Dot Hill Systems Using a Standalone JBOD Array SANnet II 200 FC Array Only, Appendix B

APPENDIX B

Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only)

A single SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array can be connected directly to certain Solaris operating system hosts. This appendix describes the use of SANnet II 200 FC JBOD arrays.

Note – SANnet II 200 SATA and SATA SE configurations do not support the use of JBOD arrays.

The topics covered in this appendix are:

■“Supported Configurations (JBOD Arrays)” on page B-1

■“Supported Operating Systems (JBOD Arrays)” on page B-2

■“Supported Host Platforms and Connection Methods (JBOD Arrays)” on page B-2

■“Known Limitations Affecting SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Arrays” on page B-2

■“Using SANnet II Family Software Monitoring and Management Tools with JBOD Arrays” on page B-3

■“Setting the Loop ID on a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array” on page B-4

■“Connecting SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Arrays” on page B-6

■“Enabling SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array Support” on page B-10

■“Downloading Firmware to Disk Drives in a JBOD” on page B-11

■“Resizing LUNs Greater Than 1 Tbyte” on page B-12

■“Troubleshooting SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Arrays” on page B-12

■“Converting a JBOD to a RAID array” on page B-16

B.1 Supported Configurations (JBOD Arrays)

A SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array can be attached directly to a single host computer using either single-port or dual-port configurations. See “Single-Port Connection to a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array” on page B-6and “Dual-Port Connections to a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array” on page B-7for more information.

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