Sun Microsystems 150 manual CD or DVD Handling and Use, Hard Drive Mirroring Configuration

Hard Drive Mirroring Configuration

The IDE subsystem of the Sun Blade 150 system has two independent channels designated “primary” and “secondary.” The system riser board has a connector for each IDE Channel, labelled IDE1 (J504) and IDE 2 (J503).

Note – When mirroring hard drives in a Sun Blade 150 system, both hard drives should be jumpered as “CS,” “Cable Select” or “Enable Cable Select” to allow for automatic configuration.

Two IDE cables are required for this configuration. Each cable is connected to the riser board at one end and to a hard drive connector at the other end. FIGURE 11 shows this hardware configuration (with an optional CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive).

Riser board (J503)

IDE 2

Riser board (J504)

IDE 1

Optional second hard drive

(Secondary HDD)

CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive	Primary hard drive
(CD/DVD)	(Primary HDD)

FIGURE 11 Hard Drive Mirroring Configuration

Required Software and Patches

The supported software is Solstice DiskSuite 4.2.1 or a subsequent compatible release. For detailed instructions on configuring hard drives refer to see the Solstice DiskSuite User’s Guide, part number 806-3205 at this web site:

http://docs.sun.com

CD or DVD Handling and Use

Inserting a CD or DVD Into the Drive

1.After the system is powered on, push the eject button on the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive to open the drive tray.

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