00E9900 IBM Power Systems ESD5 600GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 HDD

IBM Power 8/9 Systems ESD5 600GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 HDD (AIX/Linux) Part #: 00E9900 / 00LY236 / 00E9919 / 00E9919 / ESD5 / ESD5-82xx 

• Brand: IBM
• Part #: 00E9900 
• Alt. Part #: 00LY236 / 00E9919 / 00E9919 / ESD5 / ESD5-82xx
• CCIN: 59D0
• Specs:-
• :: Kit: IBM Power 8/9 Systems ESD5 600GB 10K SAS SSD / Gen-3 carrier Tray
• :: Capacity: 600GB 
• :: Block Size: 528
• :: Form Factor: 2.5in (SFF)
• :: Spindle Speed: 10K
• :: Drive configuration: Formatted with 512 byte sectors (can be reformatted to 528 byte sectors, with 571GB capacity)
• :: Condition: New
• :: Compatibility: IBM 8286-42A / 8284-22A / 8286-41A Systems
• :: MPN: 00E9900 
• Warranty: 1 (one) year Tekmart Africa warranty

INST: 030624052

Key points to note on these 00E9900 IBM Power System SFF drives:-

These are the OEM 600 GB 10K RPM (528 block size) small form factor SAS disk drives (AIX and Linux).

Disk is formatted for 512 byte sectors. Their CCIN is 59D0.

If reformatted to 528 byte sectors, capacity would be 571GB. 

You should take note of their below limitations:-

• ::  Cannot be used in EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer because of physical differences of the carrier / tray.
• ::  Cannot be combined in the same array as a drive of the same capacity, but using a different sector size.
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But what is the CCIN acronym in these IBM Power system hard drives? What does this mean?

Well, a CCIN, is a unique alphanumeric number that is assigned many individual hardware parts or assemblies.

These Custom Card Identification Number (CCIN) 59D0 is an auxiliary-write cache that provide (compressed) auxiliary-write cache when paired with a RAID disk controller.