EMC Fibre Channel Disk-Array Processor Enclos ure (DPE) Hardware Reference v
Preface..............................................................................................................................xi
Chapter 1 About the Rackmount Disk-Array Processor Enclosure
Introduction.......................................................................................1-2
DPE Components..............................................................................1-4
Enclosure.....................................................................................1-4
Midplane.....................................................................................1-8
Storage Processors (SPs)...........................................................1-9
Link Control Cards (LCCs)............................................................1-11
Disk Modules ...........................................................................1-12
Disk Drives...............................................................................1-12
Drive Carrier ............................................................................1-13
Power Supplies ........................................................................1-13
Standby Power Supply (SPS).................................................1-14
Drive Fan Pack.........................................................................1-14
SP Fan Pack...............................................................................1-15
Redundancy in Configurations.....................................................1-17
What Next? ......................................................................................1-18
Chapter 2 Installing a Rackmount DPE
Requirements.....................................................................................2-1
Site Requirements......................................................................2-1
Cabling Requirements...............................................................2-2
Addressing Requirements........................................................2-2
Installing a DPE in a Cabinet ..........................................................2-3
Installing DPEs on the Mounting Rails in the Cabinet ........2-4
DPE Powerup and Initialization...................................................2-16
DPE Powerdown.............................................................................2-16
Binding Disk Modules into Groups.............................................2-18
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