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IBM Canada Ltd. Hardware Announcement A14-0780 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation
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Operating environment
Temperature: 5° to 55°C (41° to 131°F) at -300 m to 3,048 m (-1000 ft to 10,000
ft)
Relative humidity: 5% to 90% (noncondensing)
Maximum altitude: 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Homologation
This product is not certified for direct connection by any means whatsoever to
interfaces of public telecommunications networks. Certification may be required by
law prior to making any such connection. Contact an IBM representative or reseller
for any questions.
Hardware requirements
None
Software requirements
The new IBM 10,000 rpm and 15,000 rpm SAS 2.5-inch 512e HDDs, SEDs and
hybrid drives work with most operating systems.
For optimal performance with 512e drives, the host system software stack must be
512e aware. For more information, reference IBM's Advanced Format Redpaper at
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp5119.html
For further information, contact your IBM representative.
Compatibility
For latest compatibility information, visit
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/
Note: Some configurations may not be compatible.
Limitations
For optimal performance with 512e drives, the host system software stack must be
512e aware. For more information, reference IBM's Advanced Format Redpaper at
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp5119.html
User group requirements
This announcement satisfies or partially satisfies the requirements from one or
more of the worldwide user group communities. Groups include COMMON, COMMON
Europe, Guide Share Europe (GSE), InterAction (Australia/New Zealand), Japan
Guide Share (JGS), and SHARE Inc.
Planning information
Customer responsibilities
The new IBM 10,000 rpm and 15,000 rpm SAS 2.5-inch hot-swap and simple-swap
512e HDDs, hybrid drives, and SED products are designated as customer setup.
Customer installation instructions are included in the system publications.
Cable orders
None