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    901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303-4900 USA 650 960-1300 Fax 650 969-9131 Sun ™ StorEdge ™ A3500 Har dwar e Conf iguration Guide Part No. 805-4981-1 1 September 1998, Revision A Sun Microsystems, Inc. Send comments about this document to: docfeedback@sun.com[...]

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    Copyright 1998 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 901 San Antonio Road • Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA. All rights reserved. Portions copyright 1997 Symbios Logic, Inc. All rights reserved. This product or document is protected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation. No part of this product or doc[...]

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    Contents iii Contents Preface v 1. Host Connections 1- 1 1.1 Configuration Guidelines 1-2 1.2 Supported Host Configurations 1-3 1.2.1 Single Host 1-3 1.2.2 Daisy Chain 1-4 1.2.3 Independent Controller 1-5 1.2.4 Multi-Initiator 1-6 1.3 Ultra 2 Host System—Power Connection Requirement 1-7 2. StorEdge A3500 Conf igurations 2-1 2.1 StorEdge D1000 Dis[...]

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    iv Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 2.3.1 SCSI Cabling 2-14 2.3.2 Power Connections 2-16 2.4 2x7 Cabling 2-17 2.4.1 SCSI Cabling 2-17 2.4.2 Power Connections 2-19 2.5 3x15 Cabling 2-20 2.5.1 SCSI Cabling 2-21 2.5.2 Power Connections 2-25 2.5.3 Connecting to AC Power Source 2-25 2.5.4 Power Connections 2-26[...]

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    v Pr eface Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Conf iguration Guide provides conf iguration instructions for the Sun™ StorEdge™ A3500 systems. These instructions are designed for an experienced system administrator . Using UNIX Commands This document does not contain information on basic UNIX ® commands and procedur es such as shutting down the system[...]

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    vi Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 T ypographic Conventions Shell Pr ompts T ABLE P-1 T ypographic Conventions T ypeface or Symbol Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files, and directories; on-scr een computer output. Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. % You have mail . AaBbCc123 Wh[...]

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    vii Related Documentation Sun Documentation on the W eb The docs.sun.com sm web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation on the W eb. Y ou can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specif ic book title or subject at: http://docs.sun.com Sun W elcomes Y our Comments W e are interested in improving our documentation and welcom[...]

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    viii Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998[...]

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    1-1 CHAPTER 1 Host Connections This chapter contains configurations for one or two Sun StorEdge A3000 contr oller modules connected to one or more hosts. It also contains information about connecting power to an Ultra™ host system. ■ Configuration Guidelines—page 1-2 ■ Supported Host Configurations—page 1-3 ■ Single Host—page 1-3 ■ [...]

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    1-2 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 1.1 Conf iguration Guidelines Use the following guidelines for installing and cabling or reconfiguring your system. ■ Do not exceed a SCSI bus length of 25 meters. ■ Make sure that the last Sun StorEdge A3000 contr oller module in any daisy chain has a total of two terminato[...]

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    Chapter 1 Host Connections 1-3 1.2 Supported Host Conf igurations The examples that follow show the cable connections for configurations that are supported by Sun Microsystems™. 1.2.1 Single Host FIGURE 1-1 Single Host Connected to a Sun StorEdge A3000 Controller Module Diff erential SCSI terminators[...]

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    1-4 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 1.2.2 Daisy Chain Y ou can daisy chain controller modules in the same or separate cabinets. FIGURE 1-2 T wo Sun StorEdge A3000 Controller Modules Daisy Chained to One Host Note – The SCSI cables between the two controller modules are cr ossed to prevent the SCSI IDs for the co[...]

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    Chapter 1 Host Connections 1-5 1.2.3 Independent Contr oller FIGURE 1-3 Independent Controller—One Sun StorEdge A3000 Contr oller Connected to T wo Hosts Diff erential SCSI terminators[...]

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    1-6 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 1.2.4 Multi-Initiator FIGURE 1-4 T wo-Node Multi-Initiator Configuration Note – For more detailed information regar ding the two-node multi-initiator configuration, such as setting host SCSI IDs, r efer to the SP ARCcluster™ PDB™ documentation that is shipped with the host[...]

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    Chapter 1 Host Connections 1-7 1.3 Ultra 2 Host System—Power Connection Requir ement Y ou can connect a controller module to an Ultra 2 host system; however , you must connect the power cord of the Ultra 2 host to one of the AC power sequencers in the expansion cabinet that contains the controller module. Y ou need to order one of the following p[...]

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    1-8 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 1. Gain access to the AC power sequencers. See the documentation that came with the expansion cabinet. 2. Route the power cable from the Ultra 2 host under the expansion cabinet frame on the same side as the power sequencer . 3. Plug the power cord from the Ultra 2 host into the[...]

