Table 2. Positions of the hard-disk-drive toggle switch (continued)
Operating system
Position 1
Position 2
Position 4
Linux
Options:
v
One FC 5901 adapter
(PCIe Dual - x4 SAS)
v
One FC ESA1 adapter
(PCIe2 RAID SAS
Dual-port 6 Gb)
v
Two FC 5903/5805
adapters (PCIe Dual - x4
3 Gb SAS RAID)
v
Two FC ESA1 adapters
(PCIe2 RAID SAS
Dual-port 6 Gb)
v
Two FC 5913 adapters
(PCIe2 1.8 GB cache
RAID SAS Tri-port 6 Gb)
Note:
The top ports of
the FC 5913 pair must
attach by an HD SAS AA
cable.
Options:
v
Two FC 5901 adapters
(PCIe Dual - x4 SAS)
v
Two FC 5903/5805
adapters (PCIe Dual - x4
3 Gb SAS RAID)
v
Two FC ESA1 adapters
(PCIe2 RAID SAS
Dual-port 6 Gb)
v
Two FC 5913 adapters
(PCIe2 1.8 GB cache
RAID SAS Tri-port 6
Gb)
Note:
The top ports of
the FC 5913 pair must
attach by an HD SAS
AA cable.
Options:
v
Four single FC 5901
adapters (PCIe Dual - x4
SAS)
v
Four single FC ESA1
adapters (PCIe2 RAID
SAS Dual-port 6 Gb)
Note:
FC means feature code.
Tip:
If you are planning to configure RAID arrays, ensure that you have the minimum number
of available disks for each RAID level:
RAID 0
Minimum of one drive per array
RAID 5
Minimum of three drives per array
RAID 6
Minimum of four drives per array
RAID 10
Minimum of two drives per array
For additional SAS RAID controller information for the AIX operating system, see SAS RAID
controller for AIX (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/hw/topic/
p7ebj/p7ebjkickoff.htm).
For additional SAS RAID controller information for the IBM i operating system, see SAS RAID
controllers for IBM i (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/hw/topic/
p7ed5/p7ed5kickoff.htm).
For additional SAS RAID controller information for the Linux operating system, see SAS RAID
controller for Linux (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/hw/topic/
p7ebk/p7ebkkickoff.htm).
For information related to device parity protection, see Device parity protection
(http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/i5os/topic/rzaly/rzalydpy.htm).
a.
Select one of the following configurations to cable the disk subsystem in the 5802 expansion unit.
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