IBM Power 720 Express 8202-E4B, Manual

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Table 1. Solid-state drive rules for the IBM AIX, IBM i, or Linux operating system for a system, enclosure, or
expansion unit (continued)
System, enclosure, or expansion unit Adapter Mixing rules
5888 PCIe storage enclosure PCIe2 (3.1 GB Cache RAID SAS
Enclosure 6 Gb x8)
v This enclosure is a 1-unit (1U) high
I/O drawer that provides 30
hot-swap SSD bays and a pair of
integrated SAS controllers. The
SAS controllers provide large write
cache and enhanced performance.
v
The EXP30 does not support
HDDs.
v
A maximum of 30 SSDs are
supported in this disk drive
enclosure.
v
The EXP30 can be configured as
follows:
– One set of 30 bays and the set is
owned by both controllers that
are working together.
– Two logical sets and each of the
two controllers owns one of the
logical sets.
v
The EXP30 is attached to the
system by a PCIe x8 cable that is
installed at the GX ++ slot in the
system.
v
The system supports connection of
the 5887 disk drive enclosure
through the external SAS ports by
using FC 5913, ESA1, or ESA2.
v
The system supports only the
HDD in the 5887 disk drive
enclosure when this enclosure is
configured as one set of 24 bays
(mode 1).
4
Disk drives or solid-state drives