IBM 5886 Installing

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– The card installed in the C8 slot can contain two 12X DDR cable ports. However, the C8 slot cannotprovide both 12X DDR and PCIe cable ports.– The port card type installed in the C1 slot can differ from the port card type installed in the C8 slot.– The server contains a serial-attached SCSI (SAS) port.v Support for disk drive enclosures, as shown in the following figure, is as follows:– The server contains a SAS port.v Support for PCIe storage enclosures, as shown in the following figure, is as follows:– The card installed in the C1 slot can contain two PCIe cable ports. However, the C1 slot cannotprovide both PCIe and 12X DDR cable ports.– The card installed in the C8 slot can contain two PCIe cable ports. However, the C8 slot cannotprovide both PCIe and 12X DDR cable ports.– The port card type installed in the C1 slot can differ from the port card type installed in the C8 slot.– The server contains a SAS port.Model 8205-E6D connector locationsLearn about connector locations on rack-mounted models.The 8205-E6D server provides cable connector locations for the following enclosures:v Support for expansion units, as shown in the following figure, is as follows:– The card installed in the C1 slot can contain two 12X double data rate (DDR) cable ports. However,the C1 slot cannot provide both 12X DDR and PCIe cable ports.– The card installed in the C8 slot can contain two 12X DDR cable ports. However, the C8 slot cannotprovide both 12X DDR and PCIe cable ports.– The port card type installed in the C1 slot can differ from the port card type installed in the C8 slot.– The server contains a serial-attached SCSI (SAS) port.v Support for disk drive enclosures, as shown in the following figure, is as follows:– The server contains a SAS port.v Support for PCIe storage enclosures, as shown in the following figure, is as follows:– The card installed in the C1 slot can contain two PCIe cable ports. However, the C1 slot cannotprovide both PCIe and 12X DDR cable ports.– The card installed in the C8 slot can contain two PCIe cable ports. However, the C8 slot cannotprovide both PCIe and 12X DDR cable ports.– The port card type installed in the C1 slot can differ from the port card type installed in the C8 slot.Figure 21. Model 8205-E6C connections for expansion units, disk drive enclosures, and PCIe storage enclosuresReference information 19