Intel AS/400 RISC Server - Manual (Page 211)

The POWER6 520 and 550 also have an external SAS port, that is controlled by the 57B8/57B7,
used to connect a single #5886 - EXP 12S SAS Disk Drawer which can contain up to 12 SAS
DASD. Below is a chart showing the addition of the #5886 - EXP 12S SAS Disk Drawer.
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