IBM 5662 – 175MB Cache RAID Dual IOA Enablement Card

Detailed Description:

The IBM 5662 is a sophisticated RAID Enablement Card designed to significantly enhance the performance and reliability of IBM server storage subsystems. This card features a 175MB cache, which provides a substantial buffer to accelerate data reads and writes, improving overall system throughput and response time. The dual IOA (Input/Output Adapter) configuration not only doubles the data paths to increase bandwidth and reduce congestion but also ensures redundancy, providing failover capabilities that maintain server operations in the event of a hardware failure.

This enablement card is engineered specifically to support advanced RAID levels, including 5 and 6, which offer higher data protection and fault tolerance. Its integration into a server setup facilitates real-time caching, online RAID level migration, and capacity expansion without downtime, thereby enhancing the manageability and scalability of storage resources. Suitable for demanding applications such as databases, virtualization, and transaction processing, the IBM 5662 enhances storage efficiency and security, making it an essential component for enterprise data centers.