Solid-state drive configuration rules
Find information about configuration details of the solid-state drives (SSDs) before you install them in the system, enclosure, or an expansion unit.
Solid-state drives (SSDs), also known as flash drives, follow similar rules as regular hard disk drives (HDDs). For example, SSDs physically resemble, install in the same manner, and in most of the same slots as HDDs. However, some restrictions and configuration rules are specific to the SSD.
After you review the configuration rules, you can install the drive as you
would any other disk drive.
Attention: Before you install an SSD in your system, ensure that both the SSD and the adapters
have all the prerequisite updates. To check for the prerequisites, go to the
IBM® Prerequisite website.
The
following tables help you to determine the operating system, adapter,
machine type model, and disk drive configuration rules that apply
to your system or disk drive enclosure.
Restriction: Solid-state drives must be part of a RAID array
or system mirroring in the system or logical partition that is controlled
by IBM i.
Choose
the system or enclosure you want to view the configuration rules for:
- Solid-state drive rules for the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A
- Solid-state drive rules for the 8247-42L, 8286-41A, or 8286-42A
- Solid-state drive rules for the 8408-44E or 8408-E8E
- Solid-state drive rules for the 5887 disk drive enclosure
- ESLS
storage enclosureNote: The ESLL storage enclosure does not use solid-state drives.
Solid-state drive rules for the 5148-21L, 5148-22L,
8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A
System | Adapter | Mixing rules |
---|---|---|
8247-21L or 8247-22L | PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal adapter 6 Gb (FC EL3V; CCIN 57D7) |
|
8284-21A or 8284-22A | PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal adapter 6 Gb (FC EJ0V; CCIN 57D7) |
|
Solid-state drive rules for the 8247-42L, 8286-41A, or 8286-42A
System, enclosure, or expansion unit | Adapter | Mixing rules |
---|---|---|
8247-42L, 8286-41A, or 8286-42A | PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal adapter 6 Gb (FC EJ0N; CCIN 57D7) |
|
8286-41A or 8286-42A | PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal adapter 6 Gb (FC EJ0S; Dual CCIN 57D7) |
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PCIe3 x8 cache SAS RAID internal adapter 6 Gb expanded function (FC EJ0P; Dual CCIN 57D8) |
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Solid-state drive rules for the 8408-44E or 8408-E8E
System | Controller | Mixing rules |
---|---|---|
8408-44E or 8408-E8E | PCIe3 x8 cache SAS RAID internal controller 6 Gb (FC EPVN; Dual CCIN 2CCA) |
|
PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal controller 6 Gb (FC EPVP; Dual CCIN 2CD2) |
|
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PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal controller 6 Gb (FC EPVQ); Two single controllers (CCIN 2CCD) |
|
Solid-state drive rules for the 5887 disk drive enclosure
Disk drive enclosure | Mixing rules |
---|---|
5887 disk drive enclosure (EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer) |
|
Solid-state drive rules
for the ESLS storage
enclosure
Storage enclosure | Mixing rules |
---|---|
ESLS storage enclosure (IBM EXP24SX SAS Storage Enclosure) |
|