Shared Storage Configurations

XP256 Disk Array
Microcode	43.12 (Direct Connect)
	44.14 (All Configs)
Open Volume Sizes	VOL TYPE	SIZE	MAX EXTENDED LUN SIZE
(LDEVs)	Open 3*n	2.4G	2.4G x 36= 86.4G

	Open 8*n	7.2G	7.2G x 36= 259.2G (where “n”= 1-36)
	Open 9*n	7.3G	7.3G x 36= 262.8G
Disk Capacities	15GB, 36GB, 47GB
RAID levels	1 & 5
Max number of LUNs	8 shared LUNS per cluster
Port Host Modes	08 (Fibre)
	00 (SCSI)
Port Fabric Modes	Using SVP (in MODIFY mode), go to SCSI PATH/FIBRE/TOPOLOGY.
	Turn FABRIC and LOOP to ON.
SCSI Cables	Either of the 2 HP SCSI cables from the following list:
2.5 meter	C2924A 68 pin HD Male to 68 pin HD Male
10 meter	C2925A 68 pin HD Male to 68 pin HD Male
FC Cables	Any 2 HP shortwave cables from the following list:
2 meter	A3583A
16 meter	A3531A
50 meter	A3735A
100 meter	A3736A

Point to Point	Direct Fibre Channel or SCSI connections. Each SCSI Port on XP256 has
	two available connection points (internal logical Y connection); one is
	cabled to Server #1 of the cluster, the other to Server #2 (see diag 1, page
	5).
Fibre Channel Hub
Model	A3724A HP-10 port Short Wave FC Hub
	A4839A HP-10 port Long Wave FC Hub
No. of hubs	1 per SPOF cluster
No. of clusters/hub	1 cluster on 1 hub
Fibre Channel Switch
Model	A5223A (non-cascading) or A5224B (cascading)
	A5624A/AZ Brocade 2800 FC Switch
Fabric Support	FL Port (Turn EPL to OFF for desired ports)
No. of switches	1 per SPOF cluster, 2 per SPOFless cluster
No. of clusters/switch	SPOF: 1, SPOFless: 4 cluster nodes (See pg.5)
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