IBM Power 8 Disk and SSD drive

8286 ESFB: 300 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive

ESFB is IBM's 300 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive. Listed for 8286-41A, 8286-42A, 8284-22A.

A 300 GB fast-spinning hard drive for AIX or Linux that fits the drive bays inside a Power 8 server.

Midland: can be reformatted to 4224 byte sectors (283 GB) for IBM i, and does not fit EXP24S drawer bays.

Before you order ESFB

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; REDP-5102 drive table. Always confirm against your server's own configuration before you order.

Specifications

AttributeDetail
Feature CodeESFB
Description300 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive
Part TypeDisk and SSD drive
Capacity300 GB
Speed15K RPM
CarrierSFF-3
Sector4k (4096)
Max Per System18 (S814/S824)
CCIN59E1 (Midland)
Part Number00E9972 (Midland)
Applies To8286-41A, 8286-42A, 8284-22A
IBM i SupportedNot stated by the source

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.