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Overview
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Key prerequisites
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Planned availability date
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Description
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Product positioning
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Product number
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Publications
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Services
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Technical information
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IBM Electronic Services
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Terms and conditions
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Prices
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Announcement countries
New functions and capabilities are available for Power Systems.
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IBM® POWER5 tm
processor-based servers gain a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) disk/tape capability:
– Three SAS disk drives (#3647, #3648, and #3649)
– SAS EXP 12S Disk Enclosure (#5886)
– A SAS PCI-X disk and tape adapter (#5912)
– A SAS PCI-X RAID disk adapter (#5902)
– Associated SAS cables
• Hardware Management Consoles (HMC) are enhanced for all Power servers with memory upgrades and priced modems:
– Expanded memory capability (#1924, #1933, and #1935)
– Modems become optional features (#0032, #0033, and #0034)
SAS disk and SAS removable media capability is now supported on the IBM p5-520, p5-550, p5-560Q, p5-570, p5-590, and p5-595 servers. SAS capability allows POWER5/
POWER5+ systems to take advantage of the newer SAS disk and tape technology used on
IBM POWER6 tm
machines. Stop investing in incremental SCSI disk and tape drives, and instead invest in SAS disk and tape drive technology. Gain longer-term capability to acquire disk drives from IBM, as IBM plans to withdraw SCSI disk drives from marketing effective later in
2009.
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For SAS disk storage, a SAS disk-only I/O drawer, two SAS disk adapters, three SAS disk drives, and associated cables are announced. The EXP 12S Expansion Drawer (#5886) is a 2
EIA 19-inch drawer with twelve 3.5-inch SAS disk slots. Either the PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 SAS
Adapter (#5912) or PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 3 Gb SAS RAID Adapter (#5902) runs the disk in the
SAS EXP 12S Disk Enclosure (#5886). Three different 15,000 rpm disk capacities are offered:
146 GB (#3647), 300 GB (#3648), and 450 GB (#3649). Note that operating systems such as
AIX® or Linux® may not be booted from SAS drives on systems based on POWER5 processors.
For SAS removable media devices, the PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 SAS Adapter (#5912) supports the attachment of SAS tape drives.
Memory upgrades are now available for HMCs 7042-C06/C07, 7310-C06, 7042-CR4, and 7310-
CR3/CR4. These memory upgrades may improve HMC performance for customers using IBM
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Systems Director along with HMC-managed systems or customers managing a large number of logical partitions or servers. For any CR3, CR4, C06, or C07 models already installed in the field,
2 GB or 4 GB can be ordered via MES and installed by the customer.
Given the preference and usage of the built-in broadband capability of the HMC, IBM will no longer ship a modem with the HMC. Modems will continue to be optionally available for clients who want a modem connection.
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Refer to the sales manual for individual feature requirements.
• May 22, 2009, except for the following features:
• July 17, 2009, for SAS features 3647, 3648, 3649, 3652, 3653, 3654, 3661, 3662, 3663, 3684,
3685, 3691, 3692, 3693, 3694, 5886, 5902, 5912, and 5922
IBM Configurator for e-business (eConfig) support for SAS features on POWER5 servers is planned for June 6, 2009, and for HMC modem features on May 12, 2009.
SAS
SAS disk drives used on POWER5/POWER5+ systems are placed in the EXP 12S SAS disk drawer (#5886). Either 146 GB (#3647), 300 GB (#3648), or 450 GB (#3649) SAS drives can be used. These 3.5-inch SAS disk drives are driven by either the PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 SAS Adapter
(#5912) or the PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 3 Gb SAS RAID Adapter (#5902). These adapters connect to the EXP 12S Expansion Drawer via YO or X SAS cables.
Normal POWER5/POWER5+ disk protection rules apply. With the feature 5912, it is recommended that disk drives should be protected by using RAID 10. With the feature 5902, it is recommended the disk drives be protected by RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10. Hot spare is also supported.
