HP Netserver Rack Storage/12 SCSI Upgrade Guide

HP NetServer RS/12 SCSI Upgrade Guide
HP Part Number 5971-0819 
Printed in November 2000
Table 2. Supported Ultra3 SCSI Components and Configurations
Ultra3 Host System Adapters
(Ultra3 Hosts) Ultra3 RS/12 SCSI Card Ultra3 SCSI Hard Disk Drives (HDDs)
D9161A HP NetRAID-4M with
64-MB cache
D9351A HP NetRAID-4M with
128-MB cache
Adaptec 29160
D5989C RS/12
D6025C RS/12 SCSI Card
NOTE: In cluster configuration,
do NOT mix a D6025B Ultra2
SCSI card with a D6025C Ultra3
SCSI card in the same RS/12
enclosure.
D9419A (36.4 GB, low-profile, 10,000 rpm)
P1166A (18.2 GB, low-profile, 10,000 rpm)
P1168A (9.1 GB, low-profile, 10,000 rpm)
P1216A (18.2 GB, low-profile, 7200 rpm)
P1217A (9.1 GB, low-profile, 7200 rpm)
SIMPLEX CONFIGURATION (Management Board Configuration Switch 1 in Left position)
One Ultra3 host system adapter One D6025C Ultra3 SCSI card in
RS/12 Slot 1
Twelve low-profile Ultra3 hard disk drives, or
Eight half-height Ultra3 hard disk drives
DUPLEX CONFIGURATION (Management Board Configuration Switch 1 in Left position)
Two Ultra3 host system adapters
in one host system
Two D6025C Ultra3 SCSI cards
in RS/12
In left half of enclosure:
Six low-profile Ultra3 hard disk drives, or
Four half-height Ultra3 hard disk drives
In right half of enclosure:
Six low-profile Ultra3 hard disk drives, or
Four half-height Ultra3 hard disk drives
CLUSTER CONFIGURATION (Management Board Configuration Switch 1 in Right Position)
Two Ultra3 host system adapters,
one in each host system
Two D6025C Ultra3 SCSI cards
in RS/12
Twelve low-profile Ultra3 hard disk drives, or
Eight half-height Ultra3 hard disk drives
Table 3. Performance of Combinations of Ultra2 SCSI and Ultra3 SCSI Components in DUPLEX Configuration
(Refer to Tables 1 and 2 for component details.)
Host System Adapter
(See Tables 1 & 2) RS/12 SCSI Card
Hard Disk Drives
(See Tables 1 & 2)
Combination
Supported?
Transfer Rate of
Combination
Ultra2 Host D6025B Ultra2 SCSI HDDs Yes 80 MB/s (Ultra2 SCSI)
Ultra2 Host D6025B Ultra3 SCSI HDDs Yes 80 MB/s (Ultra2 SCSI)
Ultra2 Host D6025C Ultra2 SCSI HDDs Yes 80 MB/s (Ultra2 SCSI)
Ultra2 Host D6025C Ultra3 SCSI HDDs Yes 80 MB/s (Ultra2 SCSI)
Ultra3 Host D6025B Ultra2 SCSI HDDs Yes 80 MB/s (Ultra2 SCSI)
Ultra3 Host (must
support domain
validation )
D6025B Ultra3 SCSI HDDs Yes 80 MB/s (Ultra2 SCSI)
Ultra3 Host D6025C Ultra2 SCSI HDDs Yes 80 MB/s (Ultra2 SCSI)
Ultra3 Host D6025C Ultra3 SCSI HDDs Yes 160 MB/s (Ultra3 SCSI)
Table 4. Performance of Supported CLUSTER Configuration (Refer to Tables 1 and 2 for component details.)