Figure 5-1 Single Controller With Single Connection Drive Cabling Example - Silicon Graphics InfiniteStorage TP9300 User Manual

5: Cabling
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1. Connect the drive loop in the first two enclosures (see Figure 5-1). Starting with the
controller enclosure, connect an interface cable from the drive loop connector on the
left RAID controller module to the
environmental status module in the expansion enclosure.
ESM A
drive channel in
Single Controller With Single Connection Drive Cabling Example
Figure 5-1
2. If you have a second controller, connect an interface cable from the drive loop
connector on the right RAID controller module to the
the right environmental status module in the expansion enclosure. This creates a
redundant drive loop between the two enclosures (see Figure 5-4).
drive channel in
Controller A
drive channel 1
1Gb 1Gb 2Gb 2Gb
0 0
Conflict Conflict
X10 X10 X1 X1
Tray Number Tray Number
Drive loop A
2Gb 2Gb
1Gb 1Gb
0 1
Conflict Conflict
X10 X10 X1 X1
Tray Number Tray Number
connector on the left
Controller
enclosure ID 00
Disk drive
enclosure ID 01
connector on
drive channel out
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