Figure 11. SD Media Adapter for System x
When only one SD card is installed in the adapter, you can create up to 16 volumes, each of which is presented
to UEFI as a bootable device. When two SD Media cards are inserted, volumes can be mirrored (RAID-1) across
both cards, up to a total of eight mirrored volumes. The use of mirrored volumes improves system availability
because the server remains operational, even if one SD card fails. The RAID functionality is handled internally by
the SD Media Adapter.
The following table shows the available options. The table also indicates whether the option includes the SD
Media RAID Adapter and how many SD cards are included.
Table 22. Virtualization options
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
Includes
Adapter
Includes
Media
00ML706 A5TJ
SD Media Adapter for Systems x
(Option 00ML706 includes 2 blank 32GB SD cards)
Yes
Yes (2)*
00ML700 AS2V
Blank 32GB SD Media for System x
No
Yes (1)
None**
ASCG
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.1 U2 (1 SD Media)
Yes
Yes (1)
None**
AS4B
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.1 U2 (2 SD Media,
RAIDed)
Yes
Yes (2)
None**
ASCH
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.5 U2 (1 SD Media)
Yes
Yes (1)
None**
AS4C
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.5 U2 (2 SD Media,
RAIDed)
Yes
Yes (2)
None**
ATZK
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.5 U3B (1 SD Media)
Yes
Yes (1)
None**
ATZJ
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.5 U3B (2 SD
Media,RAIDed)
Yes
Yes (2)
None**
ATSA
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 6.0 U1A (1 SD Media)
Yes
Yes (1)
None**
ATS9
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/VMware ESXi 6.0 U1A (2 SD Media,
RAIDed)
Yes
Yes (2)
None**
ATZM
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 6.0 U2 (1 SD Media)
Yes
Yes (1)
None**
ATZL
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 6.0 U2 (2 SD Media,
RAIDed)
Yes
Yes (2)
None**
AVNX
Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 6.5 (1 SD Media)
Yes
Yes (1)
None**
AVNY
Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 6.5 (2 SD Media, RAIDed)
Yes
Yes (2)
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