v Four external mini SAS HD 4x connectors provide attachment of SAS devices
v SAS Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) and Serial Management Protocol (SMP)
v Concurrent firmware update
v Removable media device (DVD and SAS tape) are supported in a single controller
configuration only and cannot be combined with disk devices attached to the same adapter.
Removable media is not supported in multi-initiator and high availability (dual storage IOA)
configurations
v Support for multi-initiator and high availability or single controller configurations
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 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).
The adapter is supported on the following versions of the operating systems:
v AIX
– AIX Version 7.1, or later.
– AIX Version 6.1, or later.
v Linux
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4, or later.
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3, or later.
– The latest version of iprutils can be downloaded from IBM Service and Productivity Tools website
(http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/home.html).
v IBM i
– IBM i 7.1 (with TR7), or later.
– IBM i 6.1 (with 6.1.1-M Machine Code), or later.
v Supported on Firmware level 7.8, or later.
This adapter requires the following drivers:
v AIX: devices.pci.14104A0 device driver package
PCIe3 LP 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter (FC EJ11; CCIN 57B4)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EJ11 adapter.
Overview
The PCIe3 LP 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe), generation 3, RAID SAS adapter is a
low-profile, short-form factor adapter. The adapter is used in high-performance and high-density, serial
attached SCSI (SAS) applications. It supports the attachment of SAS DVD or SAS tape by using four mini
SAS high-density (HD) x4 connectors that allow the physical links to be used in various narrow and
wide-port configurations. SAS tape attachment is only supported in a single adapter configuration and
cannot be mixed with SAS disk on the same adapter. The adapter does not have write cache. Figure 27 on
page 75 shows the PCIe3 LP 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter.
A maximum of four DVD or tape drives can be attached per adapter by using four AE1 cables (FC
ECBY). A maximum of eight DVD or tape drives can be attached by using four YE1 cables (ECBZ).
Externally attached devices are designed to run at a maximum data rate of 6 Gbps for SAS tape devices.
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