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IBM feature #EJ03 is the GX++ 2-port PCIe2 x8 adapter, CCIN 2C1E, for the IBM Power 720 (8202-E4D) and Power 740 (8205-E6D). It plugs into a GX++ slot on the system backplane and connects the server to the EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer (#EDR1). That drawer holds up to 30 solid-state drives in 1U of rack space without using any PCIe slots and delivers up to 480,000 IOPS read only.
The two adapter ports connect through PCIe x8 cables, available in 1.5 meter (#EN05) and 3 meter (#EN07) lengths, to the drawer's two controllers. When one drawer is attached to the server, both #EJ03 ports are cabled to it for redundancy. The Power 720 provides one GX++ slot, and the Power 740 provides one with a single processor module and two with two modules. GX++ slots are not hot-pluggable.
When an #EJ03 or a 12X adapter (#EJ04) is installed in GX++ slot 2 (P1-C8), the PCIe2 LP 4-port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter (#5260) must be installed in one of the available PCIe x8 Gen2 slots. The EXP30 drawer is not supported on the 4-core Power 720. The Power 720 takes one drawer, and the Power 740 takes one or two drawers for AIX and Linux and one for IBM i.
| Feature code | #EJ03 |
| Description | GX++ 2-port PCIe2 x8 Adapter |
| CCIN | 2C1E |
| Machine types | 8202-E4D (Power 720), 8205-E6D (Power 740) |
| Ports | 2 |
| Slot | GX++ slot on the system backplane |
| Attaches | EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer (#EDR1) |
| Cables | PCIe x8, 1.5 m (#EN05) or 3 m (#EN07) |
| Maximum EXP30 drawers | Power 720 one; Power 740 two (AIX, Linux) or one (IBM i) |
| Slot 2 rule | #5260 required in a PCIe x8 Gen2 slot |