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IBM feature #2787 is the PCI-X Fibre Channel Disk Controller, CCIN 2787, an I/O adapter that provides Fibre Channel attachment for external disk devices. It runs under the IBM i operating system only. The card is used in the IBM Power Systems servers 8203-E4A, 8204-E8A, 9117-MMA and 9119-FHA, and in the 94xx models such as the 9406-MMA.
The controller is a short, 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X card with an LC-type cable connector. It supports point-to-point and arbitrated loop topologies, and each card ships with a wrap connector, part number 05N6767. It is a high-bandwidth adapter that is controlled by an IOP and uses a 64-bit slot. Throughput reaches up to 200 MB/s with OS/400 V5R2.
Only one #2787 can sit on an IOP, and no other adapter shares that IOP. A #2847 PCI IOP for SAN Load Source is dedicated to a single #2766, #2787 or #5760 and takes no other adapters. Each #2787 supports one target with up to 32 logical units, which can be LUNs or ESS volumes, and one logical unit counts as the equivalent of an internal disk arm. A PCI bridge set boundary holds no more than two cards in any mix of #2787, #5704, #5760 and #5761. In multipath configurations the controller and its IOP go on different HSL loops, expansion units or multi-adapter bridges. #2787 succeeds the #2766 PCI Fibre Channel Disk Controller.
Related: IBM iSeries parts
| Feature code | #2787 |
| Description | PCI-X Fibre Channel Disk Controller |
| CCIN | 2787 |
| Operating system | IBM i only |
| Bus | PCI-X, 64-bit, 133 MHz |
| Form factor | Short |
| Connector | LC type |
| Topologies | Point-to-point and arbitrated loop |
| Wrap connector | Part number 05N6767 |
| Throughput | Up to 200 MB/s (OS/400 V5R2) |
| Machine types | 8203, 8204, 9117, 9119, 9406 |