Subscribe to this informationOverview and specifications of the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) (FC ES09; CCIN 578A)
Find information about the overview, specifications, and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) ES09 adapters.
Overview
The IBM® Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) is a PCIe enabled high-performance enterprise multi-level cell (eMLC) Flash storage adapter that provides 900 GB of usable storage capacity. It is a single-wide, full-height, half-width, generation-2 PCIe adapter. The adapter capable of providing a read bandwidth of 1.3 gigabyte per second (GBps) and a 4K-read input/output operations per second (IOPS) of 325,000. The adapter increases the performance of applications that require larger and faster data buffer areas.
As the device does not contain an internal RAID, you can mirror the FC ES09 at the adapter level to provide enhanced data integrity. Install the adapter in pairs to enable mirroring.
- 32 nm Toshiba eMLC NAND Flash
- Capacitive emergency power loss protection
- Minimal host processor and RAM requirements
- Native block size of 4096
- 512 byte access support
Figure 1 shows the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB).
- Specifications
- Operating system or partition requirements
- Device drivers
- Installing the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB)
- Installing the device driver for the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB)
- Verifying the storage device availability
- Formatting the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB)
- Using the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB)
- The rs_info Utility for the IBM Flash adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB)
Specifications
- Item
- Description
- Adapter FRU number
- 00AF045 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement).
- I/O bus architecture
- PCIe 2.0, x8.
- Slot requirement
- One PCIe x8 slot.
- Cables
- No cables are required.
- Voltage
- 3.3 V
- Form factor
- Full-height, half-width.
- Maximum number
- For the maximum adapters supported, see the PCI adapter placement topic collection for your system.
- Storage
- 900 GB.
Operating system or partition requirements
- AIX
- AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-01 Technology Level and Service Pack 9, or later.
- AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 4, or later.
- AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-07 Technology Level, and Service Pack 9, or later.
- AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-08 Technology Level, and Service Pack 4 or later.
- Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.5, or later.
Device drivers
- AIX operating
system requires rsxx device driver Rational® Portfolio Manager (RPM).
For instructions to install the device driver, see Installing the device driver in an AIX system or logical partition.
- Linux operating
systems:
- The rsxx device driver is automatically installed
in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5,
or later versions.
For instructions to install the device driver, see Installing the device driver in a Linux VM.
- The rsxx device driver is automatically installed
in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5,
or later versions.
