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HardwarePlan ning Worksheets
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Storage System Hardware
What Next? This chapter explained hardware components of shared and
unshared storage systems. If you have completed the worksheets to
your satisfaction, you are ready to consider ordering some of this
equipment. Or you may want to read about storage management in
the next chapter.
Hardware Component Worksheet for Unshared Storage
Number of servers:
2
Adaptersin servers:___4____ Hubs:___
2
____MIAs (optical to copper):_______
DPE-basedand DAE-only storage systems:
RackmountDPEs:_____SP/LCC pairs:__4___ PSs:___4__SPSs:_
2
__Rackmount cabinets:_
2
__
RackmountiDAEs:_____SPs:_____ PSs:_____SPSs:____Rackmount cabinets:___
RackmountDAEs:__ 8 ___ LCCs:__16_PSs:__16___
DesksideDPEs:_____SP/ LCC pairs:_____DAE LCCs:____ DPE PSs:____ DAEPSs:____ SPSs:__
DesksideiDAEs:_____SPs:_____ DAELCCs:____ PSs:____ SPSs:___
DesksideDAEs: 30-slot_____ 10-slot______ LCCs:_____ PSs:_____
Cablesbetween server and storage system or between server and hub - Cable A, copper or optical
Cable A1:Number:__
2
_VCopper VOptical..................................... ..............Length_
2
0
_____mor ft
Cable A2:Number:__
2
__VCopper VOptical ................................. ..............Length_1
0
_____mor ft
Cable An:Number:____VCopper VOptical.................................... ..............Length________m or ft
Cablesbetween hubs and storage systems - Cable D, copper or optical
Cable D1:Number:__
2
__VCopper VOptical .................................................. Length__
2
0
___m or ft
Cable D2:Number:__
2
__VCopper VOptical .................................................. Length___
2
0
___mor ft
Cable Dm:Number:_____VCopper VOptical.................................... ..............Length________m or ft
Cablesbetween storage systems or enclosures - Cable E, which connects LCCs or SP-LCC; between a
DPELCC or iDAE SP and a DAE LCC, Cable E must be copper; between DAE LCCs, it can be copper or
optical.
Cable E1:Number:_16__VCopper VOptical (DAE toDAE only)....... ..............Length___1____m or ft
Cable E2:Number:_____VCopper VOptical(DAE to DAEonly) ....... ..............Length________m or ft
Pleasespecify all storage-system components you need, even though you will not need to order them
separately,since most or all components will be included with the model of each system you order.