SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem (G06.27+, H06.04+)

Disk Load Balancing
SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem529937-008
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A Closer Look at Eight Disks
A Closer Look at Eight Disks
Looking more closely at the disks in the group 02 processor cabinet, this configuration
is an ideal situation for G06.11 and later RVUs:
Processor 2 controls these disks (shaded):
°
The primary disk processes for mirrored disks $D0201 and $D0203
°
The backup disk process (represented with a prime mark, ') for mirrored disk
$D0205'
°
The backup disk processes for nonmirrored disks $D0207' and $D0208'
Processor 3 controls these disks (white):
°
The backup disk processes (represented with a prime mark, ') for mirrored
disks $D0201' and $D0203'
°
The primary disk process for mirrored disk $D0205
°
The primary disk process for nonmirrored disks $D0207 and $D0208
Each processor controls one SAC.
-P
Processor 2
X Y
SCSI Bus 2
SAC 1 SCSI Bus 1 SAC 1
SAC 2
$D0203-P$D0201-P
$D0207-P
$D0205-P
$D0201-M
$D0205-M
$D0203-M
$D0208-P
Processor 3
X Y
X
-MB -M -MB -M -M -MB
-P -B
-P -B -B -P -B -P
-B
$D0201
$D0203
$D0205'
$D0207'
$D0208'
$D0201'
$D0203'
$D0205
$D0207
$D0208
VST498.vsd
Y
SAC 2