IBM 8231-E2B Manual page 199

Cables
Specific X , YO, or AT SAS cables with HD connectors are used to attach to the expansion
drawers.
Voltage
3.3 V
Form factor
Short, low-profile
Maximum number
For the maximum adapters supported, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for your
system.
Attributes provided
v High-performance SSD SAS adapter without write cache
v Optional pairing (Multi-Initiator and High Availability or Dual Storage IOA)
v Support of the SAS Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) and Serial Management Protocol (SMP).
Operating system or partition requirements
This adapter is supported for the following versions of operating systems:
v AIX
– AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-01 Technology Level, and Service Pack 4, or later.
– AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-00 Technology Level, and Service Pack 6, or later.
– AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-07 Technology Level, and Service Pack 4, or later.
– AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-06 Technology Level, and Service Pack 8, or later.
– AIX Version 5.3 with the 5300-12 Technology Level, and Service Pack 6, or later.
v Linux
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 for POWER, or later
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 for POWER, or later
– Novel SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Service Pack 2, or later (with update package)
– Novel SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Service Pack 4, or later
– See the Linux Alert site for the support details.
v IBM i
– IBM i 7.1, or later.
– IBM i 6.1.0 with machine code 6.1.1, or later.
v VIOS
– VIOS support requires VIOS 2.2.1.4, or later
Related tasks:
Serial-attached SCSI cable planning
Learn about how to install the SAS cables to the hard disk drives or solid-state drives.
Installing PCI adapters
Related reference:
"Important partitioning considerations with dual-slot and multi-adapter configurations" on page 4
Learn about partitioning considerations with dual-slot and multi-adapter configurations.
IBM Prerequisite website
Parts information
PCI adapter placement
"Backplane daughter cards and RAID enablement cards" on page 2
Find links to topics that cover Backplane daughter cards and RAID enablement cards.
Related information:
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Managing PCI adapters