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Cable and Configuration Guidelines
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Storage System Hardware
Table 5- 4 Cable Sizes — Copper
Component planning diagrams and worksheets follow.Length Typical Use
0.3 m (1 ft), non-equalized Connecting DPE/DAE and DAE LCCs
1.0 m (3.3 ft), non-equalized Connecting a hub to an adjacent storage system
3 m (10 ft), non-equalized Connecting a hub to a storage s ystem in the same cabinet, or daisy
chaining from one cabinet to an adjacent cabinet
5 m (16.5 ft), non-equalized Connecting a hub in one rack to a storage sy stem in another cabinet
10 (33 ft), non-equalized Connecting servers to hubs and/or storage systems — maximum
length for non-equalized copper cable, maximum length between LCCs
30 m (98.5 ft), equalized Connecting servers to hubs and/or storage systems – maximum length
for copper cable
Copper cabling is shielded, 75-ohm twin-axial, shield bonded to DB-9 plug connector shell (360o) FC-AL
Standard, Revision 4.4 or higher.