IBM Power 8 Disk and SSD drive

8286 ESDA: 283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i)

ESDA is IBM's 283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i). Listed for 8286-41A, 8286-42A.

A 283 GB fast-spinning hard drive for IBM i that fits the drive bays inside the Power S814 or S824.

The REDP-5097 S824 layout-extracted table misaligns ESDA with a 1.2 TB 10K description; the raw text row, the #EPXK note and the IBM i support page all give 283 GB 15K RPM.

One of the few drives IBM allows with the 4-core S814 processor (#EPXK).

Before you order ESDA

IBM sells many drives in two versions: one formatted for IBM i and one for AIX or Linux. Order the one that matches your operating system, and match the carrier to the bay or drawer it goes in.

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 Tables 1-9 and 1-10 (and #EPXK note); IBM i I/O Support Details. Always confirm against your server's own configuration before you order.

Specifications

AttributeDetail
Feature CodeESDA
Description283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i)
Part TypeDisk and SSD drive
Capacity283 GB
Speed15K RPM
CarrierSFF-3
Max Per System18
Applies To8286-41A, 8286-42A
IBM i SupportedYes ... Listed by IBM as an IBM i drive for Power 8 systems.

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.