IBM Power Systems Series Site And Hardware Planning

3. One pair of SAS adapters to one ESLL or ESLS storage enclosure through a mode 1 connection.
v For SAS adapter pairs, you must attach the SAS cables to the same port on both adapters.
v Connection by using SAS YO12 cables to connect to the ESLL or ESLS storage enclosure.
v Supported on AIX, Linux, and IBM i systems.
Figure 96. Mode 1 connection of two ESLL or ESLS storage enclosures by using YO12 cables to a single SAS
adapter
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IBM Power Systems Series Specifications

General

Virtualization	PowerVM
Architecture	POWER
Operating System	AIX, IBM i, Linux
Use Case	Enterprise workloads, cloud
Form Factor	Rack-mount
I/O	PCIe
Power Supply	Redundant power supplies available
Management	HMC (Hardware Management Console)
Processor	IBM POWER processors (POWER9, POWER10, etc.)
Storage	Supports various storage options including SSDs and HDDs