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9176/D173 D
ISK SUBSYSTEM - SITE PREPARATION GUIDE 3
S
IXTH EDITION
Order Information
When ordering via the Siebel configurator or manually, you will need to make a decision
on:
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what kind of rackmount cabinet you want
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the amount of storage needed
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the type of channel cable to use
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the amount of hosts you want to attach to your storage.
Assuming you want 720 Gigabytes of storage, and have 2 servers running a Solaris
operating environment, you might decide to order:
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an M03 rackmount cabinet, which may be referred to as CBNT M03. The feature
code (M03R) will need to be entered into the ordering system that you are using.
N
OTE It would also be perfectly acceptable to order the CBNT M02 (M02R)
with this example. In either case, if using the Siebel configurator, the
system will automatically bring up the next selections for you.
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one 9176 controller (feature code 9176-002) with 512 MB cache, which enables
you to connect to 4 host inputs and operate with higher bandwidth (greater
performance). This configuration also enables you to grow your storage as your
business grows.
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two 9170 disk arrays (feature code 9170-001) with ten 36 gigabyte drives each. The
feature code for this selection will need to be ordered 4 times (10 X 2 X 36 = 720
gigabytes).
N
OTE One could also select one 9170 disk array with ten 72 gigabyte drives, or
one drive tray only five 180 gigabyte drives. 180 GB drives can maximize
your cost per MB; however, it puts more data on fewer spindles and may
reduce the overall performance of your disk subsystem.
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three Host Kits with HBAs and drivers, as needed based on the type of servers you
have. For example two HBAs for one server, and one HBA for the other could
require that you choose a Sun PCI card for FC optical (shortwave) cables (feature
code SPG3).
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three 50 meter Fibre Channel optical (shortwave) cables (feature code OA13) to
attach the HBAs to your 9176 Disk Subsystem. Two FC cables will go to the
redundant controllers and provide path failover (see page 4) capability for the entire
path between the host and the back end RAID storage.
Refer to Appendix A, which has a portion of the information contained on the Product
Configuration Document (PCD), or go to the StorageTek KnowledgeMap for the latest
information on feature codes.