HP 6400/8400 HP StorageWorks 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide - Page 12

Copper Fibre Channel cables, Fibre Channel disk drives, Disk drive status indicators

Get HP 6400/8400 PDF manuals and user guides View all HP 6400/8400 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 12 highlights

Figure 5 Fiber Optic Fibre Channel cable Copper Fibre Channel cables The Enterprise Virtual Array uses copper Fibre Channel cables to interconnect disk shelves. The cables are available in 0.6-meter (1.97 ft.) and 2.0-meter (6.56 ft.) lengths. Copper cables provide performance comparable to fiber optic cables. Copper cable connectors differ from fiber optic small form-factor connectors (see Figure 6 (page 12)). Figure 6 Copper Fibre Channel cable Fibre Channel disk drives The Fibre Channel disk drives are hot-pluggable and include the following features: • Dual-ported 4 Gbps Fibre Channel controller interface that allows up to 96 disk drives to be supported per array controller enclosure • Compact, direct-connect design for maximum storage density and increased reliability and signal integrity • Both online high-performance disk drives and FATA disk drives supported in a variety of capacities and spindle speeds • Better vibration damping for improved performance Up to 12 disk drives can be installed in a drive enclosure. Disk drive status indicators Two status indicators display drive operational status. Figure 7 (page 12) identifies the disk drive status indicators. Table 3 (page 13) describes them. Figure 7 Disk status indicators 1. Bi-color (amber/blue) 12 EVA6400/8400 hardware 2. Green

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
Figure 5 Fiber Optic Fibre Channel cable
Copper Fibre Channel cables
The Enterprise Virtual Array uses copper Fibre Channel cables to interconnect disk shelves. The
cables are available in 0.6-meter (1.97 ft.) and 2.0-meter (6.56 ft.) lengths. Copper cables provide
performance comparable to fiber optic cables. Copper cable connectors differ from fiber optic
small form-factor connectors (see
Figure 6 (page 12)
).
Figure 6 Copper Fibre Channel cable
Fibre Channel disk drives
The Fibre Channel disk drives are
hot-pluggable
and include the following features:
•
Dual-ported 4 Gbps Fibre Channel controller interface that allows up to 96 disk drives to be
supported per array controller enclosure
•
Compact, direct-connect design for maximum storage density and increased reliability and
signal integrity
•
Both online high-performance disk drives and FATA disk drives supported in a variety of
capacities and spindle speeds
•
Better vibration damping for improved performance
Up to 12 disk drives can be installed in a drive enclosure.
Disk drive status indicators
Two status indicators display drive operational status.
Figure 7 (page 12)
identifies the disk drive
status indicators.
Table 3 (page 13)
describes them.
Figure 7 Disk status indicators
2. Green
1. Bi-color (amber/blue)
12
EVA6400/8400 hardware