Important: The DS5020 supports the connection of a maximum of six storage
expansion enclosures per redundant drive channel pair. The DS5020
supports one redundant drive channel pair.
If you are using fiber-optic cables, install SFP modules into the ports that will
receive the cables before installing the cables.
Figure 36 and shows the locations of controllersA and B, the single-ported Fibre
Channel host channels, Ethernet ports, and dual-ported Fibre Channel drive
channels at the back of the DS5020 storage subsystem.
Note: YourDS5020 hardware might differ slightly from the following illustration.
Notes:
1. EXP810 and EXP520 storage expansion enclosures can be intermixed behind a
DS5020 drive channel.
2. Tocable EXP810 storage expansion enclosures with a DS5020, you must
purchase the Attach EXP810 to DS5020Activation feature option.
ControllerB
ControllerA
Host
port4
Host
port3
Host
port2
Host
port1
Host
port1
Host
port2
Host
port3
Host
port4
DriveChannel 1 -
Port2 on Controller A
DriveChannel 1 -
Port1 on Controller A
DriveChannel 2 -
Port2 on Controller B
DriveChannel 2 -
Port1 on Controller B
Figure36. DS5020 storage subsystem ports and controllers
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