Table 12 Cabling principles (system level issues)
Cabling principle
Applicability
The Storage System Fabric (SSF) in a Pillar Axiom 600 system
must use either all copper or all optical connections. Note the
exceptions in
Table 14: Cabling principles (Slammer connection
that apply to the Slammer control unit (CU) connections in
single Slammer systems.
ALL
Pillar Axiom 600 systems that include any version 1 Bricks or any
version 1 PIMs must use only copper connections.
ALL
All new Pillar Axiom 600 systems (shipped after January 31,
2011) have version 2 Bricks and use optical connections.
NEW
Pillar Axiom 600 systems are cabled according to the cabling
diagrams in the
Pillar Axiom 600
SSF Cabling Reference
.
ALL
Use cables that are appropriate for the type of Brick and other
hardware components on the Pillar Axiom 600 system. For more
information, see the
Pillar Axiom 600 SSF Cabling Reference.
ALL
Pillar Axiom systems that are upgraded in the field might have a
Brick string configuration that is different from a Pillar Axiom
system built in the factory, especially when systems are upgraded
non-disruptively. However, rules that apply to all systems always
apply to systems upgraded in the field.
FIELD
Table 13: Cabling principles (system size related issues)
defines the influence of
system size or configuration on the cabling of the Pillar Axiom 600 system.
Table 13 Cabling principles (system size related issues)
Cabling principle
Applicability
Pillar Axiom 600 systems with one Slammer have a maximum of
four Brick strings.
ALL
Pillar Axiom 600 systems with two or three Slammers have a
maximum of eight Brick strings.
ALL
Pillar Axiom 600 systems with four Slammers have a maximum of
16 Brick strings, but may be configured with eight Brick strings.
ALL
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