Bus Length

The maximum SCSI bus length is determined by the SCSI bus type (that is, the number of devices connected).

Table A-1 shows the maximum SCSI bus lengths for Ultra320 SCSI with a 8/16-bit bus width.

TABLE A-1Bus Restrictions

SCSI Type

Peak

Single-Ended

 

LVD

 

MBytes

 

 

 

 

 

/sec

Max Length*

No. of Devices

Max Length*

No. of Devices

SCSI-2

 

 

 

 

 

Narrow

10

3

8

25

2

 

 

 

 

12

8

Wide

20

3

16

25

2

 

 

 

 

12

16

SCSI-3 Ultra1

 

 

 

 

 

Narrow

20

1.5

8

25

2

 

 

3

4

12

8

Wide

40

1.5

8

25

2

 

 

3

4

12

16

SCSI-3 Ultra2

 

N/S\

 

 

 

Narrow

40

N/S

25

2

 

 

 

 

12

8

Wide

80

N/S

N/S

25

2

 

 

 

 

12

16

SCSI-3 Ultra3

 

 

 

 

 

Narrow

80

N/S

N/S

25

2

 

 

 

 

12

8

Wide

160

N/S

N/S

25

2

 

 

 

 

12

16

SCSI-3 Ultra320

 

 

 

 

 

Narrow

160

N/S

N/S

25

2

 

 

 

 

12

8

Wide

320

N/S

N/S

25

2

 

 

 

 

12

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

*This maximum length (shown in meters) must include the internal bus length of your system. Sun qualifies cable lengths of only up to 10 meters (22.8 feet).

\ N/S = not supported

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Sun Microsystems LSI22320-SR manual Bus Length, Table A-1Bus Restrictions