IBM Power 8 Storage controller and drive bays

8286 EJ11: PCIe3 LP SAS Tape/DVD Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 (p8hcd: PCIe3 LP 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter; CCIN 57B4)

EJ11 is IBM's PCIe3 LP SAS Tape/DVD Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 (p8hcd: PCIe3 LP 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter; CCIN 57B4). Listed for 8284-21A, 8284-22A, 8247-21L and more.

A low profile four-port SAS card for connecting tape drives and DVD drives to the 2U Power 8 servers.

REDP-5102: cannot go in the S822 system unit with the 8-core 4.15 GHz processor (#EPXL).

Before you order EJ11

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 4 and FC EJ11 topic; REDP-5102 section 2.6. Always confirm against your server's own configuration before you order.

Specifications

AttributeDetail
Feature CodeEJ11
DescriptionPCIe3 LP SAS Tape/DVD Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 (p8hcd: PCIe3 LP 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter; CCIN 57B4)
Part TypeStorage controller and drive bays
FRU Part Number000MH910
Ports4 SAS
Speed6 Gb SAS
PCIePCIe3 x8
Form Factorshort, low profile
CCIN57B4
FRU000MH910
Applies To8284-21A, 8284-22A, 8247-21L, 8247-22L
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.