E
enterprise configuration configuration rules, 63 description, 6
See partner group Ethernet
administration path, 60 connection, 2, 3
expansion units, 2
F
Fibre
H HBA
SOC+, 54
Sun StorEdge CompactPCI Dual Fibre Channel network adapter, 57
Sun StorEdge PCI Dual Fibre Channel network adapter, 56
Sun StorEdge PCI
Sun StorEdge PCI Single Fibre Channel network adapter, 55
Sun StorEdge SBus
default value, 22
determining whether to use, 18
I
I/O boards
Sun Enterprise SBus+ and Graphics+, 52 interconnect cards
description, 4 to 5
in partner groups, 60
L
logical unit (LUN) See LUNs
LUNs
and applications, 17 creating and labeling, 19 default value, 22 definition, 16
determining how many are needed, 17 guidelines for configuring, 17 reconstruction rate, setting, 19 viewing, 16
M
MAC address, 8 master controller unit
in a partner group, 7, 25 parameters controlled by, 9
media access control (MAC) address See MAC address
N
network adapter See HBA
P
parameters, tailored to I/O workload, 9 partner groups
configuration rules, 63 creating, 26 description, 6
direct host
single host with eight controllers, 32 to 33 single host with four controllers, 31 single host with two controllers, 29
how they work, 25 hub host
dual hosts with eight controllers, 44 to 45 dual hosts with four controllers, 42 to 43 single host with eight controllers, 36 to 37 single host with four controllers, 34 to 35
multipathing software, 25
74 Sun StorEdge T3 and T3+ Array Configuration Guide • August 2001