Chapter 4. IBM iSeries 270 models 123
#2766 #2766 PCI Fibre Channel Disk Controller
The #2766 provides Fibre Channel attachment capability for external disk devices. The #2766 supports point-to-point and
arbitrated loop topologies and has an LC type cable connector. Each #2766 is shipped with a wrap connector
(P/N 05N6767).
The devices supported for Fibre Channel attachment are:
2105-F10/F20 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server®
3534-1RU SAN Fibre Channel Managed Hub (1 Gbps)
Fibre Channel Switches:
– 2109 S08/S16 (1 Gbps)
– 2109 F16 (2 Gbps)
– 3534 F08 (2 Gbps)
The following adapter kits are required when connecting SC type cables to the #2766:
#0371 - LC-SC Adapter Kit (50 um) can be ordered on initial, model upgrade, and MES orders. This optional kit is
used to attach SC-type fibre (50 micron) cables to a #2766. This kit contains a 2 m LC-ST cable and ST-SC adapter
for 50 micron fiber.
#0372 - LC-SC Adapter Kit (62.5 um) can be ordered on initial, model upgrade, and MES orders. This optional kit is
used to attach SC-type fiber (62.5 micron) cables to a #2766. This kit contains a 2 m LC-ST cable and ST-SC adapter
for 62.5 micron fiber.
An optics cleaning kit (P/N 46G6844) and instruction sheet (P/N 21P6238, form number SY27-2604) is supplied, one
per system, when a #2765/#2766 is present or ordered.
The #2766 requires a dedicated IOP. No other IOA is allowed on an IOP with the #2766.
Clients must supply all Fibre Channel cables for this controller.
See “Hard rules: iSeries IOA capabilities” in PCI Card Placement Rules for the IBM eServer iSeries Server, REDP-3638
for additional restrictions.
Corequisite: The #2766 requires RPQ 847126. Read and understand RPQ 847126 before ordering the #2766. Any order
for a #2766 must be manually modified to add RPQ 847126.
Multi-target support with maximum of 32 targets with OS/400 V5R2
Minimum operating system level: OS/400 V5R1
The #2766 is a Customer Install Feature.
#2768 #2768 PCI Magnetic Media Controller
The #2768 provides Ultra SCSI attachment capability for an external tape, an external CD-ROM device, or an external
DVD-RAM device that has a Single Ended SCSI interface. The #2768 supports the following devices:
7207-122 QIC-SLR Tape Bridge Box (4 GB External ¼-inch Cartridge Tape Drive) (4 GB External QIC Tape Drive)
7208-345 60 GB External 8mm Tape Drive
7210-020 External CD-ROM Drive
7210-025 External DVD-RAM Drive
7329-308 SLR100 ¼-inch Tape Autoloader
See 9.5.4, “#5712, #5715, #5702, #5705, #2718, and #2768 PCI Magnetic Media Controller: Device cabling rules” on
page 370, for information about connecting devices to the #2768 including daisy-chaining options.
Minimum operating system level: OS/400 V4R5
The #2768 is a Customer Install Feature.
The #2768 was withdrawn from marketing on 01 October 2004. The recommended replacement is a #5702 PCI-X Ultra
Tape Controller.
