5796-8202 - IBM Power7 E4B, PCI-DDR 12X Expansion Drawer

The IBM 5796 Expansion Unit Drawer for IBM Power7, Power6 and Power5 systems is an I/O expansion drawer providing 6 PCI-X DDR slots. The IBM 5796 Expansion Drawer includes redundant hot-swap power and cooling.The IBM 5796 Expansion Unit I/O drawer is attached to a system using a GX Dual Port 12X Channel Attach adpater in a 12X loop. Either a 12X Short Run adapter (6446) or 12X Long Run adapter (6457) must be selected on each IBM 5796. Up to 4 IBM 5796's can be attached on the same 12X loop using a mixture of Short Run and Long Run adapters. If you need assistance or have any questions about the installation or configuration, please contact our Support staff.

The IBM 5796 is Supported on the following Power Systems:  8202-E4B, 8202-E4C, 8202-E4D, 8205-E6B, 8205-E6C, 8205-E6D, 8233-E8B, 9117-MMB, 9117-MMC, 9117-MMD, 9179-MHB, 9179-MHC, 9179-MHD.

The blind swap PCI mechanism allows for PCI card concurrent maintenance without removing the I/O expansion drawer. The #5796 mounts in a 19-inch rack using a #7314 I/O Drawer Mounting Enclosure. Two #5796 drawers can be mounted side by side in a single #7314 using a total of four EIA. The #5796 are not required to be attached to the same system. Each #5796 requires two power cords. Blind swap cassettes are used to insert or remove the PCI-X cards. 

When the IBM 5796 is placed in an iSeries partition, the PCI-X DDR slots support only smart IOAs and do not support an IOP or an IOA which requires an IOP.

The 5796 provides: 6 PCI-X DDR slots for blind swap I/O adapters
The 5796 requires: Rack space in a #7314 I/O Drawer Mounting Enclusure. 12X cable(s). 12X Short Run or Long Run card, and SPCN cable(s).
OS level required: IBM OS400 V6R1 & V7R1, AIX V5.3, V6.1 & V7.1, Linux SUSE, & Red Hat