Learn about the specifications for the PCI-X DDR Dual-Channel
Ultra320 SCSI RAID Adapter.
The PCI-X DDR Dual-Channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID Adapter
is a high-performance SCSI adapter for Peripheral Component Interconnect-X
(PCI-X) and PCI systems. The adapter provides RAID 0, 5, 6, or 10
capability, 90 MB of write cache, and can address up to 30 16-bit
SCSI physical disk drives on two independent SCSI buses. The adapter
uses and supports low voltage differential (LVD) drivers and receivers
only. Each SCSI bus can either be internal (on systems that support
internal SCSI devices or backplane attachments) or external, but not
both. Internally attached Ultra320 devices run at a data rate of up
to 320 MBps on systems that have internal backplanes that are capable
of supporting Ultra320 speeds.
Figure 1. PCI-X DDR Dual-Channel
Ultra320 SCSI RAID Adapter
- A
- SCSI port 0
- B
- SCSI port 1
- C
- SCSI port 0
- E
- SCSI port 1
Note: Each SCSI bus (0 or 1) can either be internal
(on systems that support internal SCSI devices or backplane attachments)
or external, but not both.
PCI-X DDR dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID Adapter
specifications
- Item
- Description
- FRU number
- FC 5737 or
5776 is 42R4855* or 39J5024**
- * Designed to comply
with RoHS requirement.
** Not designed to
comply with the RoHS requirement.
- I/O bus architecture
- PCI 2.2 compliant
- Slot requirement
- One available 3.3 volt PCI or PCI-X slot
- Maximum number
- For system-specific
adapter placement information, see the PCI adapter placement for machine types 82xx and 91xx or the PCI adapter placement for machine type 94xx topic collections.
- Operating system or partition requirements
- AIX 5L™ Version 5.2 with the 5200-07 Technology
Level, or later
- AIX 5L Version 5.3 with the 5300-03 Technology Level, or
later
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4, Update
2 or newer
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service
Pack 2 or newer
- IBM® i V5R3 or
later
If
you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software
required to support the new feature and that you determine if there
are any existing prerequisites. To do this, use
the IBM Prerequisite Web site
at http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf .
- Required software or drivers
- AIX® - devices.pci.1410be02 device driver package
- Linux - ipr driver Version 2.0.10.3 (or later)
for SLES 9 kernels, Version 2.0.11.1 (or later) for RHEL4 kernels, or Version
2.0.13 (or later) for kernel.org kernels (kernel version 2.6.12 or
later)
- Tools
- None
- Cables
- Attachment cables are shipped with the attaching subsystem or
device.
Using and maintaining the
adapter
For information about replacing the cache battery,
see Replacing the cache battery pack on the 571B adapter.
For information
about using and maintaining the adapter, see the PCI-X SCSI
RAID controller reference guide for AIX
or PCI-X SCSI RAID controller reference guide for Linux.
The guides can be found in the Reference
information topic collection.