You
can
intermix
DS4000
EXP700s
with
FAStT
EXP500s
in
a
fibre
channel
loop.
You
cannot
intermix
DS4000
EXP710s
with
FAStT
EXP500s
in
a
fibre
channel
loop.
When
you
attach
DS4000
EXP710
storage
expansion
enclosures,
you
must
remove
any
1
Gb/s
FAStT
EXP500
storage
expansion
enclosures
from
the
drive
loop
and
you
must
set
the
fibre
channel
speed
of
the
drive
loop
to
2
Gb/s.
See
You
can
intermix
DS4000
EXP100s
with
DS4000
EXP700s
or
DS4000
EXP710s
in
the
same
DS4000
Storage
Server
configuration.
You
must
purchase
the
FC/SATA
Enclosure
Intermix
premium
option
to
combine
DS4000
EXP100s
with
DS4000
EXP700s
or
DS4000
EXP710s
in
the
same
storage
server
configuration.
To
attach
DS4000
EXP100s
or
DS4000
EXP710s
storage
expansion
enclosures
to
a
storage
server,
the
storage
server
controller
firmware
must
be
at
version
06.xx.xx.xx
or
higher.
In
addition,
the
minimum
ESM
firmware
requirement
for
intermixing
DS4000
EXP700s
or
DS4000
EXP710s
with
DS4000
EXP100s
is
version
9554.
See
Fibre
channel
defined
Fibre
channel
technology
is
outlined
in
the
SCSI-3
Fibre
Channel
Protocol
(SCSI-FCP)
standard.
Fibre
channel
is
a
high-speed
data
transport
technology
used
for
mass
storage
and
networking.
Using
a
Fibre
Channel
Arbitrated
loop
(FC-AL),
more
than
100
fibre
channel
devices
can
be
supported,
compared
to
15
small
computer
system
interface
(SCSI)
devices.
The
DS4000
EXP700
and
DS4000
EXP710
are
2
Gb/s
fibre
channel
devices
that
support
data
transfer
rates
up
to
200
MB
per
second
half-duplex
and
400
MB
per
second
full-duplex
on
optical
interfaces.
Product
updates
Important
In
order
to
keep
your
system
up
to
date
with
the
latest
firmware
and
other
product
updates,
use
the
information
below
to
register
and
use
the
My
support
web
site.
Download
the
latest
version
of
the
DS4000
Storage
Manager
host
software
and
the
any
appropriate
DS4000
product
series
firmware
at
the
time
of
the
initial
installation
and
when
product
updates
become
available.
To
be
notified
of
important
product
updates,
you
must
first
register
at
the
IBM
Support
and
Download
Web
site:
Go
to
the
Personalized
Support
section
of
the
web
page
and
click
My
support
.
On
the
next
page,
if
you
have
not
already
done
so,
register
to
use
the
site
by
clicking
register
now
.
Perform
the
following
steps
to
receive
product
updates:
Chapter
1.
Introduction
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