Preface This guide contains all the information needed to successfully install,
operate, and maintain Ciprico’s 6500 Disk Array subsystems in
standard configurations. If you need more technical information for
non-standard applications, refer to the Ciprico 6500 Controller Board
Technical Reference (available from Ciprico).
The standard 6500 array contains eight data drives and one parity dr ive.
The array is equipped with a Wide Ultra SCSI interface, providing
transfer rates up to 40MB per second.
Ciprico 6500 arrays readily fit into any standard SCSI platform
environment, including DEC, HP, IBM, Silicon Graphics (SGI), Sun,
and PC.
Note Different model numbers identify 6500 subsystems as
single-ended (Model 6511) or differential (Model 6512).
In this guide, references to 6500 disk arrays apply to bo th
models unless specifically stated otherwise.
In This Guide Chapter 1 Description
Chapter 2 Installation
Chapter 3 Display/Operation Panel
Chapter 4 Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Hardware
Replacement
Notational
Conventions
The following notational conventions are used throughout this guide:
• An uppercase letter “H” following a number indicates that the
number is a hexadecimal value, e.g., 20H and FFH.
• In this guide, a byte is defined as an 8-bit quantity.
•Note is used in the text to indicate emphasized or supplemental
information.
•Caution is used in the text to indicate a condition that could
destroy data or damage equipment.
•Warning is used in the text to indicate a condition that could
cause injury to the operator or technician.