The EXP 12S SAS Expansion drawer (#5886) is a 2U (2 EIA) SAS disk drawer that is placed in a 19-inch rack. It supports up to 12 hot-swap SAS disk drives (#3647, #3648, or #3649) and includes redundant power supplies. These 12 slots are all controlled by one disk controller if a
YO cable is used or two controllers if an X cable is used. Even if two controllers are used, the
12 slots are handled as one block of 12 slots and are not split between the two controllers. The feature 5886 disk drawer has no PCI slots, and the disk controllers (#5902/#5912) that run its disk slots is located in PCI-X slots in the system unit or I/O drawer.
For the feature 5912 disk controller, a SAS YO cable (#3691, #3692, #3693, or #3684) of 1.5
M, 3 M, 6 M, or 15 M length connects the feature 5886 EXP 12S disk drawer. The YO cables provide a single-initiator, dual-path configuration. For increased redundancy, use a pair of feature 5912 adapters and a SAS X cable. This provides a dual-initiator, dual-path configuration.
SAS X cables are available in 3 M (#3661), 6 M (#3662), or 15 M (#3663) lengths.
The feature 5902 adapter has 175 MB of write cache, providing increased performance and allowing the support of RAID 5 and RAID 6. The dual-initiator, dual-path configuration using SAS
X cables is always used. Using pairs of feature 5902 adapters also helps to protect the write cache against a possible single point of failure and loss of data. If a feature 5902 card fails or is removed, the contents of write cache of its paired feature 5902 is written to a disk, and the system continues running. However, until the feature 5902 pairing is re-established, the write cache is not used and performance may be impacted.
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SAS EE cables (#3652, #3653, #3654) allow two feature 5886 I/O drawers to be connected together. In this configuration, if both drawers are attached to one feature 5912 port using a
Y0 cable, then all 24 disk slots are treated as one block of slots. Similarly, if two controllers are attached using an X cable, all 24 disk slots are treated as one block of slots and are not split between the two controllers.
To attach SAS removable media devices, use the feature 5912 adapter attached via a SAS AE cable (#3684 or #3685) or via a SAS cable provided with the tape drive.
The EXP 12S Expansion Drawer (#5886) is a 19-inch DASD drawer that has the following characteristics:
• Twelve SAS disk drive slots support up to 12 hot-swap SAS disk drives in mega-pack carriers.
• The enclosure includes redundant ac power supplies and two service managers.
• The EXP 12S uses only two EIA spaces in a 19-inch rack.
• The enclosure attaches to a host server using the appropriate external SAS cables and SAS adapters.
Adapters for the drawer attaching to servers:
• The PCI-X DDR Dual - X4 3 GB SAS RAID Adapter (#5902) is an excellent solution for highperformance applications. Two features support redundant paths with proper cabling to the
SAS drives for mirrored write cache data and mirrored RAID parity footprints between the adapters for superior availability. SAS RAID configurations require the use of two PCI-X DDR
Dual - X4 3 GB SAS RAID Adapters.
• The PCI-X DDR Dual - X4 SAS Adapter (#5912) enables external SAS enclosures to be attached to the POWER5 processor-based servers and I/O attached drawers. Two features support redundant adapter paths with proper cabling to the SAS drives for mirrored RAID parity footprints between the adapters, providing superior availability.
The following SAS cables are available for the EXP 12S 19-inch DASD Expansion Drawer
(#5886):
• SAS Adapter to SAS Enclosure X cable (#3661, #3662, and #3663):
These cables connect two SAS adapters in a host system or remote I/O drawer to the first
SAS disk drawer attached to the adapter port. They give you a dual-initiator, dual-path configuration. These cables attach to feature 5902 and feature 5912 SAS adapters to provide the dual-initiator, redundant path support referenced in those features.
• SAS YO cable features (#3691, #3692, #3693, and #3694) provide connection between a feature 5912 SAS controller adapter in a host system or remote I/O drawer to the first
SAS disk drawer attached to the adapter port. They give you a single-initiator, dual-path configuration. A second SAS disk drawer can be attached to the first SAS disk drawer using two SAS cables (EE).
• SAS Expansion-to-expansion (EE) cables (# 3652, #3653, and #3654) allow a second SAS
EXP 12S disk drawer to be connected to the first SAS EXP 12S disk drawer.
