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4 Enterprise Virtual Array
hardware components
This chapter describes the Enterprise Virtual Array hardware components. Topics to be discussed include:
• Fibre Channel drive enclosures
• Fibre Channel loop switches
• HSV controllers
• Racks
Fibre Channel drive enclosures
The drive enclosure contains the disk drives used for data storage. A storage system includes multiple
drive enclosures. The major components of the enclosure are:
• 2.125–Gb, dual loop, 14–drive enclosure
• Dual-loop, Fibre Channel drive enclosure I/O modules
• Copper Fibre Channel cables
• Fibre Channel disk drives and drive blanks
• Power supplies
• Blowers
• Cache batteries
• EMU
Enclosure layout
The disk drives mount in bays in the front of the enclosure. The bays are numbered sequentially from left
to right. A drive is referred to by its bay number. Enclosure status indicators are located in the lower-right,
front corner. Figure 10 shows the front and rear views of the FC drive enclosure.
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