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    2-1 CHAPTER 2 StorEdge A3 5 00 Conf igurations This chapter contains information about setting up the following configurations: ■ One controller module with two StorEdge D1000 disk arrays (1x2) ■ One controller module with f ive StorEdge D1000 disk arrays (1x5) ■ T wo controller modules with seven StorEdge D1000 disk arrays (2x7) ■ Three co[...]

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    2-2 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 2.1 StorEdge D1000 Disk Array Settings This section describes how to set the following attributes for StorEdge D1000 disk arrays ( FIGURE 2-1 ) in 1x2, 1x5, 2x7, and 3x15 configurations: ■ Option switch ■ Module ID ■ SCSI jumper cables and terminators FIGURE 2-1 StorEdge D[...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-3 2.1.1 1x2 Conf iguration 2.1.1.1 Option Switch Both disk arrays have split busses. Their option switches should be set as shown in FIGURE 2-2 . FIGURE 2-2 1x2 Option Switch Settings for StorEdge D1000 Disk Array This will cause the disk drives in the StorEdge D1000 disk arrays to be numbered as shown in F[...]

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    2-4 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 2.1.1.2 Module ID Switch Ensure that the module IDs for the StorEdge D1000 disk arrays are set according to . Note – Since the top and bottom disk arrays are split between one controller module, the Module IDs will overlap. This may result in error messages while the host syst[...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-5 2.1.2 1x5 Conf iguration 2.1.2.1 Option Switch All StorEdge D1000 disk arrays in this configuration should have their option switches set as shown in FIGURE 2-5 . FIGURE 2-5 1x5 Option Switch Settings for StorEdge D1000 Disk Array This will cause the disk drives in the StorEdge D1000 disk arrays to be num[...]

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    2-6 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 2.1.2.2 Module ID Switch Ensure that the module IDs for the StorEdge D1000 disk arrays ar e set according to T ABLE 2-1 . 2.1.2.3 SCSI Jumper Cables and T erminators All disk arrays in this configuration should have SCSI jumper cables between the middle SCSI connectors (IN/OUT -[...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-7 2.1.3 2x7 Conf iguration 2.1.3.1 Option Switch The disk drives in each of the top four disk arrays in FIGURE 2-17 are on a single bus and should be set as described in Section 2.1.2.1 “Option Switch” on page 2-5. The bottom three disk arrays have split busses. Their option switches should be set as sh[...]

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    2-8 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 2.1.3.2 Module ID Switch Ensure that the module IDs for the StorEdge D1000 disk arrays ar e set according to T ABLE 2-2 . Facing the front of the expansion cabinet: ■ controller module A controls the right side of disk arrays 1 thr ough 3 and all of disk arrays 4 and 5. ■ co[...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-9 2.1.4 3x15 Conf iguration 2.1.4.1 Option Switch All disk arrays are on a single bus and should be set as described in Section 2.1.2.1 “Option Switch” on page 2-5. 2.1.4.2 Module ID Switch Ensure that the module IDs for the StorEdge D1000 disk arrays ar e set according to T ABLE 2-3 and T ABLE 2-4 . T [...]

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    2-10 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 In this configuration: ■ controller module A contr ols disk arrays 1 and 2 in the 2x7 cabinet and disk arrays 1 through 3 in 1x8 cabinet ( FIGURE 2-19 ) ■ controller module B contr ols disk arrays 3 through 7 in 2x7 cabinet ( FIGURE 2-20 ) ■ controller module C contr ols [...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-1 1 2.2 1x2 Cabling The 1x2 can be configur ed with the controller module either on top of or below the two disk arrays. Both configurations are described in this section. 2.2.1 SCSI Cabling 2.2.1.1 Cable Lengths The following table shows the lengths of each SCSI cable connected to the drive connections on [...]

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    2-12 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 2.2.1.2 SCSI Connections FIGURE 2-11 One A3000 Controller Module and T wo D1000 Disk Arrays (SCSI) FIGURE 2-12 T wo D1000 Disk Arrays and One A3000 Controller Module (SCSI) Di ff erential SCS I terminator Diff erential SCSI terminator Diff erential SCSI terminator 1 2 Diff eren[...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-1 3 2.2.2 Power Connections Because the controller module must r eceive power after the disk arrays, connect the disk arrays to the first stage of the power sequencer and the controller module to the second. T wo examples are shown below . FIGURE 2-13 One A3000 Controller Module and T wo D1000 Disk Arrays ([...]