HMC
Memory upgrades are now available for HMCs 7042-C06/C07, 7310-C06, 7042-CR4, and 7310-
CR3/CR4. For any CR3, CR4, C06, or C07 models already installed in the field, 2 GB or 4 GB can be ordered via MES and installed by the customer.
• The new features allow HMC memory upgrade to 4 GB, which is the maximum addressable by the HMC operating system.
• Memory for all HMCs must be installed in identical pairs (2 x 1 GB).
• Customers ordering new 7042-C07 or 7042-CR4 models can only order an additional 2 GB on the original HMC order. The additional 2 GB will be installed by IBM for a 3 GB total.
• If a 4 GB configuration is required, the second 2 GB upgrade will be customer installed only.
Given the preference and usage of the built-in broadband capability of the HMC, IBM will no longer ship a modem with the HMC. Modems will continue to be optionally available for clients who want a modem connection. The following features can be used to order modems:
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• External modem (#0032)
• Internal modem (#0033)
If no modem appears on the order, feature 0031 must be selected, which indicates that the modem is not required on the order.
The only size SCSI disk IBM currently offers for AIX/Linux is the 146 GB drive, and because it is planned to be withdrawn from marketing later in 2009
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, any additional SCSI drive acquisitions should be carefully considered. Refer to Hardware withdrawal (RFA 49568), dated April 28,
2009. Because SAS drives can offer higher performance levels and should be available from
IBM for a longer time period, using SAS disk drives instead of SCSI disk drives for the POWER5/
POWER5+ system is highly recommended in almost all cases. The few exceptions include:
• Adding a partition boot drive (SAS drives are not supported for this function on POWER5/
POWER5+ systems)
• Systems not yet able to move to AIX 5.3, or later; RHEL 4.6/5.1, or later; or SLES 10 SP1, or later
• Very short term need to fill out a small quantity (for example, one or two) of existing empty
SCSI disk slots
The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems
7042, 7310, 9111, 9113, 9116, 9131, and 9133 machine type:
Feature
Description MT Model number
No Modem 7042 C07 0031
CR4
7310 CR4
Specify Code for External High Speed Modem 7042 C07 0032
CR4
7310 CR4
Internal Modem 7042 C07 0033
CR4
7310 CR4
Specify Code for Alternate External High Speed
Modem 7042 C07 0034
CR4
Modem Cable - Austria 7310 CR4 1009
Modem Cable - Austria 7042 C07 1010
CR4
Modem Cable - Belgium 7042 C07 1011
CR4
7310 CR4
Modem Cable - Africa 7042 C07 1012
CR4
7310 CR4
Modem Cable - Israel 7042 C07 1013
CR4
7310 CR4
Modem Cable - Italy 7042 C07 1014
CR4
7310 CR4
Modem Cable - France 7042 C07 1015
CR4
7310 CR4
Modem Cable - Germany 7042 C07 1016
CR4
7310 CR4
Modem Cable - UK 7042 C07 1017
CR4
7310 CR4
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Modem Cable - Iceland/Sweden 7042 C07 1018
CR4
7310 CR4Modem Cable - Fin/Nor 7042 C07 1021
CR4
7310 CR4
Modem Cable - Netherlands 7042 C07 1022
CR4
7310 CR4
Modem Cable - Swiss 7042 C07 1023
CR4
7310 CR4
Modem Cable - Denmark 7042 C07 1024
CR4
7310 CR4Modem Cable - US/Canada and General Use 7042 C07 1025
CR4
7310 CR4
2GB (2x1GB) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 Chipkill
FB-DIMM 667MHz 7042 CR4 1924
7310 CR4
2GB (2x1GB Kit) PC2-3200 CL3 ECC DDR2 SDRAM RDIMM 7310 CR3 1933
2GB (2x1GB) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 SDRAM DIMM 7042 C06 1935
C07
7310 C06
146GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive 9111 520 3647
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
300GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive 9111 520 3648
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
450GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive 9111 520 3649
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
SAS Cable (EE) Drawer to Drawer 1M 9111 520 3652
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
SAS Cable (EE) Drawer to Drawer 3M 9111 520 3653
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
SAS Cable (EE) Drawer to Drawer 6M 9111 520 3654
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual
Controller/Dual Path 3M 9111 520 3661
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual
Controller/Dual Path 6M 9111 520 3662
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual
Controller/Dual Path 15M 9111 520 3663
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
SAS Cable (AE) Adapter to Enclosure, single controller/single path 3M 9111 520 3684
9113 550
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9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
SAS Cable (AE) Adapter to Enclosure, single controller/single path 6M 9111 520 3685
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 1.5 M 9111 520 3691
