IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5609) GX Dual-port 12X Channel Attach</p><p>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 #5609 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>This feature is used to attach the #5802 PCIe 12 X I/O Drawer to the 8203-E4A and 8204-E8A.</p><p>Attributes provided: Two DDR capable 12X channel remote I/O ports</p><p>Attributes required: Available GX++ slot</p><p>For 8204-E8A: IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5609)</p><p>Minimum required: 0</p><p>Maximum allowed: 1 (Initial order maximum: 1)</p><p>OS level required:</p><p>AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with the 5300-07 Technology Level and Service Pack 9, or later.</p><p>AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with the 5300-08 Technology Level and Service Pack 7, or later.</p><p>AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with the 5300-09 Technology Level and Service Pack 4, or later.</p><p>AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with the 5300-10 Technology Level, or later.</p><p>AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-00 Technology Level and Service Pack 9, or later.</p><p>AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-01 Technology Level and Service Pack 5, or later.</p><p>AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 4, or later.</p><p>AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-03 Technology Level, or later.</p><p>IBM i 6.1, or later</p><p>SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for POWER Systems, or later.</p><p>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5 for POWER, or later.</p><p>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1 for POWER, or later.</p><p>Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both</p><p>CSU: Yes</p><p>Return parts MES: No
