2. Dual FC 5805 or FC 5903 adapters to two 5887 enclosures via a mode 1 connection.
v 5887 enclosures with HDDs only.
v Connection using dual SAS YO cables to connect to the 5887 enclosures.
3. Two pairs of FC 5805 or FC 5903 adapters to one 5887 enclosure via a mode 2 connection.
v 5887 enclosure with 1 - 12 HDDs or 1 - 8 SSDs.
v Connection using dual SAS X cables to connect to the 5887 enclosure.
v Supported only on AIX and Linux systems. No support for IBM i.
Figure 83. Mode 1 connection of a 5887 enclosure by using YO cables to dual SAS adapters
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