IBM Power 8 Storage controller and drive bays

8286 EJ0N: Storage backplane with 12 SFF-3 bays and one DVD bay (integrated PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal adapter 6 Gb, CCIN 57D7)

EJ0N is IBM's Storage backplane with 12 SFF-3 bays and one DVD bay (integrated PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal adapter 6 Gb, CCIN 57D7). Listed for 8286-41A, 8286-42A, 8247-42L.

The standard internal drive setup for the Power S814 and S824: 12 drive bays, a DVD bay and one built-in RAID controller without write cache.

Adding EJ0S splits the 12 bays into two groups of six. IBM recommends upgrading to EJ0P for write-heavy disk workloads.

Before you order EJ0N

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: REDP-5097 sections 1.2 and 2.6; p8hcd FC EJ0N and EJ0S topic. Always confirm against your server's own configuration before you order.

Specifications

AttributeDetail
Feature CodeEJ0N
DescriptionStorage backplane with 12 SFF-3 bays and one DVD bay (integrated PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal adapter 6 Gb, CCIN 57D7)
Part TypeStorage controller and drive bays
FRU Part Number00MH908
Bays12 SFF-3 plus one slim DVD bay
Controllerone internal SAS RAID adapter, CCIN 57D7, pre-installed in P1-C14
RAIDJBOD or RAID 0, 5, 6, 10
Write Cachenone (Linux can use up to 1 GB volatile cache)
FRU00MH908
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.