IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5608) GX Dual-port 12X Channel Attach - DDR</p><p>(Refurbished Condition Only as of November 27, 2009)</p><p>The GX Dual-port -12X Channel Adapter, provides two 12X connections for 12X Channel applications. This adapter allows the attachment of I/O Drawers designed for the 12X Channel. The adapter plugs into a GX++ bus slot in a system enclosure. The 12X Channel is connected in a loop and uses both connectors on the adapter. Up to four I/O Drawers can be attached in a single loop. This adapter must be used with the 12X cables. The #5608 adapter provides up to twice the data rate capability as the #5616 12X adapter."</p><p>Connection to supported InfiniBand switches is accomplished by using the 12x to 4x Channel Conversion Cables, #1828, #1841, #1842 or #1854. The connection using the #1842 cable is limited to the base ports of the InfiniBand switches.</p><p>Attributes provided: Two 12X channel remote I/O ports</p><p>Attributes required: Available GX slot</p><p>For 8204-E8A: IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5608)</p><p>Minimum required: 0</p><p>Maximum allowed: 1 (Initial order maximum: 1)</p><p>OS level required: AIX 5.3 with the 5300-07 Technology Level or later. AIX 6.1 or later. IBM i 6.1 or later. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for POWER Systems, orlater. Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER, version 4.5, or later. Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER, version 5.1, or later.</p><p>Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both</p><p>CSU: Yes</p><p>Return parts MES: No
