IBM Power 570 and IBM Power 595 (POWER6 ... - IBM Redbooks

Enclosure DASD PCI
slots
System adapter
requirements for
POWER6 connection
General Notes:
�= Supported and N = Not supported
A = Supported by AIX; L = Supported by Linux. i = Supported by IBM i. See the Features Description chapter for required
release levels.
Note that although some almost identical System i and System p enclosures are listed together in the same table row,
there are some technical detail differences. For example, the System i enclosure can support IOP cards while the
System p enclosure does not. The AIX and IBM i operating system software is very specific to supporting hardware
based upon a specific MTM or feature code value. This determines whether a similar hardware enclosure or card cannot
be supported by an operating system.
The following chapters provide additional details about the I/O enclosures listed in this table. For example, the IBM i
operating system does not support the #5791 and AIX and Linux do not support the #5790.
► Chapter 4, “Feature descriptions and related information” on page 187
Note that most hardware features have specific cable requirements. In this paper, most cable descriptions are either
in the individual MTM chapters or included in Chapter 11, “RIO-2 12X SPCN line cord SAS and communication
cables for IBM Power Systems models” on page 855.
► Chapter 9, “IBM Power systems I/O enclosures schematics” on page 799
► Chapter D, “Upgrades to Power 9117-MMA and Power 9119-FHA” on page 907
GX adapters listed under the Requirements for POWER6 connection column are the Power System GX adapter card.
The enclosure requires a corresponding loop adapter card that is not included in this table. See Chapter 4, “Feature
descriptions and related information” on page 187.
Specific Notes;
1. Cannot order as new as of November 2008.
2. Order through RPQ 847230, 847231 as of November 2008
3. Order through RPQ 847232 as of November 2008
4. Available November 2008.
5. IBM i 5.4 and IBM i 6.1 releases do not support the disks attached to the embedded zero write cache disk controller
within the enclosure. IBM i supports disks attached to the appropriate adapters that can use the PCI-X slots within
the enclosure.
6. The 0595 and 7311-D20 are almost identical except 7311-D20 is 4 U high, 0595 is 5U high.
7. A notation of Z means that 10 k rpm is not recommended.
8. The #5720 media drawer occupies 1U of rack space in either the 12U or 34U positions in the 595 system.
928 IBM Power 570 and IBM Power 595 (POWER6) System Builder
EIU /
Width
(in.)
8203 - E4A
9408 - M25
8204 - E8A
9409 - M50
9117 - MMA
9119 - FHA