IBM 8236-E8C Manual page 40

The write performance of RAID level 5 and RAID level 6 may be poor on adapters which do
not provide write cache. Consider using an adapter which provides write cache when using
RAID level 5 or RAID level 6.
v Concurrent firmware update
v Removable media device supported (Removable media is not supported in multi-initiator and
high availability configurations)
v 440 - 500 Mhz PowerPC
v Support for multi-initiator and high availability configurations
Operating system or partition requirements
The adapter is supported on the following versions of the operating systems:
v AIX
– AIX 6.1
– AIX 5.3, with Service Pack 4, or later
v Linux
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5, with update 1, or later
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, with Service Pack 1, or later
The following versions are required for multi-initiator and high availability support:
v AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-01 Technology Level, or later
v AIX 5L Version 5.3 with the 5300-08 Technology Level, or later
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4, with update 7, or later
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5, with update 2, or later
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, with service pack 2, or later
This adapter requires the following drivers:
v AIX: devices.pci.1410bd02 device driver package
v Linux:
– Version 2.0.11.5, or later, for RHEL 4 kernels
– Version 2.2.0.1, or later, for RHEL 5 kernels
– Version 2.2.0.1, or later, for SLES 10 kernels
– Version 2.3.0, or later, for kernel.org kernels (kernel version 2.6.20, or later)
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 there are any prerequisites for this feature and attaching devices.
To check for the prerequisites, see IBM Prerequisite website (www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf).
Related tasks:
Installing PCI adapters
Serial-attached SCSI cable planning
Learn about how to install the SAS cables to the hard disk drives, solid-state drives or CD-ROMs.
Related reference:
IBM Prerequisite Web page
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.
SAS RAID controllers for AIX
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Power Systems: Managing PCI adapters for the 8233-E8B or 8236-E8C
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