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• Sun™ StorEdge™ A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide
• Contents
  • 1. Host Connections11
  • 2. StorEdge A3500 Configurations21
    • Preface
• Using UNIX Commands
• Typographic Conventions
  • TABLEP1 Typographic Conventions
• Shell Prompts
  • TABLEP2 Shell Prompts
• Related Documentation
  • TABLEP3 Related Documentation
• Sun Documentation on the Web
• Sun Welcomes Your Comments
  • 1
  • Host Connections
• 1.1 Configuration Guidelines
• 1.2 Supported Host Configurations
  • 1.2.1 Single Host
    • FIGURE11 Single Host Connected to a Sun StorEdge A3000 Controller Module
  • 1.2.2 Daisy Chain
    • FIGURE12 Two Sun StorEdge A3000 Controller Modules Daisy Chained to One Host
  • 1.2.3 Independent Controller
    • FIGURE13 Independent Controller—One Sun StorEdge A3000 Controller Connected to Two Hosts
  • 1.2.4 Multi-Initiator
    • FIGURE14 Two-Node Multi-Initiator Configuration
• 1.3 Ultra 2 Host System—Power Connection Requirement
  • FIGURE15 AC Power Sequencers—Ultra 2 Power Connector
  • 1. Gain access to the AC power sequencers.
  • 2. Route the power cable from the Ultra 2 host under the expansion cabinet frame on the same side...
  • 3. Plug the power cord from the Ultra 2 host into the top power connector of either power sequenc...
  • 4. Reassemble the expansion cabinet.
  • 2
  • StorEdge A3500 Configurations
• 2.1 StorEdge D1000 Disk Array Settings
  • FIGURE21 StorEdge D1000 Disk Array
  • 2.1.1 1x2 Configuration
    • 2.1.1.1 Option Switch
      • FIGURE22 1x2 Option Switch Settings for StorEdge D1000 Disk Array
      • FIGURE23 8-drive StorEdge D1000 SCSI ID (Split bus)
      • FIGURE24 12-drive StorEdge D1000 SCSI Disk ID (Split bus)
    • 2.1.1.2 Module ID Switch
    • 2.1.1.3 SCSI Jumper Cables and Terminators
  • 2.1.2 1x5 Configuration
    • 2.1.2.1 Option Switch
      • FIGURE25 1x5 Option Switch Settings for StorEdge D1000 Disk Array
      • FIGURE26 8-drive StorEdge D1000 SCSI ID (Single Bus)
      • FIGURE27 12-drive StorEdge D1000 SCSI ID (Single Bus)
    • 2.1.2.2 Module ID Switch
      • TABLE21 1x5 Module ID Switch Settings
    • 2.1.2.3 SCSI Jumper Cables and Terminators
  • 2.1.3 2x7 Configuration
    • 2.1.3.1 Option Switch
      • FIGURE28 2x7 Option Switch Settings for StorEdge D1000 Disk Array
      • FIGURE29 8-drive StorEdge D1000 SCSI ID (Split bus)
      • FIGURE210 12-drive StorEdge D1000 SCSI Disk ID (Split bus)
    • 2.1.3.2 Module ID Switch
      • TABLE22 2x7 Module ID Switch Settings
    • 2.1.3.3 SCSI Jumper Cables and Terminators
  • 2.1.4 3x15 Configuration
    • 2.1.4.1 Option Switch
    • 2.1.4.2 Module ID Switch
      • TABLE23 3x15 Module ID Switch Settings 2x7
      • TABLE24 3x15 Module ID Switch Settings 1x8
    • 2.1.4.3 SCSI Jumper Cables and Terminators
• 2.2 1x2 Cabling
  • 2.2.1 SCSI Cabling
    • 2.2.1.1 Cable Lengths
      • TABLE25 Controller Module A (1x2)
    • 2.2.1.2 SCSI Connections
      • FIGURE211 One A3000 Controller Module and Two D1000 Disk Arrays (SCSI)
      • FIGURE212 Two D1000 Disk Arrays and One A3000 Controller Module (SCSI)
  • 2.2.2 Power Connections
    • FIGURE213 One A3000 Controller Module and Two D1000 Disk Arrays (Power)
    • FIGURE214 Two D1000 Disk Arrays and One A3000 Controller Module (Power)
• 2.3 1x5 Cabling
  • 2.3.1 SCSI Cabling
    • 2.3.1.1 Cable Lengths
      • TABLE26 Controller Module A (1x5)
    • 2.3.1.2 SCSI Connections
      • FIGURE215 One A3000 Controller Module and Five D1000 Disk Arrays (SCSI)
  • 2.3.2 Power Connections
    • FIGURE216 One A3000 Controller Module and Five D1000 Disk Arrays (Power)
• 2.4 2x7 Cabling
  • 2.4.1 SCSI Cabling
    • 2.4.1.1 Cable Lengths
      • TABLE27 Controller Module A (2x7)
      • TABLE28 Controller Module B (2x7)
    • 2.4.1.2 SCSI Connections
      • FIGURE217 Two A3000 Controller Modules and Seven D1000 Disk Arrays (SCSI)
  • 2.4.2 Power Connections
    • FIGURE218 Two A3000 Controller Modules and Seven D1000 Disk Arrays (Power)
• 2.5 3x15 Cabling
  • 2.5.1 SCSI Cabling
    • 2.5.1.1 Cable Lengths
      • TABLE29 Controller Module A (3x15)
      • TABLE210 Controller Module B (3x15)
      • TABLE211 Controller Module C (3x15)
    • 2.5.1.2 SCSI Connections for Controller Module A
      • FIGURE219 3x15 (Controller Module A)
    • 2.5.1.3 SCSI Connections for Controller Module B
      • FIGURE220 3x15 (Controller Module B)
    • 2.5.1.4 SCSI Connections for Controller Module C
      • FIGURE221 3x15 (Controller Module C)
  • 2.5.2 Power Connections
    • 2.5.2.1 Power Sequencer Interconnections
      • FIGURE222 Connecting the Power Sequencers
  • 2.5.3 Connecting to AC Power Source
    • FIGURE223 Power Connections to Avoid (Different Phases)
    • FIGURE224 Power Connections to Avoid (Same Phase)
  • 2.5.4 Power Connections
    • FIGURE225 One A3000 Controller Modules and Eight D1000 Disk Arrays (Power)