SCSI Cabling
4-14 9710 System Assurance Guide MR0012J
10 no 5.3 m (17.5 ft) from drive bus
2.4 m (8.0 ft) from control bus
1 yes 2.4 m (8.0 ft) from bus 1
2 yes 3 m (9.5 ft) from bus 1
3 yes 3.4 m (11.0 ft) from bus 1
4 yes 3.8 m (12.5 ft) from bus 1
5 yes 4.3 m (14.0 ft) from bus 1
6 yes 4.7 m (15.5 ft) from bus 1
7 yes 5.2 m (17.0 ft) from bus 1
8 yes 5.6 m (18.5 ft) from bus 1
9 yes 6 m (20.0 ft) from bus 1
10 yes 6.6 m (21.5 ft) from bus 1
Note: 1 Calculated for a control interface daisy chain cable of 0.5 m (18 in.). Add 0.8 m (2.5
ft) for a 1.2 m (4 ft) cable, and 1.1 m (4.5 ft) for a 1.8 m (6 ft) cable.
Table 4-4. SCSI Cable Length Subtraction (Continued)
Number of drives on
the same data bus
Are data and control on
the same bus? (Yes/No)
Subtract this value from
maximum allowed cable length