IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#2847) PCI IOP for SAN Load Source</p><p>(Refurbished Condition Only as of July 30, 2010)</p><p>Provides the specialized function required to attach IBM i operating system load source via a fibre channel adapter and boot from that load source. With IBM i 6.1, #2847 PCI IOP for SAN Load Source supports multipath for the i5/OS load source disk unit, along with supporting multipath for all other logical units (LUNs) attached to this IOP. A minimum of two IOPs are required for enabling redundancy. See the Redbook, "iSeries and TotalStorage: A Guide to Implementing external disk on IBM eServer i5 -SG24-7120", for more information.</p><p>Attributes provided: Load source support via fiber channel.</p><p>Attributes required: #0531 V5R3M5 Machine Code or later</p><p>For 8204-E8A: IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#2847)</p><p>Minimum required: 0</p><p>Maximum allowed: 72 (Initial order maximum: 72)</p><p>OS level required: IBM i V5R4 with V5R4M5 Machine Code, or later.</p><p>Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both</p><p>CSU: Yes</p><p>Return parts MES: No
