HP LH4r HP Netserver LXr Pro8 30/FC Installation Guide - Page 5

Shared Storage, Shared Storage Cables Fibre Optics, Shared Storage Configurations

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Shared Storage Host Bus Adapter: Model No. of HBA Driver version SPU I/O slot Disk Array Controller: Model No. of controllers Microcode Disk Array Storage: Model No. of cabinets Controller Disk capacities: ArrayGUIde RAID levels Logical units Hot spares Power Supply RAID arrays A5246A HP Fibre Channel Adapter Kit for NT 1-2 (See Shared Storage Configurations.) 2.09.B.038.020 P6 (1st HBA) and P5 (2nd HBA) SP630/FC Storage Processor (ordered with A3661B or A3662B) 1 - 2. (See Shared Storage Configurations.) 9.45.03 or greater A3661B HP High Availability Disk Array Model 30/FC. See Shared Storage Configurations. 1 - 2. (See Shared Storage Configurations.) HP A3666A 4.2 GB Disk Module; HP A5132A 8.8 GB Disk Module; HP A5133A 17.8 GB Disk Module. Version 1.7.0 or greater 1, 1/0, 3 and 5 Logical units within each array must be numbered from 0-7. Recommend assigning logical unit numbers 8 or greater. 3 Different size or speed disks are allowed in the same disk array but are not recommended in the same logical unit. Shared Storage Cables (Fibre Optics) Short Wave Port Cables Long Wave Port Cables (Long Wave Hub only) A3583A 2 meter FC cable, A3531A 16 meter FC cable, A3735A 50 meter FC cable, A3736A 100 meter FC cable, Any cable ≤500 meters per segment that conforms to ANSI X3.230-1994 Fibre Channel Standards Specification (FC-PH) rev 4.3. Any cable ≤2 kilometers that meets ANSI X3.230-1994 Fibre Channel Standards Specification (FC-PH) rev 4.3. Shared Storage Configurations Configurations: Basic Redundant Fibre Channel Hubs: Model No. of Hubs See "Basic Configuration Cabling Diagrams with Single or Cascaded Hubs." See "Redundant Configuration Cabling Diagrams with Single or Cascaded Hubs." A3724A HP 10-port Short Wave Fibre Channel (FC) Hub A4839A HP 10-port Long Wave FC Hub Basic Configuration: 1 or 2 Redundant Configuration: 2 or 4 with 1 min. or 2. max. per FC Arbitrated Loop. 3

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Shared Storage
Host Bus Adapter:
Model
A5246A HP Fibre Channel Adapter Kit for NT
No. of HBA
1-2 (See Shared Storage Configurations.)
Driver version
2.09.B.038.020
SPU I/O slot
P6 (1
st
HBA) and P5 (2
nd
HBA)
Disk Array Controller:
Model
SP630/FC Storage Processor (ordered with A3661B or A3662B)
No. of controllers
1 – 2. (See Shared Storage Configurations.)
Microcode
9.45.03 or greater
Disk Array Storage:
Model
A3661B HP High Availability Disk Array Model 30/FC.
No. of cabinets
See Shared Storage Configurations.
Controller
1 – 2.
(See Shared Storage Configurations.)
Disk capacities:
HP A3666A 4.2 GB Disk Module;
HP A5132A 8.8 GB Disk Module;
HP A5133A 17.8 GB Disk Module.
ArrayGUIde
Version 1.7.0 or greater
RAID levels
1, 1/0, 3 and 5
Logical units
Logical units within each array must be numbered from 0-7.
Hot spares
Recommend assigning logical unit numbers 8 or greater.
Power Supply
3
RAID arrays
Different size or speed disks are allowed in the same disk array but are not
recommended in the same logical unit.
Shared Storage Cables (Fibre Optics)
Short Wave Port Cables
A3583A 2 meter FC cable,
A3531A 16 meter FC cable,
A3735A 50 meter FC cable,
A3736A 100 meter FC cable,
Any cable
500 meters per segment that conforms to ANSI X3.230-1994
Fibre Channel Standards Specification (FC-PH) rev 4.3.
Long Wave Port Cables
(Long Wave Hub only)
Any cable
2 kilometers that meets ANSI X3.230-1994 Fibre Channel
Standards Specification (FC-PH) rev 4.3.
Shared Storage Configurations
Configurations:
Basic
See "Basic Configuration Cabling Diagrams with Single or Cascaded Hubs."
Redundant
See "Redundant Configuration Cabling Diagrams with Single or Cascaded
Hubs."
Fibre Channel Hubs:
Model
A3724A HP 10-port Short Wave Fibre Channel (FC) Hub
A4839A HP 10-port Long Wave FC Hub
No. of Hubs
Basic Configuration: 1 or 2
Redundant Configuration: 2 or 4 with 1 min. or 2. max. per FC
Arbitrated Loop.