Sas Subsystem Overview - IBM Power System 5148-21L Manual

A SAS fabric refers to the summation of all paths between all SAS adapter ports and all I/O device ports
in the SAS subsystem including cables, enclosures, and expanders.

SAS subsystem overview

Learn about the features and locations of the SAS subsystem parts in the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L,
8247-22L, 8247-42L, 8284-21A, 8284-22A, 8286-41A, or 8286-42A system.
Use this information in conjunction with your specific system and operating system documentation.
Feature locations for the SAS subsystem parts in the base function storage configuration systems
Figure 1 provides information about the supported SAS features and their system locations in systems
that have the base function storage configuration.
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Figure 1. SAS subsystem parts in the base function storage configuration systems
Use Table 1 with Figure 1 for a list of parts and their locations.
Table 1. SAS subsystem parts in a base function storage configuration system
Diagram
location Part name
A PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal
adapter 6 Gb
B, C Base function disk drive
backplane with 12 SFF bays
D One Slimline DVD bay
2
SAS subsystem
B
C
Feature code (FC)
EJ0S for 8247-42L, 8286-41A, or
8286-42A systems
EJ0V for 8284-21A and
8284-22A systems
EL3V for 8247-21L and
8247-22L systems
EJ0N for 8247-42L, 8286-41A,
or 8286-42A systems
EJ0T for the 8284-21A and
8284-22A systems
EL3T for 5148-21L, 8247-21L,
and 8247-22L systems
5771
D
Customer card
identification numbers
(CCINs) Physical location codes
57D7 P1-C14, P1-C15
2B09 P2 for base function disk drive
backplane
P2-D1 through P2-D12 for diskbays
P2-D27 for systems that are 4U high
P2-D15 for systems that are 2U high