IBM i Series 8205-E6B (#5900) - PCI-X DDR Dual -x4 SAS Adapter</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). 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 x4 SAS channels.</p><p>Attributes required: One PCI-X 2.0 DDR slot</p><p>For 8202-E4B: (#5900)</p><p>Minimum required: 0</p><p>Maximum allowed: 24 (Initial order maximum: 0)</p><p>OS level required:</p><p>AIX Version 5.3 supported</p><p>AIX Version 6.1 supported</p><p>AIX Version 7.1 supported</p><p>SUSE Linux supported</p><p>Red Hat Linux supported</p><p>Refer to Software Requirements for specific O/S levels supported</p><p>Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Supported</p><p>CSU: Yes</p><p>Return parts MES: Does not apply</p><p>Note:</p><p>Not supported in the CEC</p><p>System maximum of 24 in 4 x #5796
