IBM Power 8 Storage controller and drive bays

8286 EJ0J: PCIe3 RAID SAS quad-port 6 Gb Adapter (CCIN 57B4)

EJ0J is IBM's PCIe3 RAID SAS quad-port 6 Gb Adapter (CCIN 57B4). Listed for 8286-41A, 8286-42A, 8247-42L.

A RAID card with four external SAS ports that runs extra disk or SSD drawers from the 4U Power S814 or S824.

IBM: EJ0J and EJ10 are the same 57B4 card with different feature codes. EJ0J runs HDDs and SSDs; EJ10 runs tape and DVD.

Before you order EJ0J

The drive bay and controller setup decides how many drives the server can hold and how they are protected. Changing it usually means planning downtime, so check it against your machine type first.

Not sure which Power 8 you have? The Identify Your Power 8 page shows how to check. Collecting several parts for one quote? Use the Power 8 maintenance and sourcing vendor directory. Or look up another feature code.

Source: p8hcd Table 7 and FC EJ0J topic; IBM i I/O Support Details. Always confirm against your server's own configuration before you order.

Specifications

AttributeDetail
Feature CodeEJ0J
DescriptionPCIe3 RAID SAS quad-port 6 Gb Adapter (CCIN 57B4)
Part TypeStorage controller and drive bays
FRU Part Number000FX846
Ports4 external mini SAS HD 4x
Speed6 Gb SAS
PCIePCIe3 x8
Form Factorlow profile card packaged for full height slots
RAID0, 5, 6, 10 with hot spare
Write Cachenone
CCIN57B4
FRU000FX846
Applies To8286-41A, 8286-42A, 8247-42L
IBM i SupportedYes ... IBM i 7.1 or later.

Feature code details come from IBM Redbooks, IBM Documentation, IBM Support pages, and the Midland Information Systems parts catalog. Always confirm against your server's own configuration before you order.