Compaq RAID ARRAY 3000 EK-SMCPO-UG. C01 - Manual (Page 17)

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Chapter
1
Product Overview
This chapter provides an overall description of the RAID Array 3000 Storage
System and its components. Examples of Host/Storage System connections
and a list of technical and environmental specifications are included at the end
of the chapter.
NOTE: This guide is the Hardware User’s Guide. For configuration information, refer to the
Getting Started RAID Array 3000 Installation Guide for your Host system and the
Command Console V2.2 for the RAID Array 3000 (Pedestal and Rack Mount Models)
User’s Guide.
Product Description
The RAID Array 3000 storage subsystem is a desk-side storage system
(subsystem) offering the basic components required to create a user-designed
storage array with two 16-bit, differential UltraSCSI bus host interfaces
(Figure 1–1). The pedestal can accommodate up to seven 3½-in storage
devices. The devices, referred to as StorageWorks Building Blocks or SBBs,
are disk drives from the StorageWorks family of storage devices. The release
note that accompanies the subsystem lists the software solutions and disk
drives that are supported. A battery backup subsystem is included as part of
the pedestal enclosure in the form of a freestanding Uninterruptable Power
Supply (UPS). In case of a power failure, the UPS provide a temporary backup
for cache while the subsystem flushes to disks.