<p><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">The IBM </span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">5796 Expansion Unit Drawer for IBM Power7, Power6 and Power5 systems is an I/O expansion drawer providing 6 PCI-X DDR slots. </span>The IBM 5796 Expansion Drawer includes redundant hot-swap power and cooling.<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">The IBM 5796 Expansion Unit I/O drawer is attached to a system using a GX Dual Port 12X Channel Attach adpater in a 12X loop. Either a 12X Short Run adapter (6446) or 12X Long Run adapter (6457) must be selected on each IBM 5796. Up to 4 IBM 5796's can be attached on the same 12X loop using a mixture of Short Run and Long Run adapters. If you need assistance or have any questions about the installation or configuration, please contact our Support staff.</span></p>
<p>The IBM 5796 is Supported on the following Power Systems: 8202-E4B, 8202-E4C, 8202-E4D, 8205-E6B, 8205-E6C, 8205-E6D, 8233-E8B, 9117-MMB, 9117-MMC, 9117-MMD, 9179-MHB, 9179-MHC, 9179-MHD<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">.</span></p>
<p>The blind swap PCI mechanism allows for PCI card concurrent maintenance without removing the I/O expansion drawer. The #5796 mounts in a 19-inch rack using a #7314 I/O Drawer Mounting Enclosure. Two #5796 drawers can be mounted side by side in a single #7314 using a total of four EIA. The #5796 are not required to be attached to the same system. Each #5796 requires two power cords. Blind swap cassettes are used to insert or remove the PCI-X cards. </p>
<p>When the IBM 5796 is placed in an iSeries partition, the PCI-X DDR slots support only smart IOAs and do not support an IOP or an IOA which requires an IOP.</p>
<p>The 5796 provides: 6 PCI-X DDR slots for blind swap I/O adapters<br />
<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">The 5796 requires: Rack space in a #7314 I/O Drawer Mounting Enclusure. 12X cable(s). 12X Short Run or Long Run card, and SPCN cable(s).</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">OS level required: IBM OS400 V6R1 & V7R1, </span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">AIX V5.3, V6.1 & V7.1, Linux </span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">SUSE, & Red Hat</span></p>
