 12X loop

VIOS attachment requires VIOS 2.1.2.0 or later