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Form factor
Short, low-profile
Attributes provided
Samsung 3rd-generation TLC V-NAND technology
Five drive writes per day (DWPD)
Delivers a wide bandwidth of up to 6,400/3,000 MB/s sequential R/W speeds respectively
Operating system or partition requirements
If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software that is required to support the new
feature and that you determine whether any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching
devices. To check for operating system and partition requirements, see one of the following links:
• The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities can be downloaded from Fix Central (http://
www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/).
• IBM Prerequisite website (www14.software.ibm.com/support/customercare/iprt/home).
• IBM SSIC (System Storage Interoperation Center) (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/
ssic/interoperability.wss).
• The latest version of the device driver or the IBM Power RAID adapter utilities (iprutils) can be
downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website (http://www14.software.ibm.com/
webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/home.html).
• For more information, see the Linux Alert website (www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/
lopdiags/info/LinuxAlerts.html).
Samsung PM1725a NVMe 3.2 TB 5DWPD PCIe3.0 x8 LP Adapter (FC EKSR)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EKSR adapter.
Overview
The Samsung PM1725a NVMe 3.2 TB 5DWPD PCIe3.0 x8 LP Adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 3
(Gen3) x8 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The adapter
utilizes Samsung V-NAND flash memory, which features a unique design that stacks 48 layers on top of
another. It also employs cost-effective TLC (triple-level cell) flash memory, which delivers higher
reliability than MLC (multi-level cell) planar NAND flash memory SSDs.
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