IBM Power System S821LC, Installing

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Specifications
Item Description
Adapter FRU number
AOC-S3008L-L8e-P (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
I/O bus architecture
PCIe3 x8
Slot requirement
For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot
priorities (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/POWER8/p8eab/
p8eab_mtm_pciplacement.htm) and select the system you are working on.
Supported Systems
POWER8 processor-based systems
Voltage
3.3 V, 12 V
Form factor
Short, low-profile
Attributes provided
Supports 3.0, 6.0 and 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA data transfer rates
Port-independent auto-negotiation
Supports SSP, SMP, STP and SATA protocols
Automatically negotiates PCIe (1.x, 2.x and 3.x) link widths
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 any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching
devices. To check for operating system and partition requirements, see one of the following links:
Figure 22. 12 Gb/s Eight-Port SAS Internal HBA Adapter
Installing and configuring the system
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