IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5900) PCI-X DDR Dual -x4 SAS Adapter</p><p>(Refurbished Condition Only as of May 30, 2008)</p><p>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), each supporting four ports (x4). 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.</p><p>Highlights:</p><p>Wide Configuration supports addressing up to 512 SAS devices with eight ports.</p><p>Non-Redundant configuration supports addressing 128 SAS devices per port.</p><p>SAS speed = 3Gbs</p><p>SATA speed = 1.5 Gbs</p><p>SAS Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) , Serial ATA Tunneling Protocol (STP) and Serial Management Protocol (SMP)</p><p>RAID 0 (with mirroring), 10</p><p>Concurrent Firmware Update</p><p>Removable Media Device Supported</p><p>Attributes provided: Eight SAS Ports through two x 4 SAS channels.</p><p>Attributes required: One PCI-X 2.0 DDR slot</p><p>For 8204-E8A: IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5900)</p><p>Minimum required: 0</p><p>Maximum allowed: 58 (Initial order maximum: 58)</p><p>OS level required:</p><p>AIX 5.3 with the 5300-07 Technology Level or later,</p><p>AIX 6.1 or later,</p><p>SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for POWER Systems or later,</p><p>Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER, version 4.6 or later,</p><p>Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER, version 5.1 or later,</p><p>IBM i not supported.</p><p>Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both</p><p>CSU: Yes</p><p>Return parts MES: No</p><p>Note: Maximum of two allowed in CEC under AIX or Linux. System maximum of 58 under AIX or Linux. Not supported under IBM i.
