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IBM 574E 5903 PCIe 380MB Cache Dual x4 3Gb SAS RAID Adapter
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IBM AS400 iSeries 5902-8204 - IBM i Model E8A PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 3Gb SAS RAID Ada IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5902) PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 3Gb SAS RAID Adapter(Refurbished Condition Only as o.. Product #: 5902-8204

5902-8204 - IBM i Model E8A PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 3Gb SAS RAID Ada

Brand: IBM AS400 iSeries
Model Number: 5902-8204

IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5902) PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 3Gb SAS RAID Adapter

(Refurbished Condition Only as of November 26, 2010)

The PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 3Gb SAS RAID Adapter is a long form factor adapter and is an excellent solution for high-performance applications requiring two adapters. Two #5902 provides for mirrored write cache data and mirrored RAID parity footprints between the adapters for superior availability. With proper cabling, multiple wide ports are used to provide redundant paths to each dual port SAS disk. The adapter manages SAS path redundancy and path switching should a SAS failure occur. RAID levels 0, 5, 6, and 10 are supported. Primary use is with FC 5886 EXP 12S SAS disk expansion drawers. FC 5902 is always to be in used in a High Availability configuration using two adapters.

Highlights

Supports 48 SAS disks, when configured with four FC 5886 12S disk expansion drawers

SAS speed = 3Gbs

SAS Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP)and Serial Management Protocol (SMP)

RAID 0, 5, 6, and 10

175MB of NV Fast Write Cache

Dual controller supports mirrored write cache data and mirrored RAID parity footprints

Concurrent Firmware Update

Attributes provided: Eight physical links via two mini SAS 4x connectors.

Attributes required: One PCI-X 2.0 DDR slot per #5902. Configuration always requires even pairs of #5902. SAS Media devices are not supported. When attaching #5886 EXP 12S use one of the following SAS (X) cables #3661, #3662 or #3663.

For 8204-E8A: IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5902)

Minimum required: 0

Maximum allowed: 60 (Initial order maximum: 60)

OS level required:

AIX 6.1 with the 6100-01 Technology Level, or later.

AIX 5.3 with the 5300-08 Technology Level, or later.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 for POWER Systems, or later.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER, version 4.7, or later.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER, version 5.2, or later.

Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both

CSU: Yes

Return parts MES: No

Note: Only supported in pairs.

Note: Maximum of two supported in CEC under AIX, or Linux.

System maximum of 58 under AIX or Linux