5900-8205 - IBM i Series E4B, PCI-X DDR Dual -x4 SAS Adapter

IBM i Series 8205-E6B (#5900) - PCI-X DDR Dual -x4 SAS Adapter

The PCI-X DDR Dual Connector x4 SAS Adapter is a low-profile short form factor adapter and is an excellent solution for high-performance applications. The Adapter provides two SAS channels (busses). In a wide configuration, providing redundant ports to the devices, 1 Gbs throughput is supported. In the non-redundant configuration up to 3 Gbs is supported. The adapter supports RAID level 0 (with mirroring) and 10

Highlights

Wide Configuration supports addressing up to 512 SAS devices with eight ports

Non-Redundant configuration supports addressing 128 SAS devices per port

SAS speed = 3Gbs

SATA speed = 1.5 Gbs

SAS Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) , Serial ATA Tunneling Protocol (STP) and Serial Management Protocol (SMP)

RAID 0 (with mirroring), 10

Concurrent Firmware Update

Removable Media Device Supported

Attributes provided: Eight SAS Ports through two x4 SAS channels.

Attributes required: One PCI-X 2.0 DDR slot

For 8202-E4B: (#5900)

Minimum required: 0

Maximum allowed: 24 (Initial order maximum: 0)

OS level required:

AIX Version 5.3 supported

AIX Version 6.1 supported

AIX Version 7.1 supported

SUSE Linux supported

Red Hat Linux supported

Refer to Software Requirements for specific O/S levels supported

Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Supported

CSU: Yes

Return parts MES: Does not apply

Note:

Not supported in the CEC

System maximum of 24 in 4 x #5796