IBM Power 7 Storage controller and drive bays

8202 ESA4: LSI SAS 9206-16e 6 Gb/s Host Bus Adapter in the IBM Elastic Storage Server

ESA4 is IBM's LSI SAS 9206-16e 6 Gb/s Host Bus Adapter in the IBM Elastic Storage Server. Not listed for a Power 7 machine type.

A four-port SAS card used inside IBM Elastic Storage Server systems, not a Power 720 part.

ESA4 at a glance

DetailValue
Feature codeESA4
NameLSI SAS 9206-16e 6 Gb/s Host Bus Adapter in the IBM Elastic Storage Server
Part typeStorage controller and drive bays
Ports4 x mini-SAS HD
BusPCIe Gen3 x8
Form factorShort, full-height tailstock
FRU00MH942
Listed for these Power 7 machine typesNot listed for a Power 7 machine type
Runs with IBM iNo ... IBM lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 or later only.

Our sources do not list ESA4 for a Power 7 machine type. Some sellers still list it for Power 7. Before you buy, confirm it against your exact machine type.

People pairing ESA4 with 8202 are probably after ESA3 (1.8 GB cache RAID) or ESA1/ESA2. No IBM or Midland source checked ties ESA4 to any 8202, 8205 or 8231 model.

Before you order ESA4

The drive bay and controller setup decides how many drives the server can hold and how they are protected. Changing it usually means planning downtime, so check it against your machine type first.

Not sure which Power 7 you have? The Identify Your Power 7 page shows how to check. Collecting several parts for one quote? Use the Power 7 maintenance and sourcing vendor directory. Or look up another feature code.

Source: IBM Documentation (POWER8), LSI SAS 9206-16e 6 Gb/s Host Bus Adapter in the IBM Elastic Storage Server (FC ESA4). Always confirm against your server's own configuration before you order.