IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#6446) Dual-port 12X Channel Attach- Short Run</p><p>This Adapter is the interface for attachment of the I/O Drawer to a 12X Channel loop. The adapter includes two 12X Channel connectors to support attachment of the I/O drawer into the loop. This adapter does not include the repeater function and is intended to support configurations where the Host system and the external I/O drawers in the loop are located in the same rack.</p><p>Cables attached to this adapter have the following restrictions. Cables between this adapter and a host system may not exceed 3.0 Meters in length. Cables between two I/O Drawers may not exceed 1.5 Meters if both I/O drawers include this Short Run adapter feature #6446. Cables between two I/O Drawers may not exceed 3.0 Meters if either of the I/O drawers includes this Short Run adapter feature #6446. The required 12X Cables are ordered under a separate feature number.</p><p>Attributes provided: 12X Channel Interface Connection</p><p>Attributes required: none</p><p>For 8204-E8A: IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#6446)</p><p>Minimum required: 0</p><p>Maximum allowed: 8 (Initial order maximum: 8)</p><p>OS level required:</p><p>AIX 5.3 TL9 or later</p><p>AIX 6.1 TL2 or later</p><p>IBM i V5R4 with V5R4M5 machine code, or later</p><p>Linux - For information about support on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux see URL:</p><p>http://www.ibm.com/systems/p/hardware/factsfeatures.html</p><p>Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both</p><p>CSU: Yes</p><p>Return parts MES: No
