PCIe2 SAS RAID card comparison

Use this table to compare the features of the various PCI Express® 2.0 (PCIe2) SAS RAID cards for IBM® i.

Table 1. PCIe2 SAS RAID controller cards
CCIN (custom card identification number)	57B5
Description	PCIe2 1.8 GB Cache RAID SAS adapter Tri-port 6 Gb
Form factor	PCIe2 x8
Adapter failing function code LED value	2D20
Physical links	11 (three mini SAS HD 4x connectors with top connector containing only three physical links)
RAID levels supported	RAID 5, RAID 6, system mirroring
Write cache size	1.8 GB
Read cache size
Cache battery pack technology	None (uses supercapacitor technology)
Cache battery concurrent maintenance
Cache data present LED
Removable cache card
Auxiliary write cache (AWC) support	No
Dual-storage IOA configuration	Yes
Requires dual storage IOA configuration	Yes

Remember:

Remember the following points while working with the CCIN 57B5 adapters:

The adapter installed in POWER6® servers must be placed in I/O expansion units.
The adapter is not supported in POWER6 system units.
The adapter is supported for the full set of SAS adapter functions on POWER6 servers, except for controlling boot drives or load source drives.

Figure 1. CCIN 57B5 PCIe2 1.8 GB cache RAID SAS adapter Tri-port 6 Gb

Last updated: Wed, February 15, 2012