Rim Identifiers - Spectra TFinity User Manual

Chapter 2 — Architecture Overview

RIM Identifiers

RIMs can be installed in any controller bay in the main frame or drive
expansion frames. The component identifier for a RIM is based on its
location relative to the frame and the DBA where it is installed.
The component identifier for a RIM is shown as FRx/DBAx/F-QIPn, where:
 FRx is the number of the frame from left to right when viewed from the
 DBAx is the number of the DBA where the RIM is installed (see
 F-QIPn is the interface type (Fibre Channel) of the RIM and the number
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front of the library.
Figure 26 on page 68). The main frame and each drive expansion frame
accommodates from three to six DBAs.
of the controller bay where it is installed. Because each DBA contains
only one controller bay, n is always 1.
Note: The component identifier for a RIM shows it as an F‐QIP. For
example, Figure 27 shows the component identifier for the RIM
installed in DBA 1 in Frame 2 (FR2/DBA1/F‐QIP1) on the
Controllers screen. The device descriptor (2‐Gbps FC RIM)
indicates that the controller is a RIM.
Figure 27 The Controllers screen showing the component
identifier for a RIM.
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