The IBM Power6 8203-E4A (#5886) EXP 12S</p><p>EXP 12S is an Expansion Drawer with 12 SAS Storage Slots. #5886 Supports up to 12 hot-swap SAS Disk Drives in mega-pack carriers. SAS Enclosure includes Redundant AC power supplies and two Service Managers. EXP 12S takes up a 2 EIA space in a 19-inch rack. The enclosure attaches to p6 servers via the appropriate external SAS cables. </p><p></p><p>Attributes provided: 12 disk bays and up to 11 slot filler panels. </p><p>Attributes required: </p><p>Available SAS Port </p><p>System P POWER6 Server </p><p>Available 2U Rack Space </p><p>At least one SAS drive per #5886 above System p POWER6 base disk requirement </p><p>For 8203-E4A: The IBM Power6 8203-E4A (#5886) </p><p>Minimum required: 0 </p><p>Maximum allowed: 24 (Initial order maximum: 24) </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>IBM i V5R4 with V5R4M5 machine code, 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>Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both </p><p>CSU: Yes </p><p>Return parts MES: No </p><p>Note: System Maximum of 24 is achievable with SAS adapters in remote I/O drawers. Four #5886 can be supported per #5900. Two #5886 per SAS Adapter is recommended for redundant configurations. </p><p></p><p>
