Product Description
The IBM EJ0P 18 Bay SAS SFF-3 Backplane (Part Number: 00E5064) is a high-performance storage solution for IBM Power8 Systems. Featuring dual 57D8 SAS controllers, this CCIN 2B0F backplane provides reliable storage connectivity for enterprise environments.
Technical Specifications
- Part Number: 00E5064
- Feature Code: EJ0P
- CCIN: 2B0F
- Bays: 18 SFF-3 SAS, 8 1.8-inch SSD, 1 DVD
- Controllers: Dual 57D8 6Gb SAS RAID
- Write Cache: 1.8GB (up to 7.2GB with compression)
- RAID Levels: RAID-0, 5, 6, 10, 5T2, 6T2, 10T2
- External Ports: Optional EJ0Z for EXP24S
- Warranty: 60-day
- Supported Systems: 8286-41A, 8286-42A
System Compatibility
The EJ0P backplane (00E5064, CCIN 2B0F) requires SFF-3 bays in Power8 system units and specific operating systems for high-performance storage operations.
- Supported Systems:
- Power8: 8286-41A (S814), 8286-42A (S824)
- Operating System: IBM i V7R2 with TR4 or V7R3; AIX 7.1+; Linux RHEL 7.4+, SLES 12 SP3+; VIOS.
- Drive Requirements: 5xx or 4k byte sectors; no mixing in RAID.
- Restrictions:
- Fits SFF-3 bays in Power8 system units only.
- No split backplane; use EJ0S.
- EJ0Z ports require PCIe3 x8 slot.
- Refurbished condition only.