Physical Components; Disk Control Frame - HP StorageWorks XP12000 - Disk Array Owner's Manual

Physical components

The disk array includes the following major hardware components:
• One disk control frame (DKC)
• Zero to four disk array frames (DKUs)
• One service processor (SVP)
To monitor and manage the array, a Device Manager server is also required.
The following figure shows the disk array with the maximum of four DKUs. The DKC
alone constitutes the minimum configuration.

Disk control frame

The DKC controls the disk array. It contains the control panel, connection hardware,
power supplies, SVP, and control boards for the disk array. It also contains 9 to 128
disk drives.
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