Product Overview
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Writer: Bob Young Project: RAID Array 3000 Controller Shelf Hardware User’s Guide Comments:
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Figure 1– 3 shows the major components in the controller shelf. Its
characteristics are outlined below.
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An easily removable, two channels, resident RAID array controller and
an adjacent empty slot for a second (redundant) controller (optional)
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SCSI connections to multiple device expansion shelves are made using
Trilink adapters
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The front of the shelf contains two LEDs that monitor the status of the
shelf and the shelf AC power supplies
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The front of the shelf has a toggle switch that allows the operator to
disable the shelf alarm during an error condition
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The shelf host I/O assemblies each contain two 68-pin VHDCI female
SCSI connectors that interconnect the host systems to the RAID
controller
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Each host I/O assembly contains a 9-pin serial port connector (for
controller configuration) and a 9-pin UPS monitor connector
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Two AC power supplies (one redundant) that power the shelf
components
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The shelf contains two dual-speed, plug-in blowers for shelf cooling
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AC P ower
Su pp lie s
B lowers
RAID
Co ntroller
Host 0
I/O Mod ule
Ho st 1
I/ O Mo du le
B la nk
Pa ne l
Dev ice I /O
Mod ule
Figure 1-3. Controller shelf major components