PCIe3 LP 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter (FC EL60; CCIN 57B4)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EL60 adapter.
Overview
The PCIe3 LP 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe), generation 3, RAID SAS adapter is a low-profile, short-form factor adapter. The adapter is used in high-performance and high-density, serial attached SCSI (SAS) applications. It supports the attachment of SAS DVD or SAS tape by using four mini SAS high-density (HD) x4 connectors that allow the physical links to be used in various narrow and wide-port configurations. SAS tape attachment is only supported in a single adapter configuration and cannot be mixed with SAS disk on the same adapter. The adapter does not have write cache. Figure 1 shows the PCIe3 LP 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter.
A maximum of four DVD or tape drives can be attached per adapter by using four AE1 cables (FC ECBY). A maximum of eight DVD or tape drives can be attached by using four YE1 cables (ECBZ).
Figure 1 shows the adapter. The connector plug (A) is installed in an empty port and prevents damage to that port whenever a cable for the adjacent port connectors is plugged-in or removed.
Specifications
- Item
- Description
- Adapter FRU number
- 000MH910 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
- Connector plug part number
- 00FW784 (The connector plug is installed in an empty port and prevents damage to that port whenever a cable for the adjacent port connectors is plugged-in or removed.)
- I/O bus architecture
- PCIe 3.0 but compatible to PCIe 2.0 or PCIe 1.0 slots.
- Slot requirement
- One available PCIe x8 slot per adapter.
- Cables
- Specific AE1 or YE1 SAS cable features with new narrow HD connectors are used to attach the adapter to SAS devices.
- SAS device attachment requires specific cables that are provided with the subsystem or device features that are being attached.See Serial attached SCSI cable planning.
- Voltage
- 3.3 V
- Form factor
- Short, low-profile
- Maximum number
- For details about the maximum number of adapters that are supported, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.
- Attributes
- Four external mini SAS HD 4x connectors provide attachment of SAS devices
- SAS Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) and Serial Management Protocol (SMP)
- Concurrent firmware update
- Removable media device (DVD and SAS tape) are supported in a single controller configuration only and cannot be combined with disk devices attached to the same adapter. Removable media is not supported in multi-initiator and high availability (dual storage IOA) configurations
- Support for multi-initiator and high availability or single controller configurations
Operating system or partition requirements
If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software that is required to support the new feature and that you determine whether any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching devices. To check for the prerequisites, see IBM Prerequisite website.
- Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7, or later, with current maintenance updates available from Red Hat.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.4, or later, with current maintenance updates available from Red Hat.
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Service Pack 3, or later, with current maintenance updates available from SUSE.
- For support details, see the Linux Alert website.
- The latest version of the device driver or iprutils can be downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website.
- PowerKVM
- IBM PowerKVM 2.1.1, or later
- Supported on Firmware level 7.8, or later
