IBM Power 8 Storage backplane

IBM Power 8 2B09 ... Disk drive backplane, base function

2B09 is the IBM identifier for a disk drive backplane, base function, FRU part number 00E1945. It applies to 8247-42L, 8286-41A, 8286-42A.

Machine type: 8247-42L, 8286-41A, 8286-42A

2B09 identifies a disk drive backplane, base function on IBM Power 8 systems, carried in IBM parts documentation under FRU part number 00E1945. IBM lists it against 8247-42L, 8286-41A, 8286-42A.

Power 8 scale-out systems ship with either a base-function or an expanded-function disk backplane. The expanded-function variant supports split backplane and easy-tier configurations that the base part does not, so the two are not drop-in equivalents.

Before you order against this number, read the VPD on the machine itself. Power 8 systems were built over several years and a machine that left the factory with one part may well have been serviced since.

Specifications

AttributeDetail
CCIN Or Code2B09
DescriptionDisk drive backplane, base function
Part ClassStorage backplane
Function LevelBase
FRU Part Number00E1945
Applies To8247-42L, 8286-41A, 8286-42A

Identifier, description and FRU part number as published in IBM system parts documentation. Always confirm against the machine VPD and the current IBM parts catalogue before ordering.