Preface

The Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Hardware Configuration Guide provides configuration instructions for the Sun StorEdge™ A3500/A3500FC systems. These instructions are designed for an experienced system administrator.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 describes configurations for one or two small computer system interface (SCSI) StorEdge A3500 controller modules connected to one or more hosts. It also contains information about connecting power to a Sun Ultra™ host system.

Chapter 2 describes configurations for one or two Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) StorEdge A3500FC controller modules connected to one or more hosts.

Chapter 3 explains how to set up the configurations supported by Sun. It also includes information about StorEdge D1000 disk array settings and cables and connections for each configuration.

Appendix A contains specifications for the StorEdge A3500/A3500FC systems.

Using UNIX Commands

This document does not contain information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

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