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3. Dual FC 5913 or FC ESA3 adapters to three 5887 enclosures via a mode 1 connection.
v 5887 enclosures with either a maximum of 72 HDDs or 24 SSDs only (cannot have a mix of HDDs
and SSDs in the same enclosure).
v Connection using SAS 6x YO cables to connect to the 5887 enclosures.
4. Two pairs of FC 5913 or FC ESA3 adapters to one 5887 enclosure via a split connection.
v 1 - 12 SSDs or 1 - 12 HDDs per FC 5913 or FC ESA3 pair.
v Connection using SAS 6x X cables to connect to the 5887 enclosure (both cables must be attached to
the same port on each adapter).
v SAS 6x AA cable is required for connecting each pair of FC 5913 or FC ESA3 adapters.
v Supported only on AIX and Linux systems.
v No IBM i support.
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v POWER7
only support.
SAS adapters with high density (HD) connectors
Learn about the various configurations available using HD connectors.
1. Two PCIe2 SAS adapters with HD connectors to one 5887 enclosure via a mode 1 connection.
v No cascading allowed.
v HD AA cable is required.
Figure 85. Mode 1 connection of a 5887 enclosure to two PCIe2 SAS adapters with HD connectors
2. Two PCIe2 SAS adapters with HD connectors to two 5887 enclosures via a mode 1 connection.
v No cascading allowed.
v HD AA cable is required.
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