3PAR InForm® OS 2.2.4 Concepts Guide (320-200085 Rev B, March 2009)

InForm OS Version 2.2.4 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide

12.1

Drive Cages

In this chapter

12.1 Drive Cage Models 12.1

12.1.1 DC2 and DC4 Drive Cages 12.2

12.1.2 DC2 and DC4 Ports and Cabling 12.4

12.1.3 DC3 Drive Cage 12.5

12.1.4 DC3 Ports and Cabling 12.5

12.1 Drive Cage Models

There are three models of drive cages: DC2, DC3, and DC4. The InServ S-Class Storage Servers

and T-Class Storage Servers may contain both DC2 and DC4 drive cages. The InServ E-Class

Storage Servers and F-Class Storage Servers only contain DC3 drive cages.

The DC2 drive cage is a 40 disk, 2 Gbps drive cage. The DC3 drive cage is a 16 disk, 2 Gbps drive

cage. The DC4 drive cage is a 40 disk, 4 Gbps drive cage.

NOTE: See Appendix B, Servicing Hardware and Moving Hosts, for information on

servicing physical disks.