Depth: 610 mm (24.0 inches)
Height: 178 mm (7.0 inches)
Weight: 45.9 kg (101 pounds)
Figure 1-3 shows the different views of the 7311-D20 I/O drawer.
Figure 1-3 7311-D20 I/O drawer
Note: The 7311 Model D20 I/O drawer is designed to be installed by an IBM service
representative.
I/O drawers and usable PCI slots
Only the 7311 Model D20 I/O drawer is supported on a p5-550 system. Depending on the
p5-550 system configuration, the maximum number of I/O drawers supported is different.
Table 1-6 summarizes the maximum number of I/O drawers supported and the total number
of PCI-X slots available.
Table 1-6 Maximum number of I/O drawers supported and total number of PCI slots
p5-550
Minimum configuration
Additional FC 1806
1.3.6 Hardware Management Console models
The Hardware Management Console (HMC) provides a set of functions that are necessary to
manage the p5-550 system when LPAR, Capacity on Demand without reboot, inventory and
microcode management, and remote power control functions are needed. These functions
Adapters
Service
Access
Front
Operator panel
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9
A
B
C
D
8
9
A
SCSI disk locations and IDs
Max number of I/O drawers
4
8
I/O
Drawer
Power supply 2
B
C
D
Reserved ports
Rear
Power supply 1
RIO ports
1
2
3 4
5
6
SPCN ports
PCI-X slots
Rack indicator
Total number of PCI-X slots
28 + 5
56 + 5
Chapter 1. General description
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