NonStop NS14000 Planning Guide (H06.10+)

Fibre Channel Devices
This subsection includes:
• “Factory-Default Disk Volume Locations” (page 86)
• “Configurations for Fibre Channel Devices” (page 87)
• “Configuration Restrictions for Fibre Channel Devices” (page 87)
• “Recommendations for Fibre Channel Device Configurations” (page 87)
• “Example Configurations of the VIO Enclosures and Fibre Channel Disk Modules” (page 88)
The only Fibre Channel device used internally with Integrity NonStop NS14000 systems is the
Fibre Channel disk module (FCDM). An FCDM and its disk drives are controlled through the
Fibre Channel ports located on the VIO enclosures. For more information on the Fibre Channel
ports, see “Versatile I/O (VIO) Enclosure” (page 60). For more information on the Fibre Channel
disk module (FCDM), see “Fibre Channel Disk Module (FCDM)” (page 62). For examples of
cable connections between Fibre Channel ports on the VIO enclosures and FCDMs, see “Example
Configurations of the VIO Enclosures and Fibre Channel Disk Modules” (page 88).
This illustration shows the location of Fibre Channel ports on a VIO enclosure:
For more information on Fibre Channel ports, see “Versatile I/O (VIO) Enclosure” (page 60).
This illustration shows the locations of the hardware in the Fibre Channel disk module as well
as the Fibre Channel port connectors at the back of the enclosure:
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