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    2-14 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 2.3 1x5 Cabling 2.3.1 SCSI Cabling 2.3.1.1 Cable Lengths The following table shows the lengths of each SCSI cable connected to the drive connections on the controller module. The inboard IN/OUT connectors on each of the disk arrays are connected together using a 0.2m SCSI jumpe[...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-1 5 2.3.1.2 SCSI Connections FIGURE 2-15 One A3000 Controller Module and Five D1000 Disk Arrays (SCSI) SCSI jumper cable Diff erential SCSI terminator 1 2 3 4 5[...]

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    2-16 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 2.3.2 Power Connections FIGURE 2-16 One A3000 Controller Module and Five D1000 Disk Arrays (Power) R1&R2 R3 R6 R4 R5 F ront sequencer R5 R6 L5 L6 L4 L3 L2 L1 R4 R3 R2 L1&L2 L3 L6 L4 L5 Rear sequencer R1 Rear view[...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-1 7 2.4 2x7 Cabling 2.4.1 SCSI Cabling 2.4.1.1 Cable Lengths The following tables show the lengths of each SCSI cable connected to the drive connections on the respective contr oller modules. The inboard IN/OUT connectors on each of the top four disk arrays are connected together using a 0.2m SCSI jumper ca[...]

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    2-18 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 2.4.1.2 SCSI Connections FIGURE 2-17 T wo A3000 Controller Modules and Seven D1000 Disk Arrays (SCSI) Controller Module A Controller Module B SCSI jumper cable Diff erential SCSI terminator Diff erential SCSI terminators A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5[...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-1 9 2.4.2 Power Connections FIGURE 2-18 T wo A3000 Controller Modules and Seven D1000 Disk Arrays (Power) R1&R2 R3 R6 R4 R9 R8 R5 R7 F ront sequencer L1&L2 L3 L6 L4 L9 L8 L5 L7 Rear sequencer L1 L2 L3 L6 L7 L8 L9 L4 R1 R2 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R3 R4 L5 Rear view[...]

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    2-20 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 2.5 3x15 Cabling This section contains information about SCSI and power connections for three StorEdge A3000 controller modules and f ifteen StorEdge D1000 disk arrays in two StorEdge expansion cabinets. Caution – The components in the expansion cabinets are configur ed as a [...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-2 1 2.5.1 SCSI Cabling 2.5.1.1 Cable Lengths The following tables show the lengths of each SCSI cable connected to the drive connections on the respective contr oller modules. The inboard IN/OUT connectors on each of the disk arrays are connected together using a 0.2m SCSI jumper cable, part number 530-1883[...]

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    2-22 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 The outboard IN/OUT -2 connector on each disk array is terminated with a differ ential SCSI terminator , part number 150-1890-xx. 2.5.1.2 SCSI Connections for Controller Module A FIGURE 2-19 3x15 (Controller Module A) 1x8 SCSI jumper cable Diff erential SCSI terminator A2 A1 A3[...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-2 3 2.5.1.3 SCSI Connections for Controller Module B FIGURE 2-20 3x15 (Controller Module B) 1x8 SCSI jumper cable Diff erential SCSI terminator B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 2x7[...]

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    2-24 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 2.5.1.4 SCSI Connections for Controller Module C FIGURE 2-21 3x15 (Controller Module C) SCSI jumper cable Diff erential SCSI terminator C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 1x8 2x7[...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-2 5 2.5.2 Power Connections 2.5.2.1 Power Sequencer Interconnections The front and r ear power sequencers in the 2x7 cabinet and the 1x8 cabinet must be interconnected. Make sure an inter connect cable (part number 530-2235-xx) is connected between the OUT on the front sequencer in 2x7 cabinet and the IN on[...]

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    2-26 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998 FIGURE 2-23 Power Connections to A void (Differ ent Phases) FIGURE 2-24 Power Connections to A void (Same Phase) 2.5.4 Power Connections The power connections for 2x7 cabinet are the same as those in the standard 2x7 expansion cabinet ( FIGURE 2-18 ). 2x7 Phase A 1x8 Phase B 2x[...]

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    Chapter 2 StorEdge A3500 Configurations 2-2 7 The power connections for the 1x8 cabinet are shown in FIGURE 2-25 . FIGURE 2-25 One A3000 Controller Modules and Eight D1000 Disk Arrays (Power) R1&R2 R8 R6 R4 R9 R3 R5 R7 F ront sequencer L1&L2 L8 L6 L4 L9 L3 L5 L7 Rear sequencer L1 L2 L3 L6 L7 L8 L9 L4 R1 R2 R3 R6 R7 R8 R9 R4 L5 R5 Rear view[...]

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    2-28 Sun StorEdge A3500 Hardware Configuration Guide • September 1998[...]