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 3 M 9111 520 3692
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 6 M 9111 520 3693
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 15 M 9111 520 3694
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
EXP 12S Expansion Drawer 9111 520 5886
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 3Gb SAS RAID Adapter 9111 520 5902
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 SAS Adapter 9111 520 5912
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
Non-paired SAS RAID indicator 9111 520 5922
9113 550
9116 561
9131 52A
9133 55A
The following are features already announced for the IBM Power Systems 9117 and 9119 machine type:
Feature
Description MT Model number
146 GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive 9117 570 3647
9119 590
595
300 GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive 9117 570 3648
9119 590
595
450 GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive 9117 570 3649
9119 590
595
SAS Cable (EE) Drawer to Drawer 1M 9117 570 3652
9119 590
595
SAS Cable (EE) Drawer to Drawer 3M 9117 570 3653
9119 590
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595
SAS Cable (EE) Drawer to Drawer 6M 9117 570 3654
9119 590
595
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual
Controller/Dual Path 3M 9117 570 3661
9119 590
595
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual
Controller/Dual Path 6M 9117 570 3662
9119 590
595
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual
Controller/Dual Path 15M 9117 570 3663
9119 590
595
SAS Cable (AE) Adapter to Enclosure, single controller/single path 3M 9117 570 3684
9119 590
595
SAS Cable (AE) Adapter to Enclosure, single controller/single path 6M 9117 570 3685
9119 590
595
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 1.5 M 9117 570 3691
9119 590
595
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 3 M 9117 570 3692
9119 590
595
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 6 M 9117 570 3693
9119 590
595
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 15 M 9117 570 3694
9119 590
595
EXP 12S Expansion Drawer 9117 570 5886
9119 590
595
PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 3Gb SAS RAID Adapter 9117 570 5902
9119 590
595
PCI-X DDR Dual - x4 SAS Adapter 9117 570 5912
9119 590
595
Non-paired SAS RAID indicator 9117 570 5922
9119 590
595
No publications are shipped with these features.
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Customer responsibilities
This product is customer setup and contains Licensed Machine Code (LIC: 2).
Security, auditability, and control
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IBM has transformed its delivery of hardware and software support services to help you achieve higher system availability. Electronic Services is a Web-enabled solution that offers an exclusive, no-additional-charge enhancement to the service and support available for IBM servers. These services are designed to provide the opportunity for greater system availability with faster problem resolution and preemptive monitoring. Electronic Services comprises two separate, but complementary, elements: Electronic Services news page and Electronic Services Agent.
The Electronic Services news page is a single Internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry points traditionally used to access IBM Internet services and support. The news page enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in resolving technical problems.
The Electronic Service Agent tm
is no-additional-charge software that resides on your server. It monitors events and transmits system inventory information to IBM on a periodic, client-defined timetable. The Electronic Service Agent automatically reports hardware problems to IBM. Early knowledge about potential problems enables IBM to deliver proactive service that may result in higher system availability and performance. In addition, information collected through the
Service Agent is made available to IBM service support representatives when they help answer your questions or diagnose problems. Installation and use of IBM Electronic Service Agent for problem reporting enables IBM to provide better support and service for your IBM server.
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To learn how Electronic Services can work for you, visit http://www.ibm.com/support/electronic
Field-installable features
Yes
Warranty period
This feature or features assume the same warranty or maintenance terms as the machine in which it is installed for the full warranty or maintenance period announced for such machine.
Customer setup
Yes, this product is customer setup and contains Licensed Machine Code (LIC: 2).
Customer setup exceptions:
No, for features 5902 and 5912 on the 9119-590 and 9119-595.
Licensed machine code
Same license terms and conditions as designated machine.
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