Enterprise Virtual Array Hardware Components; Fibre Channel Drive Enclosures; Enclosure Layout - HP StorageWorks 6100 - Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

4 Enterprise Virtual Array hardware
components
This chapter describes the Enterprise Virtual Array hardware components. Topics to be discussed
include:

• Fibre Channel drive enclosures

• Fibre Channel loop switches
• HSV controllers
• Racks
Fibre Channel drive enclosures
The drive enclosure contains the disk drives used for data storage. A storage system includes multiple
drive enclosures. The major components of the enclosure are:
• 2.125-Gb, dual loop, 14-drive enclosure
• Dual-loop, Fibre Channel drive enclosure I/O modules
• Copper Fibre Channel cables
• Fibre Channel disk drives and drive blanks
• Power supplies
• Blowers
• Cache batteries
• EMU

Enclosure layout

The disk drives mount in
left to right. A drive is referred to by its bay number. Enclosure status indicators are located in the
lower-right, front corner.
bays in the front of the enclosure. The bays are numbered sequentially from
Figure 11 shows the front and rear views of the FC drive enclosure.
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