Network Hardware User Manual

EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide
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Index
site requirements 5-18
weight 5-18
data sheets, hardware 5-14
device name, operating system 3-16, 4-15
disk
capacity
defined 4-14
capacity, defined 4-13
configuration types
compared 2-12
configuration, see also RAID Group
IDs 3-4, 4-2
LUN types
planning 3-6
mirror, defined 2-2
number on worksheet 4-14
RAID types
guidelines 2-17
sample applications 2-19
shared storage
examples 3-3
striping, defined 2-2
unit number on worksheet 3-8, 4-13
unshared storage
example 4-2
examples 4-2
Disk Array Enclosure (DAE)
introduced 5-6
site requirements 5-18
Disk Array Processor Enclosure (DPE)
introduced 5-6
Disk Array Processor Enclosure (DPE), see DPE
storage system
disk-array storage system
communicating with, see Chapter 6
hardware
shared storage 1-15
unshared storage 1-16
installation types 1-10
managing, see Chapter 6
DPE storage systems
components 5-3
dimensions 5-14
site requirements 5-14
weight 5-14
driver extensions software (CDE) 6-2
dual paths to LUNs 3-2, 4-2
E
enclosure address (EA)
DPE 5-4, 5-8
F
fabric, switch
introduced 1-3
Fibre Channel
adapter 1-4
components 1-4
defined 1-3
hub, description 1-8
switch, description 1-5
switch, see switch
file system
name 3-17, 4-15
worksheet
completing 3-13, 4-12
footprint
DAE-only storage system 5-18
DPE storage systems 5-14
iDAE storage systems 5-16
rackmount cabinet 5-20
G
GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter), about 1-5
global spare, see hot spare
grounding requirements 5-21
GUI (in storage-system management utilities) 6-3
H
hardware
data sheets 5-14
mirroring 2-2
planning worksheets
shared storage 5-24
shared storage 1-15, 5-3
unshared storage 1-16
heat dissipation
DAE-only storage system 5-18
DPE storage system 5-14
iDAE storage system 5-16
height
DAE-only storage systems 5-18
DPE storage system 5-14