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IBM United States Hardware Announcement
110-052
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– 10 to 32 degrees C (50 to 90 degrees F) at 914 to 2133 m (3,000 to 7,000 ft)
• Relative humidity: 8% to 80% (non-condensing)
• Maximum altitude: 2,133 m (7,000 ft)
Hardware requirements
The HDDs must be installed in selected System x or BladeCenter systems.
Note: There is a limitation with the new 2 TB SAS option. It is incompatible with the
System x Adaptec SAS/SATA controllers.
Software requirements
The new IBM 1 TB and 2 TB 7,200 rpm 6 Gbps NL SAS HDDs work with most system
operating systems. Note: There may be some GPT partitioning issue with LSI SAS
controllers when installing Linux-based OSs on to the 2 TB capacity.
For further information, contact your IBM representative.
Compatibility
For latest compatibility information, visit
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
Note: Some configurations may not be compatible.
Limitations
None
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 1 TB and 2 TB 7,200 rpm 6 Gbps NL SAS 3.5-inch HS HDD products
are designated as customer setup. Customer installation instructions are shipped
with each option part.
Cable orders
None
Installability
The IBM 1 TB or 2 TB SAS HDDs require about 20 minutes for installation.
Installation includes unpacking, attaching a customer-provided line cord, setting up,
and powering on.
Packaging
IBM 1 TB and 2 TB 7,200 6 Gbps NL SAS 3.5-inch HS HDDs
Product Package description Boxes
IBM 1 TB 7.2K 6Gbps Option Unit Box 1
NL SAS 3.5-inch HS HDD